What Happened to Mantra? Token Plunges Over 90%

Mantra experienced a devastating 90% decrease within one day of trading, which caused the crypto community to relate it to previous token flops.

Let’s examine what happened, consider what the Mantra team says, and plan the way forward.

The Collapse: From $6.3 to Below $0.50

On April 13, Mantra (OM) went from trading around $6.30 to less than $0.50—wiping out more than $6 billion in market value. That’s a heavy collapse, and naturally, it caused panic.

Some traders called it a potential “rug pull.” One investor even tweeted, “Biggest rug since LUNA/FTX?” But as of now, there’s no clear evidence of foul play.

Mantra’s Response

In the middle of the chaos, John Patrick Mullin, co-founder of Mantra, took to X to calm things down. He denied any internal misbehavior, stating that;

Mullin blamed the crash on “reckless forced liquidations” by a CEX, which closed out OM holders’ positions without warning—and did it during low-liquidity hours on a Sunday night.

Whale Movements and Red Flags Before the Crash

Several major token holders (whales) evacuated OM tokens worth hundreds of millions into cryptocurrency exchanges through Lookonchain and Spot On Chain data just before the price collapse. For example:

•  A single group transmitted 14 million OM tokens to the OKX exchange platform.
• Since April 7, users have sent over 43.6 million OM tokens (around 4.5% of the total supply) to exchanges.
  

Some of those wallets reportedly lost over $400 million—unless they managed to hedge their positions elsewhere. These movements have led many to believe that a coordinated sell-off or setup might have been behind the collapse.

Mantra’s Recent Successes Make This More Surprising

The current situation remains even more surprising since Mantra reached its performance peak several months ago.

• In January 2025, Mantra established a $1 billion strategic partnership with DAMAC to tokenize physical assets like real estate and data centers.
•  In February, Mantra secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s VARA, giving it the legal right to operate in the UAE.

These milestones show that Mantra is a serious platform in the tokenized asset sector, making the token crash even more confusing.

What’s Next?

The team maintains its commitment to the vision, although, with the 90% market drop, investors cannot ignore the situation. Community members look forward to new information, especially on these matters:

• Which exchange caused the forced liquidations?
• Why did the crash happen so suddenly?
• What steps will the team take next?

Cointelegraph tried to get a comment from the Mantra team, but they haven’t responded publicly beyond social media posts.

Conclusion

The Mantra crash serves as strong evidence that cryptocurrency markets can shift rapidly. Behind the sudden market decline, investors need complete clarity about the cause to understand better how this happened. The actual reason remains unclear, whether it started from exchange management errors, whale activity, or other factors.
Everyone awaits the next step the Mantra team will take. The team’s response will either reestablish market confidence or launch another substantial crypto failure.

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