MANTRA MECHANICS
SUPPLY DYNAMICS
• 43.6m tokens moved by 17 wallets prior to crash
• $227m tokens transferred to exchanges pre-collapse
• circulating supply actually 3-5% vs stated 53%
• team holds 300m tokens (16.88% of total)
MARKET IMPACT
• price fell from $6.30 to sub $0.50 in hours
• $5.5b market cap erased
• significant price divergence between okx and binance
• cascading liquidations amplified sell pressure
OTC STRUCTURE
• team obtained liquidity through otc deals
• circular feedback loop: reinvested to support price
• system collapsed when leverage positions unwound
• ceo proposes burning team tokens to rebuild confidence
PRICE MECHANICS
• 90% drop triggered by 0.4% supply movement
• thin liquidity exposed true market depth
• forced selling created downward spiral
• exchange price gaps revealed market fragmentation