MANTRA Chain
MANTRA Chain Documentation

Architecture

Address Derivation

Address derivation, coin types, and wallet compatibility

Coin Types

If the derivation path is the map, the coin type indicates the city.

Coin types define how your private and public keys are generated from the seed phrase:

  • Cosmos uses 118
  • EVM chains (like Ethereum) use 60

MANTRA Chain Address Derivation

When MANTRA Chain moved from coin type 118 to 60, we adopted Ethereum's key type and address derivation.

What This Means

  • The old 0x equivalent from the Cosmos wallet still exists but is not used
  • New addresses use Ethereum-style derivation (coin type 60)
  • Compatible with standard EVM tooling and wallets

Wallet Behavior

Keplr

  • Automatically selects the latest default coin type
  • Handles address derivation automatically
  • Supports both Cosmos and EVM addresses

Cosmostation

You can manually select the coin type:

Coin TypeBlockchainDerivation Path
0Bitcoinm/44'/0'/0'/0/0
60Ethereumm/44'/60'/0'/0/0
118Cosmosm/44'/118'/0'/0/0
501Solanam/44'/501'/0'/0/0

Derivation Path Format

Standard BIP-44 format: m/44'/{coin_type}'/{account}'/{change}/{address_index}

For MANTRA Chain (EVM):

  • Coin type: 60
  • Derivation path: m/44'/60'/0'/0/0

Address Encoding

MANTRA Chain uses standard Ethereum address encoding:

  • 20-byte addresses
  • Hexadecimal format (0x...)
  • Checksummed addresses (EIP-55)

Migration Notes

If you have an old MANTRA wallet using coin type 118:

  • The old 0x equivalent address still exists
  • It's not actively used on the EVM side
  • New addresses use coin type 60

Next Steps