Katana ⚔️
@katana
A DeFi-first chain delivering deep liquidity & sustainable real yield, with chain-level ve(3,3). Built by @Katana_FDN. Incubated by @0xPolygon & @GSR_io.
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The first one delivered. Round two doubles the prize pool.
Up to $200K on the line starting May 19
Stay sharp
We are running it back with a $200K trading competition starting May 19th!
The prize pool starts at $50K and scales all the way up to $200K based on total volume.
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Trust. Accessibility. Adoption.
Katana CEO @mfisher10x sits down with @CCNCitizens on the state of DeFi, lessons learned from this cycle, and what comes next.
Can #DeFi# survive without double-digit yields? 🧐
CCN speaks with @katana CEO Matt Fisher (@mfisher10x) about sustainable yield models, risk management, token emissions, institutional adoption, and the future of on-chain finance.
🎥 Full interview now live. 💥
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Live with @foresightnow tomorrow on X
We're covering prediction markets, how they work, and what's next for the Foresight team.
Tune in, 2PM UTC
That's a wrap!
The Katana Perps trading competition closed with $64M in total volume during the competition!
Results are under review and winners will be paid out soon. Stay tuned!
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Just a few hours left to climb the leaderboard of the @katanaperps competition.
Both PnL and volume are still in play.
$25,000 vbUSDC base pool, scaling up to $100,000 based on weekly volume. Volume leaderboard and PnL leaderboard both paying out across every market. 1 week only.
Opt in on the Trading Competition page to join the competition.
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Epoch 3 closed strong. Epoch 4 voting wraps in one more day.
Stake your $KAT, vote with your vKAT, and point the flywheel at the pools you want emissions to flow into.
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Epoch 3 ran hot.
More volume meant more value back to stakers.
avKAT just compounded +3.5M $KAT from voting incentives and trading fees.
The flywheel doing what it's supposed to do.
Epoch 4 is live. Stake your $KAT and vote while it's open.
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Why are #DeFi# yields falling below U.S. Treasury rates? 🇺🇸 🔻
@katana CEO Matt Fisher (@mfisher10x) joins CCN’s Dr. @LorenaNessi to explain real yield, token incentives, risk pricing, and why DeFi is entering a new phase focused on sustainability.
Full interview coming soon. ⌛️
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New Pool available on @spectra_finance
Check it out 👇
Permissionless Pool Spotlight
syUSD powered by @LucidlyFi
Pool: 0x86c152dadca1dcfae1b1e958d63c7bdfbc34576c
Maturity: 2 August 2026
Discover on @katana via
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If you've been waiting for a reason to try @katanaperps, here it is.
Volume is climbing, tiers are unlocking, and there are still two days left.
New 24hr volume record: $15M!
2 days left in the $100K trading competition. At this rate we'll hit 2 more prize pool breakpoints.
Let's finish strong!
This week on Polygon:
■ @ZKPanther deploys mainnet on Polygon, bringing programmable privacy to DeFi
■ @0FiatDotCom adds USDT on Polygon for payments across 45+ countries
■ @Hadronfc x @Ignyte_AE launch Smart Commerce Infrastructure Challenge on Polygon with a 25K USDC prize pool
■ @MessariCrypto Polygon Q1 report is out with fresh payments data
■ @katana perps trading competition starts, powered by Polygon CDK
■ Private payments launch on Polygon for stablecoin transfers
■ Polygon Chain block time drops to 1.75s, making it the first reduction since genesis
■ Polygon Chain gets upgraded to 140M gas, bringing max TPS to 3,800+
The chain is faster, the capacity is bigger, the payments keep growing.
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Every epoch your staked $KAT votes route emissions to a new gauge.
How long is one epoch on Katana?
Alignment beats extraction.
On most blockchain networks, you pay three companies just to trade. The chain takes a transaction fee. The exchange takes a trading fee. The bridge takes a spread on the way in.
Three teams, three cuts, no shared incentive with you.
🧵 1/5
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There is still time to get in on the @katanaperps trading competition.
Two leaderboards. Every market.
Up to $100K USDC on the line.
One click to opt in.
$15M in volume. 2 days in with 5 to go.
The $100K Katana Perps trading competition is heating up! If you haven't crossed the $10K volume floor yet, this is the weekend to do it.
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For those that have questions that can’t access discord due to the outages, our telegram community chat is available
JUST IN: Discord down worldwide.
Epoch 3 ran hot.
More volume meant more value back to stakers.
avKAT just compounded +3.5M $KAT from voting incentives and trading fees.
The flywheel doing what it's supposed to do.
Epoch 4 is live. Stake your $KAT and vote while it's open.
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