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# Overview

**Introducing Supala**, a permissionless cross-chain lending protocol powered by LayerZero, purpose-built for Real World Assets (RWA) tokenized stocks on the Mantle ecosystem. Supala enables users to collateralize tokenized equities such as **AAPL, AMZN, and MSFT**, borrow against them across chains, and actively **trade their collateral without closing their lending position**.

Unlike traditional DeFi lending protocols where collateral becomes static once deposited, Supala introduces a **Tradeable Collateral,** allowing users to rebalance, rotate, or gain exposure to different tokenized stocks while maintaining open debt positions. This creates a new DeFi primitive where **lending, borrowing, and trading are unified into a single capital-efficient workflow**.

By combining Mantle’s RWA-first ecosystem with LayerZero’s omnichain messaging, Supala transforms tokenized stocks into fully composable, cross-chain financial building blocks.

## Why Mantle Is Supala’s Home Chain

#### Built Where RWAs Already Live

Mantle has emerged as a natural settlement layer for RWAs and yield-bearing assets. Supala is deployed on Mantle to directly integrate with an ecosystem designed for real-world value, making tokenized stocks first-class collateral on-chain.

#### Designed for Active Collateral Management

Supala’s core innovation, tradeable collateral requires frequent updates, low-latency execution, and minimal transaction costs. Mantle’s modular design enables this without sacrificing user experience or capital efficiency.

#### Secure Settlement for Real-Value Assets

Tokenized equities represent real economic value. Mantle’s Ethereum-backed security and fast finality provide the settlement assurances needed for lending protocols handling RWAs at scale.

## What Supala Unlocks for the Mantle Ecosystem

#### From Passive RWAs to Productive Capital

Supala turns tokenized stocks from static holdings into **active financial instruments** enabling borrowing, leverage, and portfolio optimization without liquidating long-term equity exposure.

#### A New Lending Primitive: Trade While Borrowing

Supala introduces a lending model where users can **trade their collateral without closing positions**, expanding Mantle’s DeFi design space beyond conventional overcollateralized lending.

#### Omnichain Liquidity, Mantle Settlement

Through LayerZero, Supala aggregates liquidity and users from multiple chains while keeping Mantle as the settlement and risk engine, positioning Mantle as a cross-chain RWA liquidity hub.

#### Institutional-Ready DeFi Foundations

With RWAs, predictable collateral behavior, and flexible risk management, Supala provides the base layer for institutional DeFi use cases on Mantle, without permissions or custodians.