New Crypto Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Reports Phase 7 Growth And Core Protocol Development

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mutuum Finance (MUTM), an Ethereum-based DeFi crypto project, says its token sale has reached Phase 7 while development continues on its core lending and borrowing protocol. The team describes Phase 7 as another step in a staged sale process that has moved the token price higher over time and expanded the project's holder base.

Alongside the Phase 7 update, Mutuum Finance has reiterated its plans for a V1 release on Sepolia testnet before moving toward mainnet. The project also continues to highlight core components of the protocol, including its liquidity pool system, mtTokens, debt tokens, and an automated liquidator framework.

Phase 7 Status and The Staged Sale Structure

Mutuum Finance states that MUTM is priced at $0.04 in Phase 7. The token sale is structured in fixed stages. Each stage has its own price and a set allocation. As one stage sells out, the next stage begins at a higher price.

The staged setup creates a clear progression rather than a single fixed entry point. Since the sale began in early 2025, the token price has moved from $0.01 in Phase 1 to $0.04 in Phase 7. This is a 300% increase from the first stage to the current one. Mutuum Finance also references an official launch price of $0.06, which it uses as a pricing benchmark for the token after the sale period.

Phase 7 accounts for over 2% of the overall token allocation, and the team has not described it as the final stage. That detail matters because later stages often feel more competitive for a simple reason: early allocations are already distributed, while new buyers enter at higher price points with fewer tokens per dollar.

Participation figures the project highlights

Mutuum Finance reports $19.6M raised to date and around 18,700 holders. It also says approximately 822M tokens have been sold so far. Together, these figures point to a sale that has built depth over time, with a broad holder base rather than a narrow cluster of buyers.

The project lists a total supply of 4B MUTM. The presale allocation is 45.5% of supply, which equals about 1.82B tokens. With around 822M already sold, a large portion of the presale allocation is now in circulation.

This matters for two reasons. First, later-stage demand tends to feel tighter when more tokens are already distributed and fewer remain under the same sale allocation. Second, stage-based pricing means the entry point keeps shifting upward. As phases progress, new participants get fewer tokens per dollar, which can increase competition in later stages.

Mutuum Finance frames the holder count and steady funding pace as signs of ongoing absorption rather than a single short spike. In late phases, that kind of sustained participation often draws more attention, because it suggests the sale is moving on consistent demand while the project pushes toward its next development milestones.

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