MANTRA and Google Cloud Launch RWA Accelerator Program

**MANTRA Finance and Pyse Earth have received regulatory approval from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to launch their E-Bike Fleet real-world asset product.** - **Launch Date**: February 10th - **Product**: Tokenized lease income from commercial electric vehicles operating in Dubai's food and e-commerce delivery sector - **Access**: Available to institutional and KYC-verified investors - **Regulatory Status**: Received official Non-Objection Certificate (NOC) from VARA The product allows investors to own portions of lease income generated from commercial EVs used by UAE's leading food and e-commerce companies. This marks the first regulated RWA product on MANTRA Finance. More details: [MANTRA Chain Blog](https://mantrachain.io/resources/announcements/pyse-and-mantra-finance-receive-required-vara-non-objection-certificate-to-launch-rwa-product-)

MANTRA Finance's first regulated RWA product has secured over $250,000 in private institutional commitments. The **PYSE Green Velocity 1** offering tokenizes lease income from commercial e-bikes operated by UAE's leading food and e-commerce companies. **Key Details:** - Limited allocation remains for MANTRA community and public investors - Compliant with VARA regulations - Investors gain fractional ownership of operational lease income - E-bike fleet serves major UAE delivery platforms This marks MANTRA's entry into regulated real-world asset tokenization, bridging traditional fleet financing with blockchain infrastructure. [Join the waitlist](https://mantra.finance/pyse)

A new governance proposal (Proposal 28) is now live on MANTRA Chain and available for community voting. **Key Details:** - Vote accessible via [Mintscan](https://www.mintscan.io/mantra/proposals/28) - Community members can review proposal details and cast their votes - Part of MANTRA's ongoing governance process for its RWA-focused Layer 1 blockchain The proposal follows MANTRA's commitment to decentralized governance, allowing token holders to participate in protocol decisions. Voting is currently open for community members to review and submit their positions.

**Governance Proposal 28 is now live for voting** MANTRA is proposing to expand its validator set from 33 to 38 nodes. The expansion aims to strengthen network decentralization by allowing more community validators and strategic partners to participate in securing the blockchain. **Key Points:** - Validator count increases from 33 to 38 - Enhances network decentralization - Opens opportunities for community validators - Enables strategic partner participation This follows previous governance efforts, including Proposal #15 which reduced validator downtime penalties to protect delegators and support smaller validators. **Vote on the proposal** through the governance portal.

MANTRA has partnered with **Goldsky** to integrate high-performance blockchain data indexing and real-time infrastructure into the MANTRA EVM ecosystem. **Key benefits:** - Real-time data handling and reliable connectivity - Simplified onchain execution - Reduced operational complexity for development teams - Faster deployment of production-ready applications Goldsky's infrastructure enables developers building on MANTRA's regulated Layer 1 blockchain to access efficient data indexing tools, streamlining the development process for applications in the RWA and DeFi space.