DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, January 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mutuum Finance (MUTM)a decentralized, non-custodial lending and borrowing protocol under development, has reported new pre-sale funding activity as it progresses towards the rollout of its Version 1 (V1). The update follows recent statements shared by the Mutuum Finance team on its official X account regarding the completion of a third-party security audit and ongoing preparations for an upcoming testnet release.
Pre-Sale Collections and Phase 7 Update
Mutuum Finance states that it is currently in Presale Phase 7, with total presale funding estimated at over $19.8 million. The project also reports that an influx of $100,000 was seen in pre-sale funding over the past 48 hours, alongside continued participation throughout the pre-sale period.
Additionally, Mutuum Finance reports that the number of holders has reached over 18,800, reflecting what it describes as broad participation ahead of the protocol’s initial release.
Halborn audit update and preparation for V1 launch
In a recent statement published onThe Mutuum Finance team has confirmed that the external security review of its lending and borrowing code has been completed. The team wrote: “HalbornSecurity has completed the independent audit of Mutuum Finance Lending and Borrowing Protocol V1. »
Following the audit update, the team also referenced near-term deployment planning for the first public version of the protocol, saying: “We are preparing the V1 version on Sepolia testnet, then finalizing for Mainnet. The launch schedule will be available soon.”
According to project communications, the deployment of Sepolia testnet should allow users to access the basic functionalities of V1. Mutual Finance described Key components of V1 including Liquidity Pool, mtToken, Debt Token, Liquidator Bot and additional modules. The project also indicated that initial assets for lending, borrowing, and collateral use cases should include ETH and USDT.
Mutuum Finance says security-related review work also included Certifiednoting that a CertiK Token Scan score of 90/100 had been recorded earlier. The project has positioned these assessments as part of its broader preparation process ahead of public testing and subsequent mainnet release.
Presale progress
Mutuum Finance reports that the presale started with phase 1 at a price of $0.01 and progressed to phase 7 at a price of $0.04, representing a 300% increase over the initial phase price based on the phase structure of the project. The project also indicated an introductory price of $0.06, which represents a 500% difference from the Phase 1 price level.
Regarding distribution figures, Mutuum Finance reports that more than 830 million MUTMs were sold during the presale. The project says a total of 1.82 billion tokens have been allocated for presale distribution, putting current reported sales at almost half of the reported presale allocation.
Roadmap update and SEO reference in phase 4
The Mutuum Finance roadmap describes the development stages in 4 phases. The project indicates that Phase 1 is complete and that Phase 2 is nearing completion, while additional work has progressed toward Phase 3 as remaining tasks are addressed.
The roadmap also states that phase 4 includes token listing and platform release at the same time. This structure could increase the chances of a potential listing on major exchanges, as the platform would be active at the start of trading. In many cases, greater exchange availability can enable higher visibility and liquidity shortly after launch.
Mutuum Finance has also referenced a $100,000 giftwith 10 winners in total, and each winner is expected to receive $10,000 worth of MUTM tokens, according to information shared via the project’s official channels.
Mutuum Finance reports $100,000 in pre-sale entries observed over a 48-hour period and total funding in excess of $19.8 million while Phase 7 of pre-sale remains active. The update follows a team statement confirming the completion of a Halborn audit for the Lending and Borrowing Protocol V1 and preparations for a Sepolia testnet deployment ahead of mainnet completion. The project also referenced a CertiK Token Scan score of 90/100, reported over 18,800 holders, and provided updated pre-sale distribution figures as development stages continue throughout its four-phase roadmap.
For more information on Mutuum Finance (MUTM), visit the links below:
Website: https://www.mutuum.com
Link tree: https://linktr.ee/mutuumfinance
