Manta vs Thorchain

Manta Pacific is a modular zk‑EVM Layer‑2 that stores rollup data on Celestia DA and uses universal circuits to keep prover costs low. Users can deploy privacy‑preserving smart contracts with built‑in zero‑knowledge widgets for shielding balances. The 2025 ‘Marlin’ release adds Account Abstraction and native bridges to Polkadot’s parachain ecosystem.

THORChain is a Tendermint‑based cross‑chain liquidity protocol where nodes bond RUNE to secure pools of native L1 assets like BTC, ETH and ATOM. Swaps execute via continuous liquidity pools with slip‑based fees, and the ‘Streaming Swaps’ feature splits large orders to minimize price impact. The 2023 mainnet added Savers vaults, letting depositors earn single‑asset yield without IL exposure.