August 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Manta Pacific RPC: An OP Stack L2 Whose Data Doesn't Live on Ethereum
Manta Pacific is an EVM OP Stack L2 (chain ID 169) that posts its data availability to Celestia instead of Ethereum — making it a validium, and making it cheap. It's standard EVM (viem/ethers/foundry work), with ETH gas and a ~7-day optimistic withdrawal window. Here's the developer map, including what modular DA changes about how you reason on security.
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