Mintlayer (ML)

YearBull Rank i
#4023
Bull Score
48
YB Market Risk
Low
Cycle
Early

Overview

Mintlayer (ML) market snapshot: Price $0.00503084, market capitalization $1.94M, and reported 24-hour volume $104.01K.

Trading activity: Reported 24-hour volume equals 5.37% of market capitalization. The local markets snapshot lists MEXC, Bitget and BingX among venues with observed trading activity.

YearBull indicators: YearBull Rank #4,023. Bull Score 48/100. YB Market Risk Low. This relative market-volatility label is not an investment-safety assessment. Cycle Early. Observed price change: 24h 0.07% · 7d -5.90% · 30d -16.05%.

Values are descriptive and should be read together rather than as a price forecast. Read the YearBull methodology. Snapshot date: 2026-10-27. Data history: 90 days available in the latest 90-day window.

Methodology responsibility: YearBull’s analytical methodology and presentation rules are developed and maintained by Alan Zelvin, Founder & Lead Crypto Researcher. This note identifies responsibility for the methodology; it does not attribute authorship of this data snapshot.

What is Mintlayer (ML)?

Source description

“What is Mintlayer (ML)? Mintlayer is a layer 2 solution that allows users to build a decentralized finance ecosystem rooted in the established network of the Bitcoin blockchain opening Bitcoin to DeFi, smart contracts, atomic swaps, NFTs, and dapps. Mintlayer is a protocol focused on developing a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem that leverages the Bitcoin and Lightning Network. The company's vision is to develop a platform to deploy smart contracts on the BTC blockchain, which will eventually give rise to a decentralized exchange (DEX). Mintlayer is opening up new ways for the DeFi sector to integrate with Bitcoin to enable real-world financial use cases on the Bitcoin blockchain. Mintlayer USP - Atomic Swaps While other projects are trying to enable DeFi on Bitcoin, Mintlayer is the only protocol that enables direct 1:1 swap of Native Bitcoin for other tokenized assets Minted directly on Mintlayer. With these atomic swaps on Mintlayer, there are no intermediaries, peg-in, wrapped, or federated tokens. No other project has approached asset swaps in this manner, and it enables users to use native Bitcoin for financial instruments without counterparty or intermediary risk. Additional Features: -Unlike Ethereum, users can choose any token to pay transaction fees. -With Turing incomplete smart contracts, Mintlayer reduces the risk of contract failure and increases outcome predictability. This feature also reduces on-chain congestion. -It has an access control list or Access control list (ACL) for improved compliance with security tokens such as whitelisting/blacklisting addresses and such functionalities. -With multi-token transfers in a single transaction, Mintlayer makes aggregated payments a reality.”

This source-supplied description may contain old, promotional, or unverified claims and is not YearBull editorial analysis.

Mintlayer (ML) project facts

Official links and contract records appear in Key Facts. Project details can change, so verify current information with the project.

Mintlayer (ML) FAQ

How does Mintlayer position its atomic-swap mechanism for Bitcoin-based DeFi?

The project states that Mintlayer enables direct, 1:1 swaps between native Bitcoin and tokenized assets minted on Mintlayer. It presents this approach as avoiding intermediaries, wrapped assets, peg-ins, and federated tokens. According to the project, the mechanism is intended to let users access tokenized financial instruments with less reliance on counterparties or intermediary arrangements.

What role do Turing-incomplete smart contracts play on Mintlayer?

Mintlayer says its Turing-incomplete smart contracts are intended to reduce the risk of contract failure and make outcomes more predictable. The project also links this design to lower on-chain congestion. Unlike fully general-purpose smart-contract systems, this approach limits the range of computations contracts can perform, which the project presents as a trade-off favoring constrained execution and predictability.

How does Mintlayer’s transaction-fee model differ from the model it attributes to Ethereum?

The project states that Mintlayer allows users to choose any token to pay transaction fees, rather than requiring one designated asset for fees. This feature is presented as a way to make transactions more flexible for users holding different tokens. The claim concerns Mintlayer’s fee-payment functionality and does not establish how every token, wallet, or transaction type is supported.

What compliance-oriented controls does Mintlayer describe for tokenized assets?

Mintlayer describes an access control list, or ACL, for functions such as whitelisting and blacklisting addresses. The project positions these controls as useful for security tokens and other assets requiring participation restrictions. An ACL can define which addresses may interact with particular token functions, although the project does not specify the full rule set, enforcement process, or legal treatment of assets using these controls.

Which features does Mintlayer associate with faster or more efficient token transfers?

The project says Mintlayer integrates with the Lightning Network to support high transaction throughput and faster transactions. It also describes multi-token transfers, allowing several token movements within one transaction, and programmable pools intended to support tokenomics while avoiding UTXO pollution. These are presented as protocol features; the project does not specify performance measurements or the conditions under which they apply.

Mintlayer metric comparison

This comparison is a stored snapshot generated 2026-10-23 06:30 UTC from 293 daily observations available from 2025-12-30 through 2026-10-23. It is separate from the latest analytical cards above. Percentiles compare the snapshot value with that day's analytical universe; a higher percentile means a larger observed value, not necessarily a better investment characteristic.

MetricSnapshot30d before90d beforeChange vs 30dUniverse percentile
Price$0.00522534$0.00549908$0.00619393-5.0%n/a
Market cap$2.01M$1.26M$1.42M+59.9%P72.4
YearBull Rank#2,563#3,462#1,419Improved 899P70.0
Bull Score57/10037/10045/100+20.0 ptsP67.4
Turnover3.77%7.80%9.48%-4.0 ptsP72.7
YB Market RiskLowLowLowUnchangedn/a
CycleEarlyEarlyEarlyUnchangedn/a

Median absolute daily movement 0.68%; distance from the highest local daily price -76.3%; circulating supply change +81.2%. These measurements are descriptive and do not predict future direction.

YearBull Rank overview

YearBull Rank now for mintlayer: #4023.

Rank timeline (last 365 days)

Rank change (reference points).

Reading rule: a smaller rank number indicates stronger placement.

  • 7d window (2026-10-20): #2344 → #4023 (down by 1679).
  • 30d window (2026-09-27): #1878 → #4023 (down by 2145).

YearBull Rank is a relative ranking on YearBull designed to compare coins on a common scale and time window. Smaller numbers mean the coin sits higher in the YearBull list. It is best read as relative context across time windows, not as a guarantee.

Cycle context: If the 30d is noisy, increase the lookback to avoid over-reading. cycle shifts often show up as slope changes, not spikes.

Flow context: If the curve improves and holds, it is usually more structural. relative rank is sensitive to who is active in the window.

Listing context: If rank deteriorates while the curve stays smooth, it can be cohort strength shifting. consolidation can make rank more stable.

Risk note: If it is flat for long, the coin may be tracking the cohort. range behavior tells more than a single point.

Update date: 2026-10-27

Disclaimer: Not financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry high risk. DYOR.

Editorial note: This analysis was prepared by the YearBull research team under the direction of Alan Zelvin, Founder and Lead Crypto Researcher. The assessment follows YearBull’s internal research methodology and editorial standards. Methodology · Editorial Policy

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Mintlayer (ML) Markets

Venue refresh pending. Markets last checked: 2026-07-26. The next refresh is queued in the hourly updater. Venue listings and volumes are stored snapshots, not live quotes.
Exchange Top Pair Stored 24h volume (snapshot) Trust Rank
MEXC ML/USDT $30.39K #8
Bitget ML/USDT $24.91K #6
BingX ML/USDT $18.38K #21
BitMart ML/USDT $15.49K #92
Gate ML/USDT $13.69K #5
Uniswap V4 (Ethereum) ML/ETH $230 #173

Listings are ordered by reported snapshot volume. Trust Rank is an external venue-quality indicator; it is not an endorsement or a solvency guarantee.