The future of BTC-native DeFi starts with testing.
And, RioSwap’s Public Testnet invites builders, explorers, and early adopters to shape the first-ever Bitcoin cross-chain DEX, preserving self-custody, security, and atomic swaps.
Explore RioSwap Testnet, report bugs through the feedback form, and earn a share of the 160,000 $ML reward pool!
Get started: https://t.co/aevvfMtYLd
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RioSwap Public Testnet is Live!
Every major innovation begins with a strong foundation. For Mintlayer, that meant years of building the core infrastructure for a native Bitcoin cross-chain swap system powered by HTLCs. This groundwork made it possible for Bitcoin to trade across chains without ever leaving the user’s control. Today, that foundation comes to life with the launch of a front end built for real users.
The launch of RioSwap marks an important step in Bitcoin’s evolution, where decentralized markets, liquidity, and real-world finance begin to converge, tapping the potential for trillions in idle $BTC to enter the on-chain economy, now driven by Mintlayer.
RioSwap is the FIRST-EVER BTC-native cross-chain decentralized exchange built on Mintlayer’s atomic swap technology. It enables direct Bitcoin swaps without the need for wrapped assets, bridges, or custodians, preserving the security and self-custody that define Bitcoin.
With the Public Testnet now live, we invite you to explore, test, and share your feedback to help us refine the experience ahead of the mainnet launch.
Welcome to RioSwap Testnet!
Bug hunt your way through the RioSwap Testnet and win a share of the 160,000 $ML Prize Pool!
Know more: https://t.co/I1c3rmfU3Y
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The Minting Season Begins! 🪙
In recent months, we’ve been operating in full institutional mode by building infrastructure, strengthening compliance, and developing real-world use cases. This work is essential to the long-term foundation of the Mintlayer ecosystem. Yet, at its core, Web3 is also about experimentation, community engagement, and cultural expression.
Some of our products are built for institutions, while others capture the creative spirit that drives innovation. Finding that balance matters and that’s exactly what MintFun is about. MintFun is the evolution of our Token Factory and will be released as open source so teams can use, fork, and build on it.
Say Hello to MintFun Public Testnet!
Imagine if launching a token was as simple as completing a short form. With MintFun, it is. The platform serves as an exclusive gateway for fast token creation on the Mintlayer network. Whether you’re launching a community initiative, exploring a new concept, or experimenting with a viral token idea, MintFun allows you to create a token without complexity or code, just creativity.
We’re kicking off with a Testnet campaign focused on bug finding and product feedback to shape MintFun ahead of mainnet. In the weeks ahead, we’ll roll out more creative competitions and community campaigns to spotlight standout tokens.
Bug hunt your way through the MintFun Testnet and win a share of the 160,000 $ML prize pool!
Get started now: https://t.co/WFBDe9iyS3
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Building Beyond the Network
Mintlayer began with the fundamentals, building the base layer that allows $BTC to power real-world products. With that foundation now established, the ecosystem is expanding. Decentralized applications like Mojito, RioSwap, and MintFun are coming online, each unlocking new possibilities for what can be built and experienced on Bitcoin.
Today, we’re taking the next step, widening the circle from products to enablement. Alongside the ecosystem’s core applications, we’re introducing technology services designed to help others build, scale, and LAUNCH on Mintlayer.
Introducing, MWS: Mintlayer Web Services!
MWS is Mintlayer’s dedicated product studio for transforming ideas into working applications on Bitcoin. It provides builders, institutions, and innovators with compliant, scalable foundations to ship faster and with reduced risk, strengthening the infrastructure for the future of finance.
What we build with you:
🟢 Core blockchain infrastructure – tokenization, settlement rails, data services
🟢 Compliance and risk systems – KYC/AML, permissions, audit, reporting
🟢 Real-world asset solutions – issuance, distribution, secondary markets
🟢 Fintech and AI integrations – analytics, monitoring, workflow automation
🟢 Bonds and loan services – issuance, coupon schedules, lifecycle servicing
🟢 Commodities and stablecoins – tokenized assets, proof of reserves, treasury flows
We’re starting with real estate, where the impact is immediate and measurable.
🟢 Automated rental yields are distributed directly to token holders.
🟢 Real-time property dashboards provide income and portfolio visibility.
🟢 Digital cap tables deliver transparent ownership and governance.
These tools bring real estate operations on-chain, making them more efficient, transparent, and accessible on Bitcoin.
If you’re a fund, platform, or builder ready to bring real-world products to life on Mintlayer, this is where collaboration begins.
Become an MWS Affiliate:
https://t.co/nY3LZhQOTj
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Mintlayer’s Home is in the UAE!
Innovation is not just talked about here, it is practiced. We chose to anchor ourselves where building is the norm.
Today we are making official what has been true for a while. Mintlayer has centralized its operations in the United Arab Emirates. Mintlayer Institutional is licensed in the UAE, and our core teams now call this place home. Some are originally from the UAE, others arrived years ago or more recently, but the story is the same, we came to build in an environment where policy and execution move together.
Guidance from His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and The Dubai Government continues to shape a forward looking financial landscape. Their agenda strengthens capital formation, modern market infrastructure, and responsible innovation across areas including virtual assets and fintech. That direction is meaningful for us and it is a key reason we continue to expand here.
For our community and investors, this is a strategic decision. Operating from the UAE gives us regulatory clarity, a deepening virtual assets ecosystem, and a stable policy environment to scale products that not only connect Bitcoin to the real economy. It supports the institutional work we are doing on Real World Assets and opens doors for partners who want to build with confidence.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us through this transition. We are proud to call the UAE home as we contribute to what comes next.
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Hold Bitcoin, Earn real yield
Trillions in BTC sits idle today. https://t.co/vaKQnt5RPI changes that, connecting your Bitcoin to regulated, income producing real world assets across the global economy while you keep ownership.
This is a Fund of Funds designed for long term value and clear oversight. Built on Mintlayer, it combines on-chain transparency with institutional discipline so returns are tied to real activity, not speculation. For the first time, Bitcoin holders can earn real, sustainable yield without selling, wrapping, or giving up custody. Your BTC stays yours. Returns come from assets that work every day in Real Estate, Healthcare, AI & Technology, Energy, Sustainability, and beyond.
▪️ AI powered, human controlled
We are giving our managers better proprietary tech. Purpose-built AI helps with screening, due diligence, risk monitoring, and more operations so decisions are faster and more consistent, while final judgment stays with experienced professionals. More efficiency, better accuracy, same accountability.
▪️ https://t.co/vaKQnt5RPI’s Fund of Funds initial Portfolio:
- Real Estate
- AI and Advanced Computing
- Healthcare and MedTech
- Sustainability, Food and Water Security
- Energy and Mobility
- Defense and Cybersecurity
▪️ What this means for holders
- Earn real, sustainable yield without selling, wrapping, or giving up custody
- See reporting and audit trails with on chain clarity
- Diversify across sectors that power the real economy
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TODAY: 👉 https://t.co/vaKQnt5RPI
One announcement remains. The finale is next.
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Tokenizing the future of fundraising!
The past few announcements have been about products and services. This final step is about capital formation itself.
Today we are introducing a Tokenized Equity product that allows startups and enterprises raise capital on-chain with a compliant, transparent, and verifiable framework. It brings real ownership, on chain audit trails, cleaner cap table management, and operational efficiency to equity raises. Built by Mintlayer Web Services (MWS), it is designed for teams that want to ship responsibly and scale.
To show what it can do, Mintlayer will use it first. We are opening a tokenized Pre-Series A that provides access to tokenized Mintlayer equity using ML, our native coin. Technology built for others, proven by us.
This is a practical step toward the future of finance that fits the world we are building for. Less paperwork, more proof. Fewer intermediaries, more accountability.
Applications are now open for qualified investors only.
Apply to learn more and request participation: https://t.co/o9ku8Sinp6
Thank you for following along. This is the final announcement in the series, and the start of a new chapter for tokenized fundraising on Mintlayer.
Have you seen the latest updates from @mintlayer?
Today our team shared 6 big announcements, the result of months of hard work and collaboration. I’m deeply grateful to everyone on our team and community who made this possible.
This is just the beginning of a new chapter! $ML
There are places that talk about innovation, and places that build it. The UAE is firmly in the second camp.
Today’s update from His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and The Dubai Government lays out a clear path for the financial sector, with new projects across capital markets, asset and wealth management, startups, virtual assets, and fintech. We choose to continue building Mintlayer from here. Vision is matched by execution, and regulation is treated as an enabler of progress rather than a brake.
Dubai now stands as the world’s largest licensed virtual assets market, with more than 40 regulated providers and year-to-date transaction volumes approaching AED 2.5 Trillion.
Our move into Real World Assets has always been about this alignment. We believe Bitcoin should connect to the real economy in ways that are transparent, compliant, and useful. The UAE is creating the environment where that work can thrive and where transformative projects are encouraged to ship, iterate, and scale.
Tomorrow we will share the next steps in that journey. The timing could not be better. Policy and product are pointing in the same direction, and we are proud to contribute to what comes next.
📍 https://t.co/ipWRA5S0lx
Every countdown tells a story 📖
The first chapters were about building products, tools, and the foundation
But what comes next reaches beyond the network itself
Something that could shape how Mintlayer grows, scales, & shares its future with the community
4 days remaining ⏳
Memecoins aren’t slowing down 💥
In 2025 alone, the #memecoin market is estimated to exceed $90 billion, fueled by creativity, culture, and lightning-fast communities.
Platforms like https://t.co/5w6EOyIIWI have already generated $800M+ in revenue, proving that token creation is more than a trend but are here to stay.
At Mintlayer, we believe innovation doesn’t always start in boardrooms.
Sometimes it begins with a meme 😉
⏳ Day 6 of the countdown
Mintlayer is evolving beyond infrastructure ⚙️
What’s next isn’t just about what happens on the network it’s about decentralized applications and solutions being built with it.
• Scalable systems
• Real World Asset ( #RWA ) Integrations
• Custom solutions for the next generation of finance
⏳ Day 5 of the countdown
In case you missed it, we broke down the RWA surge 🌊
260% growth in H1 2025, $25B+ and climbing, and 16-30 trillion potential by 2030.
See how Bitcoin x RWA fits in:
📍 https://t.co/8F1G25Gi4F
✅ The Mintlayer Testnet fork was successfully completed on Sept 30!
⏱️ A few nodes are still running old versions and are now out of sync.
👉 Upgrade to Core Node v1.1.0 to stay connected.
Includes:
• Order-handling improvements
• Security upgrades
• Stability fixes
🔗 Download here: https://t.co/n6p8tJYvL9
New Blog: The Rising Tide of RWAs 🌊
The RWA market is exploding.
🔹 Surged 260% in H1 2025, hitting $25B+ by Q2
🔹 Projected to reach $16–30T by 2030
🔹 Institutions like Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon are already tokenizing funds
🔹 Over 60% of BTC sits idle — a massive opportunity waiting to be unlocked
At Mintlayer, we believe RWAs are the future of blockchain technology and are trying to make Bitcoin x RWA future a reality.
⏳ Day 10 of our countdown: a major announcement is coming Oct 13.
👉 Read the full blog for the details:
https://t.co/d0mBv4NwwX
Why Mintlayer ≠ just another chain:
✅ Uses native BTC via Atomic Swaps
✅ UTXO model for privacy & parallelism
✅ Simple tokenization MLS-01/03
✅ Layered Architecture for Speed (ZK Thunder) & Security (Mintlayer)