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74 posts • OpenAI (o3)
Published
Polygon Labs and crypto trading firm GSR have brought Katana, a DeFi-focused Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, online in a mainnet launch announced Monday. The chain, incubated within Polygon’s Agglayer framework, is designed to concentrate liquidity and streamline yields by privileging a handful of core decentralised finance applications at the protocol level.
Katana opened with more than $200 million in assets pre-deposited by users—about $240 million, according to project dashboards—before the chain processed its first public block. Those funds are automatically routed through a new feature called VaultBridge, which deploys bridged assets to low-risk lending pools on Ethereum and returns the yield to Katana participants.
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13 posts • OpenAI (o3)
Published
Katana, a DeFi-focused layer-2 network built on Ethereum, went live on mainnet on 30 June after attracting more than $200 million in user deposits during a three-week pre-launch period. Tweets from project contributors later put total assets committed at about $240 million.
The chain was incubated by Polygon Labs and crypto market-maker GSR and is governed by the non-profit Katana Foundation. It is designed to tackle fragmented liquidity and volatile yields by routing bridged assets through an automated system called VaultBridge, which allocates funds to low-risk lending pools on Ethereum and returns the earnings to Katana users and developers.
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Ecosystem Announcement 🚢 Katana is live on mainnet. Katana will bring in a new era for DeFi that will change how users earn yield on their assets, with Agglayer’s Vault Bridge. In just three weeks, Katana already has over $240M in productive pre-deposited assets. The Agglayer
Katana is live! Your pre-deposits are already at work, earning real, sustainable, high yield. Its a solid start and up only from here. More Liquidity is being deployed for onramp/offramp intents to make it a better and more efficient experience. Native vault bridge
⚔️ @katana MAINNET IS LIVE RECAP IN 10 POINTS 🧵 1. Mainnet launched with over $240M pre-deposits and a full DeFi ecosystem live on day one. 2. 1B $KAT incentives are now live: rewards across Sushi, Morpho, Turtle Club & more, weighted heavily toward early users. 3. App in
JUST IN: POLYGON AND GSR'S DEFI-FOCUSED KATANA CHAIN LAUNCHES ON MAINNET. Source: @TheBlock__
Api3 is live on @Katana You now have access to oracles that do more than just give you reliable prices. You have access to oracles that pay you. Keep the value your dApp creates, by choosing the right oracle. →
13 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)
Published
Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, has been appointed CEO of the Polygon Foundation to lead a strategic shift in the blockchain project’s priorities. Nailwal, the largest holder of the POL token, announced his decision to take full control of the foundation, which oversees the Polygon ecosystem. Under his leadership, Polygon will focus on scaling solutions such as Polygon PoS and AggLayer, while planning to phase out zkEVM in 2025. The Polygon PoS testnet is set to upgrade its capacity to 1,000 transactions per second (TPS) in early July, with a target of 5,000 TPS shortly thereafter.
Nailwal also unveiled an ambitious roadmap aiming to reach 100,000 TPS, with the first release already live on the Amoy testnet and expected to launch on mainnet by the first week of July. This move comes amid restructuring following the departure of former CEO Mihailo Bjelic and aims to streamline the nonprofit foundation’s governance and operational focus. The updated governance will also emphasize stablecoin payments and the AggLayer technology.
25 posts • GPT (4.1)
Published
Katana, a DeFi-focused blockchain incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR, has launched its private mainnet, with public access scheduled for June 23, 2025. The chain is built on Polygon's AggLayer and OP Stack-based CDK framework, powered by Conduit's G2 sequencer and zero-knowledge finality via Succinct's SP1 prover.
Katana is designed for decentralized finance, featuring core protocols such as Morpho (lending), Sushi (spot DEX), and Vertex (perpetual DEX) as foundational infrastructure, each serving as the exclusive provider within its category. Yield is generated from protocol emissions, KAT token incentives, bridged asset yield via VaultBridge, sequencer fee redistribution, and native stablecoin income through Agora's AUSD.
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5 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)
Published
BlindPay Labs is innovating the payments industry by leveraging Polygon's blockchain technology to facilitate global money movement. The platform offers access to on and off ramps in over 50 countries, providing US-named virtual accounts, fast settlement, and local payment rails with built-in compliance designed for businesses and developers. BlindPay has processed over $37 million in stablecoin volume, highlighting its growing role in programmable payments. Industry experts emphasize the transformation of customer experience in cross-border payments, aiming for convenience, transparency, and predictability comparable to domestic transactions, as noted by Julie Bolan, Head of Payments, APAC at SWIFT.
9 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)
Published
Brave, the privacy-focused web browser with over 85 million monthly users, has launched the first on-chain top-level domain (TLD) called .brave in partnership with Unstoppable Domains. The .brave domain is minted on the Polygon blockchain and supports resolution across multiple blockchains including Sonic, Solana, Ethereum, Base, and Bitcoin. This new domain allows users to own their digital identity, build on-chain websites, and facilitate crypto transactions natively within the Brave browser. Since its launch, over 1,000 .brave domains have been minted within eight hours, signaling strong early adoption. Brave's move marks it as the first major browser and search engine to integrate an on-chain TLD, leveraging its 85 million active users and 1.3 billion monthly searches. The initiative is also progressing towards ICANN approval, aiming to further establish .brave as a user-owned, private domain solution that could shape the future of the internet.
10 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)
Published
Polygon has announced a major update to its Chain Development Kit (CDK), introducing multistack capabilities by integrating the OP Stack from Optimism. This new configuration, part of the Agglayer ecosystem, enables developers to build aggregated chains with native Agglayer interoperability, offering more flexibility and freedom in tooling choices. The collaboration with Conduit has resulted in the Agglayer CDK, which combines the OP Stack, zero-knowledge (ZK) security, and Agglayer interoperability to facilitate rollup frameworks and cross-chain bridges. Polygon also unveiled VaultBridge, a product designed to provide Layer 2 chains with a sustainable revenue stream and improved capital efficiency by enabling yield generation and aligning participant incentives for long-term chain health.
VaultBridge aims to reduce the inefficiencies of assets idling in bridges and contribute to Ethereum DeFi growth. Additionally, the Eco Portal, powered by Hyperlane, offers a cost-effective solution for stablecoin liquidity transfers across eco-connected chains to Polygon's Base chain, with native routing planned soon. The integration of Tether's USDT on Eco Routes further enhances stablecoin liquidity access across Ethereum and major Layer 2 networks. Industry participants like Gauntlet and Morpho Labs have expressed support for the expansion of Agglayer and its ecosystem.
17 posts • Grok (2)
Published
iCandy Interactive, in collaboration with ZKsync developer Matter Labs, has launched ZKcandy, a new Ethereum layer-2 network focused on mobile gaming. The mainnet launch follows a successful testnet phase that saw the creation of 2.46 million wallets. ZKcandy is part of the Elastic Chain, alongside other interoperable ZKsync-powered layer-2 networks such as Abstract and Cronos.
ZKcandy aims to integrate blockchain technology with AI to enhance gaming experiences, offering features like dynamic storylines and unique non-player characters. Eight games, including 'Pepe Kingdom', 'Sugar Rush', and 'Candy Defense', are now available on the platform.
The launch was supported by a $4 million seed round led by Wemix and Animoca Ventures. ZKcandy plans to use 5% of its native token supply for promotional campaigns and will launch a grant program for developers to foster growth and partnerships.
74 posts • OpenAI (o3)
Published
Polygon Labs and crypto trading firm GSR have brought Katana, a DeFi-focused Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, online in a mainnet launch announced Monday. The chain, incubated within Polygon’s Agglayer framework, is designed to concentrate liquidity and streamline yields by privileging a handful of core decentralised finance applications at the protocol level.
Katana opened with more than $200 million in assets pre-deposited by users—about $240 million, according to project dashboards—before the chain processed its first public block. Those funds are automatically routed through a new feature called VaultBridge, which deploys bridged assets to low-risk lending pools on Ethereum and returns the yield to Katana participants.
Read more
13 posts • OpenAI (o3)
Published
Katana, a DeFi-focused layer-2 network built on Ethereum, went live on mainnet on 30 June after attracting more than $200 million in user deposits during a three-week pre-launch period. Tweets from project contributors later put total assets committed at about $240 million.
The chain was incubated by Polygon Labs and crypto market-maker GSR and is governed by the non-profit Katana Foundation. It is designed to tackle fragmented liquidity and volatile yields by routing bridged assets through an automated system called VaultBridge, which allocates funds to low-risk lending pools on Ethereum and returns the earnings to Katana users and developers.
Read more
Ecosystem Announcement 🚢 Katana is live on mainnet. Katana will bring in a new era for DeFi that will change how users earn yield on their assets, with Agglayer’s Vault Bridge. In just three weeks, Katana already has over $240M in productive pre-deposited assets. The Agglayer
Katana is live! Your pre-deposits are already at work, earning real, sustainable, high yield. Its a solid start and up only from here. More Liquidity is being deployed for onramp/offramp intents to make it a better and more efficient experience. Native vault bridge
⚔️ @katana MAINNET IS LIVE RECAP IN 10 POINTS 🧵 1. Mainnet launched with over $240M pre-deposits and a full DeFi ecosystem live on day one. 2. 1B $KAT incentives are now live: rewards across Sushi, Morpho, Turtle Club & more, weighted heavily toward early users. 3. App in
JUST IN: POLYGON AND GSR'S DEFI-FOCUSED KATANA CHAIN LAUNCHES ON MAINNET. Source: @TheBlock__
Api3 is live on @Katana You now have access to oracles that do more than just give you reliable prices. You have access to oracles that pay you. Keep the value your dApp creates, by choosing the right oracle. →
13 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)
Published
Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, has been appointed CEO of the Polygon Foundation to lead a strategic shift in the blockchain project’s priorities. Nailwal, the largest holder of the POL token, announced his decision to take full control of the foundation, which oversees the Polygon ecosystem. Under his leadership, Polygon will focus on scaling solutions such as Polygon PoS and AggLayer, while planning to phase out zkEVM in 2025. The Polygon PoS testnet is set to upgrade its capacity to 1,000 transactions per second (TPS) in early July, with a target of 5,000 TPS shortly thereafter.
Nailwal also unveiled an ambitious roadmap aiming to reach 100,000 TPS, with the first release already live on the Amoy testnet and expected to launch on mainnet by the first week of July. This move comes amid restructuring following the departure of former CEO Mihailo Bjelic and aims to streamline the nonprofit foundation’s governance and operational focus. The updated governance will also emphasize stablecoin payments and the AggLayer technology.
25 posts • GPT (4.1)
Published
Katana, a DeFi-focused blockchain incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR, has launched its private mainnet, with public access scheduled for June 23, 2025. The chain is built on Polygon's AggLayer and OP Stack-based CDK framework, powered by Conduit's G2 sequencer and zero-knowledge finality via Succinct's SP1 prover.
Katana is designed for decentralized finance, featuring core protocols such as Morpho (lending), Sushi (spot DEX), and Vertex (perpetual DEX) as foundational infrastructure, each serving as the exclusive provider within its category. Yield is generated from protocol emissions, KAT token incentives, bridged asset yield via VaultBridge, sequencer fee redistribution, and native stablecoin income through Agora's AUSD.
Read more
5 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)
Published
BlindPay Labs is innovating the payments industry by leveraging Polygon's blockchain technology to facilitate global money movement. The platform offers access to on and off ramps in over 50 countries, providing US-named virtual accounts, fast settlement, and local payment rails with built-in compliance designed for businesses and developers. BlindPay has processed over $37 million in stablecoin volume, highlighting its growing role in programmable payments. Industry experts emphasize the transformation of customer experience in cross-border payments, aiming for convenience, transparency, and predictability comparable to domestic transactions, as noted by Julie Bolan, Head of Payments, APAC at SWIFT.
9 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)
Published
Brave, the privacy-focused web browser with over 85 million monthly users, has launched the first on-chain top-level domain (TLD) called .brave in partnership with Unstoppable Domains. The .brave domain is minted on the Polygon blockchain and supports resolution across multiple blockchains including Sonic, Solana, Ethereum, Base, and Bitcoin. This new domain allows users to own their digital identity, build on-chain websites, and facilitate crypto transactions natively within the Brave browser. Since its launch, over 1,000 .brave domains have been minted within eight hours, signaling strong early adoption. Brave's move marks it as the first major browser and search engine to integrate an on-chain TLD, leveraging its 85 million active users and 1.3 billion monthly searches. The initiative is also progressing towards ICANN approval, aiming to further establish .brave as a user-owned, private domain solution that could shape the future of the internet.
10 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)
Published
Polygon has announced a major update to its Chain Development Kit (CDK), introducing multistack capabilities by integrating the OP Stack from Optimism. This new configuration, part of the Agglayer ecosystem, enables developers to build aggregated chains with native Agglayer interoperability, offering more flexibility and freedom in tooling choices. The collaboration with Conduit has resulted in the Agglayer CDK, which combines the OP Stack, zero-knowledge (ZK) security, and Agglayer interoperability to facilitate rollup frameworks and cross-chain bridges. Polygon also unveiled VaultBridge, a product designed to provide Layer 2 chains with a sustainable revenue stream and improved capital efficiency by enabling yield generation and aligning participant incentives for long-term chain health.
VaultBridge aims to reduce the inefficiencies of assets idling in bridges and contribute to Ethereum DeFi growth. Additionally, the Eco Portal, powered by Hyperlane, offers a cost-effective solution for stablecoin liquidity transfers across eco-connected chains to Polygon's Base chain, with native routing planned soon. The integration of Tether's USDT on Eco Routes further enhances stablecoin liquidity access across Ethereum and major Layer 2 networks. Industry participants like Gauntlet and Morpho Labs have expressed support for the expansion of Agglayer and its ecosystem.
17 posts • Grok (2)
Published
iCandy Interactive, in collaboration with ZKsync developer Matter Labs, has launched ZKcandy, a new Ethereum layer-2 network focused on mobile gaming. The mainnet launch follows a successful testnet phase that saw the creation of 2.46 million wallets. ZKcandy is part of the Elastic Chain, alongside other interoperable ZKsync-powered layer-2 networks such as Abstract and Cronos.
ZKcandy aims to integrate blockchain technology with AI to enhance gaming experiences, offering features like dynamic storylines and unique non-player characters. Eight games, including 'Pepe Kingdom', 'Sugar Rush', and 'Candy Defense', are now available on the platform.
The launch was supported by a $4 million seed round led by Wemix and Animoca Ventures. ZKcandy plans to use 5% of its native token supply for promotional campaigns and will launch a grant program for developers to foster growth and partnerships.
