MINA-USD · catalysts, narrative & risks

What MINA-USD is (quick context)

MINA-USD is Mina Protocol's native Layer 1 token priced in US dollars. MINA is a native L1 blockchain (no contract address), developed by o1Labs, that maintains a constant ~22 KB chain via recursive zk-SNARKs and supports zkApps built with the TypeScript-based o1js framework [5], [9]. It was founded by Evan Shapiro and Izaak Meckler in 2021 and is operated by the Mina Foundation [DOC-1]. As of Oct 21, 2026, it trades near $0.072 (+2.52% 24h) and ranks ~#342 in market cap (our data).