# Mintlayer

> Mintlayer is a Bitcoin layer-2 protocol for tokenizing real-world and digital assets. It enables trustless decentralized finance on Bitcoin using atomic swaps, native token issuance, and smart contracts — without wrapping or custodial bridges.

## Core Pages

- [Home](https://www.mintlayer.com/): Overview of the Mintlayer protocol, ecosystem, staking, and team.
- [Blog](https://www.mintlayer.com/blog): News, protocol updates, and educational content on Bitcoin DeFi, tokenization, and Mintlayer development.
- [Roadmap](https://www.mintlayer.com/roadmap): Protocol development milestones and upcoming features.
- [Careers](https://www.mintlayer.com/career): Open positions across engineering, business development, finance, and operations.

## Mintlayer Web Services (MWS)

Mintlayer Web Services is the enterprise development studio building compliant on-chain finance products on the Mintlayer network.

- [MWS Overview](https://www.mintlayer.com/mws): dApps and tokenization products for enterprises and institutions.
- [Stablecoin Applications](https://www.mintlayer.com/mws/stable-coins): B2B payment infrastructure, subscription billing, and treasury yield strategies.
- [Bond Infrastructure](https://www.mintlayer.com/mws/bonds): Compliant issuance, management, and settlement of institutional bonds on-chain.
- [Real Estate Tokenization](https://www.mintlayer.com/mws/real-estate-tokenization-whitelabel): Property ownership, rental yield distribution, and digital cap tables on-chain.

## ML Token

The ML token is the native utility token of the Mintlayer network.

- Used for staking, transaction fees, and governance
- Proof-of-stake consensus: ML holders can stake to secure the network and earn rewards
- Total supply: 400,000,000 ML
- Token standard: originally ERC-20 (Ethereum), migrated to native Mintlayer mainnet token
- Listed on major centralized and decentralized exchanges
- Tokenomics: https://www.mintlayer.org/tokenomics

## Protocol

- Bitcoin-secured sidechain with UTXO-based architecture
- Native token issuance (fungible tokens, NFTs, security tokens, stablecoins)
- Atomic swaps enabling trustless BTC ↔ Mintlayer token trades — no bridges, no custodians
- Pulsar consensus: Mintlayer's proof-of-stake mechanism for efficient, secure block production
- ZK Thunder: Layer-3 network on Mintlayer for ultra-fast EVM-compatible settlement and interoperability
- Smart contracts: UTXO-based, deterministic, non-Turing-complete for security and auditability
- Mainnet launched 2024

## Legal

- [Terms & Conditions](https://www.mintlayer.com/tc/terms): Terms of service.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.mintlayer.com/tc/privacy): Privacy policy.

## About

Mintlayer is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Founded in 2020. The native token is ML.

Key links:
- Protocol site: https://www.mintlayer.org
- GitHub: https://github.com/mintlayer
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mintlayer
- Apply for jobs: jobs@mintlayer.org
- Contact: info@mintlayer.com

## Full context

For detailed technical and product context: https://www.mintlayer.com/llms-full.txt