Since the beginning of 2025, the Web3 ecosystem has reportedly lost nearly $6 billion to rugpulls, with 92% linked to the Mantra case.

Mantra's OM token crashed by over 90% on April 13, falling from around $6.30 to under $0.50 in a matter of hours.

The recent OM collapse at MANTRA has left the community confused. In a series of instant drops, $5.5 billion was erased.

The crypto market registered a substantial drop on Wednesday before recovering towards the end of the day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged concerns about inflation and slowing growth due to tariffs. However, markets recovered as crypto remained strong in the face of adversity even though traditional stock markets took a beating.

Mantra and associated market makers allegedly manipulated liquidity metrics for the OM token by exploiting vulnerabilities in data aggregators' self-reporting systems, according to discussions on the latest edition of “The Chopping Block” podcast. The scheme involved misrepresenting the circulating supply and trading volume of OM to create the appearance of broader market activity than existed.

The CEO and co-founder of the real-world asset (RWA) crypto project Mantra (OM) unveils a plan to bring back community trust following a massive sell-off of the blockchain's token. On Sunday, the value of the OM token plunged from a high of $6.35 to a low of $0.37, representing a huge drop of 94%.

The Mantra team has cleared the air on the collapse, but traders remain cautious on the sidelines awaiting a post-mortem report. The post Can Traders Trust the MANTRA Price Bounce? Post-Mortem Report on Collapse Incoming appeared first on Cryptonews.

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Mantra's OM token collapsed by more than 90% overnight, and the crypto world can't agree on why. On April 13, OM's price plummeted from over $6 to below $0.50, wiping out more than $5 billion in market cap and triggering widespread panic across the crypto industry.The sudden crash drew comparisons to Terra's LUNA implosion as traders scrambled for answers.

The crypto market has been under bearish pressure because of President Trump's tariff policy. The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has also sparked concerns after his recent remarks revealed that US inflation may also rise because of these tariffs.

Polkadot is flashing bullish signals, but the $3.82 level remains the final breakout barrier.

Polkadot (DOT) is trading at approximately $3.63, with a 24-hour trading volume of $139 million, a 6% increase over the past day. DOT price is up about 3% in the past 24 hours. However, it's been a downtrend over the past month with over 15% dump amid broader sell-off pressure.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ethena and tokenization firm Securitize said they will use part of Arbitrum's tech and data availability network Celestia for their real-world asset focused, Ethereum-compatible blockchain, aiming to launch mainnet in the second quarter of this year.

Mantra's recent token collapse highlights deeper-rooted issues within the crypto industry around fluctuating liquidity levels, creating additional downside volatility over the weekend, which may have exacerbated the token's crash.The Mantra (OM) token's price collapsed by over 90% on April 13, from roughly $6.30 to below $0.50, triggering market manipulation allegations among disillusioned investors, Cointelegraph reported. While blockchain analysts are still piecing together the reasons behind the OM collapse, the event highlights critical issues for the crypto industry, according to Gracy Chen, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget.

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The cryptocurrency market is witnessing a split in sentiment after two high-profile events – Mantra OM's collapse and XRP's ETF journey.

Despite a bullish altcoin market, mantra (OM) crashed 90% in 7 days, from ~$6.41 to ~$0.69. Speculation of stealth dumping or forced liquidations due to large pre-crash transfers to exchanges. Analysts cite centralized exchange dominance, thin liquidity, and automated liquidations, not a rug pull. Technical indicators remain bearish with OM below $0.70, low RSI (36.

MANTRA's cataclysmic price collapse on Monday raised immediate red flags about potential insider activity and price manipulation. In response, whales have sold off their holdings, hinting that the most informed wallets are de-risking.

While Mantra's downfall has deepened market skepticism, XRP's likely inclusion in a spot ETF offers a contrasting wave of optimism for traders, Santiment's analysts say.

Top crypto prices remained under pressure this week as market participants focused on the ongoing trade war between the US and other countries. Bitcoin was stuck around $84,000, while the crypto fear and greed index moved to the fear zone of 25.

A move to $0.72 was likely in the short-term, and Sunday's selling scrambled the previously healthy-looking uptrend.

When the facts change, I have to change my mind, lest be caught in some sort of homegrown dogma that will hurt us all. That's how I feel about a phrase that has withstood all sorts of markets but I fear may have finally lost its usefulness: "own it, don't trade it.

What's fueling the buzz behind SHIB and OM this week? Shiba Inu (SHIB) price analysis shows the token testing $0.000012, with whales and retail users stacking up trillions of tokens. Over on the RWA side, Mantra (OM) Price Forecast is looking strong after a $1B tokenization deal and a Google Cloud validator partnership.

Is Mantra's RWA-centered Layer-1 chain still poised for long-term growth despite the annihilated market value?

Troubled decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Mantra released an official statement addressing the reasons for a 92% flash crash of its OM token on April 13.An April 16 announcement titled “Statement of Events: 13 April 2025” reiterates that the crash did not involve any token sales by the project itself, and the Mantra team remains fully functional and continues investigating the incident. Although Mantra CEO John Mullin previously said that the team was preparing a post-mortem, the new statement offered few new details about the reasons behind the rapid movement of OM tokens to exchanges and the subsequent liquidation cascade.

The Mantra (OM) token price has surged after founder JP Mullin announced plans for a massive token burn. Mullin clarified that he intends to burn his personal team token allocation and implement a “comprehensive burn program for other parts of the OM supply.

Real-world asset project Mantra plans to create a comprehensive burn program for its OM token, CEO John Mullin said in an X post Wednesday.

The Mantra (OM) token is under intense scrutiny after its recent 90% crash, and technical patterns suggest the pain may not be over yet. As of April 16, 2025, OM is forming a textbook bear pennant structure, a bearish continuation pattern that could result in another massive leg down.

After suffering a historic price collapse, Mantra's OM is making a remarkable comeback. The altcoin plunged over 90% on April 13, falling from $6.30 to under $0.50 in hours.

John Patrick Mullin, co-founder and CEO of Mantra, claims he'll burn his OM after the token's Sunday crash.

John Mullin, CEO of Mantra (OM) announced readiness to burn his share of the team allocation. He also hopes for a wider OM burn program to boost the token's value and repair the project's reputation.

Mantra CEO John Mullin has recently announced plans to burn all the team-held tokens to rebuild trust with the community after the Mantra (OM) token came crashing down, similar to the Terra Luna Crash, on April 13.

Noble plans to expand its capabilities by launching Applayer. AppLayer is an Ethereum-compatible rollup that will help developers to create RWA applications.

Following a major collapse, Mantra (OM) has surged 30% in a day, fueled by a token burn proposal from its CEO.

MANTRA's OM token rebounds 30% after a 90% crash as CEO pledges personal token burn and announces buyback plans to rebuild trust.

Pi Network's price falls 17% as community demands transparency after Mantra's collapse, with analysts warning of further drops without improved tokenomics and exchange listings.

Pi Network price is under heavy selling pressure today, April 16, as the community draws similarities between the project and the recent wrangles around Mantra (OM). The Pi Coin community now believes that the project can only avoid a similar fate by adopting transparency, which would secure listings on major exchanges like Binance and Coinbase.

Mantra is facing heightened scrutiny after its native token OM crashed over 90%, prompting CEO John Mullin to propose burning team tokens as TVL surged 500%.

The great OM turnaround? Mantra CEO's token sacrifice sparks rally but long-term trust rebuilding just begins.

In response to the recent Mantra (OM) crypto collapse, CEO John Patrick Mullin has proposed burning the team's OM tokens to restore investor confidence.

JP Mullin, CEO of Mantra, said he plans to burn his entire 772,000 OM token allocation in response to criticism over the project's recent collapse and insider activity allegations.

Noble, a blockchain for issuing real-world assets (RWA) and stablecoins, announced Wednesday that it will expand its platform by introducing “AppLayer,” an Ethereum-compatible rollup that allows developers to create their own RWA applications and infrastructure.

Mantra CEO John Mullin said he is planning to burn all of his team's tokens in order to win back the trust of the network's community following the sudden collapse of the Mantra (OM) token on April 13.“I'm planning to burn all of my team tokens and when we turn it around the community and investors can decide if I have earned it back,” Mullin posted to X on April 16.

Mantra CEO John Patrick Mullin has proposed burning his allocation of OM tokens in a move aimed at restoring investor confidence after the protocol's native token suffered a sharp collapse. Mullin said his tokens, part of a broader 300 million OM allocation earmarked for the team, are subject to a cliff until April 2027.

Project co-founder John Patrick Mullin promised to share a "post-mortem report detailing the events" that caused MANTRA's token to collapse.

Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson has weighed in on the recent dramatic collapse of trendy real-world asset upstart Mantra's OM token, underscoring ADA's stability over the years amid serious concerns of a major hack or rug pull in the Mantra ecosystem.

The total-value-locked (TVL) on Mantra's RWA blockchain protocol reached a yearly high despite OM's 90% price crash.Mantra TVL surges 500% following OM's crash As of April 15, Mantra's TVL (in OM terms) jumped to 4.21 million OM (~$3.24 million), an increase of over 500% from two days prior, according to data resource DefiLlama. Mantra's cumulative TVL chart.

Mantra, a popular real-world asset tokenization coin that collapsed by over 90% in 24 hours, bounced back after a statement by the founder and as investors bought the dip.