John Patrick Mullin is a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and builder, focused on DeFi, blockchain technology, digital assets, and Web3. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of MANTRA, a Layer 1 blockchain for RWA tokenization, and SOMA.finance. He has been investing/building in the crypto and digital assets space for over 10 years, having worked in decentralized finance and exchange/brokerage businesses.
John was introduced to Bitcoin in 2013 while earning his International Business degree at SLU-Madrid. He later pursued a dual Master’s Degree in Management from European Business School in Wiesbaden, Germany, and Economics from Tongji University in Shanghai, China, leading to a research analyst role at one of the largest Chinese state-owned banks.
Recently, J.P. Mullin’s MANTRA has been making waves in the RWA tokenization market by partnering with Google Cloud to launch RWAccelerator and its finance arm, MANTA Finance securing the first Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Dubai.
The growth of this Layer 1 Blockchain also got reflected in the markets, with its native token, OM price reaching an all-time high of $7.95, which ended up contributing $1.6 billion to its market capitalization.
In this exclusive interview with MANTRA CEO and Co-founder, John Patrick Mullin, he sheds light on the potential of RWA Market, evolution in the next five years and the challenges currently limiting RWA Market expansion. Besides speaking on the latest updates of launch and license approval, he also discusses future insights and evolving regulatory tides in the growing domain of DeFi.
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