# Mantle DEX Volume Rises 34% to $99 Million as DeFi TVL Hits $112 Million By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/45761 Published: 2026-11-01T08:27:41.000Z Updated: 2026-11-01T08:27:41.000Z Section: Investing > Tokenized-stock circulating supply on the network grew 40% over six months, while a real-world-asset dashboard tracks tokenized-asset prices and liquidity. Mantle’s decentralized exchange (DEX) volume climbed 34% to $99 million in October, while decentralized finance (DeFi) total value locked rose 18% to $112 million across its Ethereum layer-2 protocol. Tokenized-stock circulating supply on the network grew 40% over six months. A real-world-asset dashboard tracks prices and liquidity for [tokenized assets]() in real time. Mantle is a modular Ethereum layer-2 protocol that uses Optimistic Rollup technology. ## Links in this article - [tokenized assets](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/28601)