SHENZHEN, China, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- iTeaworld today announced the launch of its Chinese Green Tea Flavor Roadmap, a visual guide supported by curated tasting collections designed to help new tea drinkers choose Chinese green tea by flavor, drinking stage and exploration level.
As Chinese green tea enters its spring and summer drinking season, many consumers are interested in the category but unsure where to begin. Names such as Longjing, Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, Enshi Yulu and jasmine green tea may sound familiar, yet those names alone do not answer the beginner's most practical questions: What will it taste like? Which tea fits my preferences? Where should I start?
The new roadmap builds on iTeaworld's earlier discussion of why some green teas can taste bitter and moves the conversation from avoiding bitterness to finding a more suitable first cup. Rather than presenting Chinese green tea only through traditional tea names, regions or categories, the roadmap gives consumers a simpler path: start with smooth and approachable teas, identify a preferred flavor direction and then move into more focused tasting when ready.
A Clearer Starting Point for Beginners
For consumers trying Chinese green tea for the first time, iTeaworld recommends starting with teas that are smooth, balanced and relatively low in bitterness. The roadmap highlights three entry points: Longjing, jasmine green tea and Huangshan Maofeng.
Longjing offers a nutty, toasted aroma and smooth mouthfeel. Jasmine green tea brings a lively floral note over a green tea base. Huangshan Maofeng presents a fresh, gentle and naturally sweet profile.
Rather than asking beginners to understand the full Chinese green tea system at once, iTeaworld focuses on helping them build a positive first experience. Freshness, leaf tenderness, processing and raw material quality can all affect whether a green tea tastes smooth or sharp. These three starter teas work well hot or cold, making them practical for everyday drinking, especially for consumers transitioning from coffee, tea bags or Japanese green tea to Chinese loose-leaf green tea.
How the Flavor Roadmap Works
Chinese green tea covers a wide range of styles. Origin, processing, grade and tea variety can all influence flavor. For experienced tea drinkers, those details are part of the appeal. For beginners, they can make the category difficult to navigate.
iTeaworld's roadmap reorganizes Chinese green tea around flavor cues that consumers can recognize more easily: floral notes, mellow texture, nutty warmth, toasted aroma, freshness and natural sweetness. Within this framework, the brand groups Chinese green tea into three primary flavor directions.
Floral & Mellow green teas often carry a clear floral character, with a soft, light and easy-drinking profile. Jasmine green tea is one of the most accessible entry points in this direction and can help consumers begin to understand the differences among floral green teas.
Nutty & Toasted teas represented by Longjing and other pan-fired green teas like Lu'an Guapian. These teas often present warm aromas such as toasted bean, chestnut and roasted grain, combining the freshness of green tea with a smoother and more rounded mouthfeel.
Fresh & Sweet teas emphasize freshness, brightness and light natural sweetness, often evoking spring, tender leaves and mountain air. Representative teas include Huangshan Maofeng, Enshi Yulu and Biluochun.
By using these three flavor directions, iTeaworld aims to make Chinese green tea easier to choose without requiring beginners to first memorize complex origins, processing methods or grading systems.
From Single-Tea Purchasing to Exploratory Tasting
While the roadmap is designed primarily for beginners, it also offers a simple next step for consumers who want to continue exploring.
For example, consumers who enjoy Longjing can compare traditional yellow-toned styles with more modern green-toned styles. Those who enjoy jasmine green tea can explore different scenting levels, such as three-scented, five-scented or seven-scented jasmine teas, to understand how floral layers and tea-body integration change. Consumers drawn to the elegant profile of Huangshan Maofeng can explore different grades, elevations or related Chinese green tea styles.
Comparative tasting helps consumers better understand how harvest timing, leaf tenderness, growing environment, variety and processing affect the final flavor. These differences may be subtle, but they are part of what gives Chinese green tea its depth and variety.
The Product Is the Entry Point; the Roadmap Is the Core
"Many consumers do not dislike Chinese green tea; they simply do not know where to begin," iTeaworld said. "When choices are presented only through unfamiliar tea names, regions or grades, beginners can easily feel overwhelmed. With this flavor roadmap, we want to turn Chinese green tea into a more understandable experience path: start with a smooth first cup, discover the flavors you enjoy, and then use comparison to understand the finer differences."
iTeaworld emphasizes that the roadmap is not a fixed rulebook, nor does it require consumers to follow a specific sequence or purchase every product. It is designed as a guide that helps consumers build direction within the complex world of Chinese green tea.
As Chinese green tea gains more attention in the North American market, lowering the learning barrier and improving the first drinking experience have become important priorities for Chinese tea brands seeking to reach international consumers. Through its flavor roadmap, curated tea sets and ongoing tea education content, iTeaworld aims to make Chinese green tea more approachable for daily drinking, comparison and continued exploration.
The new Chinese Green Tea Flavor Roadmap and related curated green tea collections are now available on the iTeaworld website.
About iTeaworld
iTeaworld is a global tea brand whose story began in 2009 in ancient tea gardens in Guilin, China. Guided by a long-term commitment to sustainability, the company has evolved from a simple goal of bringing fine tea to more people into a broader mission: sharing the stories behind great Chinese tea.
From foundational Chinese tea collections to its well-received oolong series presented at the Northwest Tea Festival, to the revival of traditional scented tea craftsmanship, and now its latest Chinese green tea exploration system, iTeaworld seeks to lower the barriers to understanding Chinese tea. Through products ranging from beginner-friendly introductions to deeper comparative tastings, the brand invites drinkers to experience not only the tea itself, but also the craftsmanship, terroir, and human stories behind each cup.
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How to Find Your First Chinese Green Tea: iTeaworld Launches a Flavor Roadmap and Tasting Collections for New Tea Drinkers
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DUBAI, UAE, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mantle, the distribution layer for real-world assets connecting traditional finance and on-chain liquidity, today released its Q1 2026 ecosystem performance report. The quarter marked simultaneous advances on two strategic fronts: RWA TVL grew 27.4% quarter-over-quarter to $247.5M through integrations with Aave, Maple Finance and xStocks, while Mantle shipped a full AI agent infrastructure stack including ERC-8004 agent identity, AI Agent Skills, Agent Scaffold, and x402 payments via QuestFlow. The results reflect Mantle's execution on a dual thesis: institutional asset distribution today, and autonomous agent commerce infrastructure for what comes next.
$247.5M in RWA TVL: Institutional Assets Go On-Chain
The deployment of Maple Finance's syrupUSDT through Aave brought institutional lending yield on-chain on Mantle, reaching $90.1M in TVL by Q1 2026. It also expanded access to fixed-income opportunities for a broader on-chain audience.
xStocks followed with the launch of ten digitally issued US equities, including TSLAx, NVDAx, and AAPLx, covering major technology stocks and ETFs. The addition of tokenized equity alongside institutional lending yield makes Mantle's RWA stack one of the broadest available on any single L2 network.
The 27.4% quarter-over-quarter increase to $247.5M reflects continued directional momentum in institutional adoption of Mantle's infrastructure. Backing that growth is the $2.4B Mantle Treasury, the largest DAO treasury globally and one of the largest crypto treasuries overall, which provides the institutional credibility that RWA issuers require when evaluating deployment targets.
Full AI Agent Infrastructure Stack: Identity, Tooling, and Payments in One Quarter
Mantle shipped four foundational components for autonomous agent commerce in Q1: ERC-8004 for agent identity, AI Agent Skills, Agent Scaffold, and x402 payments via QuestFlow, the core infrastructure an autonomous agent requires to operate on-chain
The report positions Mantle as a settlement layer for the agent economy before that market scales. Where most networks are evaluating whether to build agent infrastructure, Mantle has the primitives live. Developers building agent-native applications now have identity, tooling, and payments on a single network, without needing to bridge across infrastructure layers to assemble a functional stack.
The timing is deliberate. As AI agent activity moves from research to production deployment, the networks with live primitives will attract the first cohort of builders. Mantle's Q1 infrastructure release is a direct bid for that position.
Where Institutions and Agents Meet
Mantle's thesis is that the same infrastructure serving institutional-grade assets today will serve autonomous agents transacting on their behalf tomorrow. Q1 was the quarter both tracks became operational simultaneously.
"Q1 delivered on both fronts simultaneously, institutional-grade assets through Maple and xStocks, and the full infrastructure stack for autonomous agents. The network institutions trust for asset distribution is the same one developers will build agent commerce on. No other L2 has both live at once." said Emily Bao, Key Advisor at Mantle and Spot Executive at Bybit.
"Most L2s are competing on throughput or developer tooling. Mantle is competing on asset distribution. The combination of $247.5M in RWA TVL and a full AI agent infrastructure stack shipping in the same quarter suggests a network that has made a deliberate choice about what kind of activity it wants to anchor." Said Eric Manoukian, Crypto Research Analyst at Messari.
About Mantle
Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows. With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network's partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, and OP-Succinct.
For more information visit mantle.xyz.
For more social updates, please follow: Mantle Official X & Mantle Community Channel
For media enquiries, please contact: contact@mantle.xyz
About Bybit
Bybit is the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 80 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open, and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.
For more details about Bybit, please visit Bybit Press
For media inquiries, please contact: media@bybit.com
DUBAI, UAE, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mantle, the distribution layer for real-world assets connecting traditional finance and on-chain liquidity, today released its Q1 2026 ecosystem performance report. The quarter marked simultaneous advances on two strategic fronts: RWA TVL grew 27.4% quarter-over-quarter to $247.5M through integrations with Aave, Maple Finance and xStocks, while Mantle shipped a full AI agent infrastructure stack including ERC-8004 agent identity, AI Agent Skills, Agent Scaffold, and x402 payments via QuestFlow. The results reflect Mantle's execution on a dual thesis: institutional asset distribution today, and autonomous agent commerce infrastructure for what comes next.
$247.5M in RWA TVL: Institutional Assets Go On-Chain
The deployment of Maple Finance's syrupUSDT through Aave brought institutional lending yield on-chain on Mantle, reaching $90.1M in TVL by Q1 2026. It also expanded access to fixed-income opportunities for a broader on-chain audience.
xStocks followed with the launch of ten digitally issued US equities, including TSLAx, NVDAx, and AAPLx, covering major technology stocks and ETFs. The addition of tokenized equity alongside institutional lending yield makes Mantle's RWA stack one of the broadest available on any single L2 network.
The 27.4% quarter-over-quarter increase to $247.5M reflects continued directional momentum in institutional adoption of Mantle's infrastructure. Backing that growth is the $2.4B Mantle Treasury, the largest DAO treasury globally and one of the largest crypto treasuries overall, which provides the institutional credibility that RWA issuers require when evaluating deployment targets.
Full AI Agent Infrastructure Stack: Identity, Tooling, and Payments in One Quarter
Mantle shipped four foundational components for autonomous agent commerce in Q1: ERC-8004 for agent identity, AI Agent Skills, Agent Scaffold, and x402 payments via QuestFlow, the core infrastructure an autonomous agent requires to operate on-chain
The report positions Mantle as a settlement layer for the agent economy before that market scales. Where most networks are evaluating whether to build agent infrastructure, Mantle has the primitives live. Developers building agent-native applications now have identity, tooling, and payments on a single network, without needing to bridge across infrastructure layers to assemble a functional stack.
The timing is deliberate. As AI agent activity moves from research to production deployment, the networks with live primitives will attract the first cohort of builders. Mantle's Q1 infrastructure release is a direct bid for that position.
Where Institutions and Agents Meet
Mantle's thesis is that the same infrastructure serving institutional-grade assets today will serve autonomous agents transacting on their behalf tomorrow. Q1 was the quarter both tracks became operational simultaneously.
"Q1 delivered on both fronts simultaneously, institutional-grade assets through Maple and xStocks, and the full infrastructure stack for autonomous agents. The network institutions trust for asset distribution is the same one developers will build agent commerce on. No other L2 has both live at once." said Emily Bao, Key Advisor at Mantle and Spot Executive at Bybit.
"Most L2s are competing on throughput or developer tooling. Mantle is competing on asset distribution. The combination of $247.5M in RWA TVL and a full AI agent infrastructure stack shipping in the same quarter suggests a network that has made a deliberate choice about what kind of activity it wants to anchor." Said Eric Manoukian, Crypto Research Analyst at Messari.
About Mantle
Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows. With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network's partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, and OP-Succinct.
For more information visit mantle.xyz.
For more social updates, please follow: Mantle Official X & Mantle Community Channel
For media enquiries, please contact: contact@mantle.xyz
About Bybit
Bybit is the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 80 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open, and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.
For more details about Bybit, please visit Bybit Press
For media inquiries, please contact: media@bybit.com
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Mantle Posts 27% RWA Growth in Q1 2026, Reaching $247.5M, According to Messari
