Metal DAO isn't just running votes on app integrations or token proposals - it's steering the evolution of a next-gen financial system.

At the core of that vision is Metal L2 -  a purpose-built Ethereum Layer 2 chain that bridges the worlds of permissionless DeFi and regulated digital banking through Metallicus’ The Digital Banking Network (TDBN).

If Ethereum is the global settlement layer, Metal L2 is its compliant financial arm, purpose-engineered for institutions, identity, and everyday users.

Why Metal L2 Exists

Most DeFi infrastructure was never designed with real-world regulation in mind. It works for traders and developers… not for banks, credit unions, or compliant fintechs.

Metal L2 changes that.

It enables:

• Compliant smart contracts
  
  

• Identity-aware transactions
  
  

• Institution-ready stablecoins
  
  

• Tokenized real-world assets (RWA)
  
  

• Native support for voting, governance, and treasury logic
  
  

• Seamless bridging between traditional banking systems and DeFi protocols
  
  

In short: Metal L2 is the first Ethereum-compatible chain that brings banks and credit unions on-chain without compromising DeFi's superpowers.

Metal DAO: Where Governance Meets Innovation

Every major evolution in the Metal ecosystem flows through the Metal DAO -  a community of $MTL holders voting on real proposals that directly shape the stack.

From launching new liquidity partners to onboarding stablecoins like RLUSD and PYUSD into the Metal Dollar basket -  DAO votes aren’t symbolic. They are strategic.

$MTL is the connective tissue between on-chain governance and off-chain utility.

Want your bank to deploy an L3? Want your stablecoin included in XMD?

That starts with a vote.

Composable, Open, Visionary

Metal DAO isn’t building in a vacuum.

Every part of the stack is designed to be interoperable with Ethereum and the broader EVM landscape, while offering institutional-grade compliance and UX.

This means developers building on Metal L2 can integrate with tools they already know: Solidity, Thirdweb, Chainlink, Biconomy, Velodrome, and beyond - while plugging into a compliant fiat ramp, a verified identity layer, and the TDBN backend.

The result?
A single pipeline that connects DeFi, fintechs, and regulated financial institutions in one programmable, upgradeable chain.

Where It’s Going

This is only the beginning. The next chapter of Metal is ambitious.

Metallicus is preparing a 3-year roadmap to scale:

• On-chain credit union and bank networks (via L3s)
  

• Compliant RWA tokenization and governance
  

• Global stablecoin basket growth under $XMD
  

• Retail and institutional DeFi via Metal Pay, Metal X, and Webauth Wallet
  

• Open-source infrastructure for builders worldwide
  

And it's all governed by Metal DAO.

Highlights: What the DAO Has Accomplished Lately

Some of the biggest milestones in the past year were directly driven by DAO proposals and on-chain governance:

✅ Apr 2024: Mainnet launch of Metal L2
✅ Dec 2024: Metal X DEX governance vote passed
✅ Jan 2025: Velodrome integrated as fifth supported chain
✅ Mar 2025: API3, Chainlink, Thirdweb, and Biconomy deployed
✅ May 2025: Ionic, RLUSD, openUSDT, XMD Testnet go live
✅ Jun 2025: OKU Trade proposal passed + xTokens announcement

This is active, meaningful governance in action, with more integrations shipping every month.

TL;DR

Metal L2 is the missing bridge between Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem and the regulated financial world.

Metal DAO is how we build that bridge together.

Whether you're a developer, institution, trader, or voter -  if you're voting with your $MTL, you're helping shape the most forward-thinking infrastructure in crypto.