25.04.14.Today News : Mountains of Food Waste at 9,900-Won Unlimited Bread Buffet / MANTRA Token Crashes 90%

1. Mountains of Food Waste at 9,900-Won Unlimited Bread Buffet

At a popular new bread buffet, massive amounts of bread are being thrown away after just a bite, revealing problematic consumer behavior.

According to industry sources on the 14th, CJ Foodville’s Tous Les Jours is operating a premium concept store offering a bread buffet called “Green Plate” at its directly managed TLJ Gangnam and Apgujeong branches.

For 9,900 won per adult and 6,900 won per child (under school age), customers can enjoy unlimited Tous Les Jours bread and one beverage for one hour. However, leftover items cannot be taken home.

At the Apgujeong branch, entry is limited to the first 50 people between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily, while the Gangnam branch accepts up to 42 teams on weekends from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Due to the buffet’s cost-effectiveness, it has gone viral on YouTube with firsthand review videos.

At the Gangnam branch, people start lining up as early as 4 a.m., with all 42 team spots filled by 7 a.m., creating what is referred to as an “open run.”

Bread-focused YouTuber “BreadTube Ppuni,” who has over 140,000 subscribers, posted a video on March 30 of her wait at the Gangnam branch, saying, “Although it opens at 8 a.m., the line gets crazy long by 7. If you come then, it’s too late.”

Another YouTuber, “Gakgoong’s Unique Eats,” shared, “I started waiting at 7:05 a.m. but didn’t get to eat until 11 a.m.”

However, the videos also revealed piles of discarded bread, sparking calls for an environmental surcharge.

“BreadTube Ppuni” commented, “There were so many pieces of bread that people just took a bite out of and threw away. It was really excessive. Some level of regulation might be necessary.”

YouTuber “Lonely Ttorang-i” also showed footage of the waste station, saying, “It’s like a gathering of food destroyers. People picked at the bread, shoved it around, and left most of it untouched.”

He added, “This buffet started with good intentions, and the hardworking staff must feel heartbroken. What did the bread ever do wrong? Let’s start a clean plate challenge.”

One-line summary : Although Tous Les Jours’ all-you-can-eat bread buffet is gaining popularity, serious concerns about food waste have emerged.

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2. MANTRA Token Crashes 90% in 30 Minutes

OM, the native token of real-world asset (RWA) based Layer 1 blockchain Mantra, experienced a catastrophic drop of about 88% in just 30 minutes, with some calling it the worst collapse since the Luna–Terra crash.

According to Binance exchange data on the 14th, the Mantra (OM/USDT) token dropped sharply from $6, falling to $0.67 between 3:59 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. This represents an 88% decline in just half an hour. The token continued to drop further, reaching a low of $0.38 (a 93% decrease) around 4:50 a.m.

In the process, more than 90% of Mantra’s market cap—previously valued at $6 billion—was wiped out.

Mantra’s team issued a statement through official channels explaining that the crash was unrelated to project fundamentals and was caused by a large OM holder being forcibly liquidated on an exchange.

Still, suspicions linger within the crypto community. One well-known analyst pointed out that just before the crash, a wallet transferred 3.9 million OM to OKX exchange, followed by a heavy sell-off, raising questions about whether the wallet was linked to a rug pull.

Industry insiders have floated various possible causes for the crash, including:

-A mass sell-off of unlocked tokens,
-Malfunction of a market maker,
-Hacking or system vulnerability exploitation,
-A rug pull by the development team.

Earlier this year, Mantra aggressively expanded by entering the Middle Eastern market, signing a $1 billion tokenization deal for real-world assets, and obtaining an official license from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).

Meanwhile, in Korea, Coinone supports OM/KRW trading. Mantra was trading at 1,200 KRW on Coinone, having plunged from a high of 9,000 KRW to as low as 562 KRW before slightly recovering.

One-line summary : OM, the token of real-world asset-based blockchain Mantra, plummeted by 90% in just 30 minutes, sparking investor shock and controversy.