ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Polygon and GSR jointly announced that their collaboratively developed DeFi blockchain Katana private mainnet has been launched.Katana aims to address the current fragmentation of assets in the DeFi space by integrating liquidity from various protocols and aggregating multiple sources of yield. The network is built on Polygon's AggLayer platform and will interface with DeFi applications such as Sushi and Morpho, providing lending, trading, and yield generation functionalities.Katana is currently in a limited user phase, opening up pre-deposit functions for ETH, USDC, USDT, and WBTC, giving participants the opportunity to earn KAT governance tokens. GSR is responsible for providing initial on-chain liquidity support, and the Katana public mainnet is expected to launch by the end of June.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the gaming guild YGG Japan KK announced that it is expected to launch its new blockchain project "KATANA Project" this month.It is reported that the project is a third-layer solution that combines Starknet's advanced zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology with the gaming industry's leading scripting language Lua. The KATANA project has officially partnered with Starknet.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the Ronin ecosystem DEX Katana has launched the RON/PIXEL liquidity pool.It is reported that users can directly trade PIXEL tokens using the Ronin wallet or provide liquidity for the RON/PIXEL trading pair.

ChainCatcher news, Solana ecosystem financial tool provider PsyFi announced the acquisition of the risk-return protocol Katana on Solana, with the specific acquisition amount undisclosed. It is reported that this acquisition is one of the largest in the Solana DeFi ecosystem to date. According to the agreement, PsyFi will acquire all IP of the Katana protocol, expanding the list of yield products it offers to users.PsyFi has created a set of financial tools and products that allow users to customize investment strategies based on their risk/return preferences. It also offers a wide range of automated trading strategies, eliminating the hassle of managing positions while optimizing investor returns. (PR Newswire)

ChainCatcher news, the Axie Infinity sidechain Ronin ecosystem DEX Katana announced that it will introduce new RON trading pairs for liquidity mining rewards. Starting from February 7, rewards generated from the WETH trading pair will transition to the new RON trading pairs, and the RON trading pairs will receive the rewards previously generated by the WETH trading pair.Specifically, the rewards include: RON/WETH trading pair rewards of approximately 60,422 RON per day; AXS/RON trading pair rewards of approximately 24,169 RON per day; SLP/RON trading pair rewards of approximately 2,084 RON per day; USDC/RON trading pair rewards of approximately 24,169 RON per day.Ronin stated that this move will enhance the liquidity and accessibility of RON and support more activities on the Ronin chain, which is also a key step towards the eventual implementation of RON staking and the launch of the mainnet DPoS. (source link)