Katana, a promising graduate of Polygon’s Agglayer Breakout Program, has officially launched its public mainnet, aiming to unify deep liquidity and sustainable yield generation across the DeFi landscape.
Built as a Layer 2 chain, Katana already boasts over $200 million in productive total value locked (TVL). Its sleek platform allows users to bridge assets, earn yield, borrow, trade, and monitor rewards all from a single, streamlined interface. At launch, Katana supports assets like USD Coin (USDC), Tether (USDT), AUSD, and Ethereum (ETH), with Bitcoin (BTC) and additional tokens slated to roll out soon.
A key differentiator for Katana is its integration with top DeFi protocols such as Yearn, Sushi, and Morpho. Through its innovative “VaultBridge” technology and a chain-owned liquidity model, the platform offers users access to boosted yields. Early adopters are already earning via Yearn’s V3 vaults and enjoying extra incentives in the form of MORPHO and SUSHI tokens.
Katana has set aside a significant pool of rewards to kickstart ecosystem growth:
- SushiSwap: 400 million KAT (4.0% of total supply)
- Morpho: 250 million KAT (2.5%)
- Future initiatives (perpetual DEX, launchpad, yield tokenization): up to 350 million KAT (3.5%)
In total, 1 billion KAT tokens or 10% of the total supply are earmarked for liquidity mining incentives over the next two years. While rewards are distributed in real-time through the Katana app, they’ll remain locked until KAT tokens become transferable, which is expected before February 20, 2026. After that point, KAT holders will be able to stake and participate in governance decisions, including voting on future emissions via vKAT.
Katana isn’t launching in isolation. Backed by institutional-grade infrastructure from partners like Chainlink, Fireblocks, and Safe, the project aims to deliver scalable, sustainable DeFi solutions. More than 30 DeFi apps are either live on Katana or slated for launch in the near future, underscoring the platform’s ambition to become a new standard in decentralized finance.
Katana’s public debut follows its private mainnet launch in late May and is part of the roadmap laid out by Polygon’s Agglayer Breakout Program a launchpad designed to incubate high-impact blockchain projects built on Agglayer and Polygon PoS. As part of the program’s graduation requirements, Katana has also reserved 15% of its token supply for an airdrop to POL stakers.
With other successful Agglayer graduates like Privado ID and Miden paving the way, Katana’s mainnet launch signals growing momentum for innovative projects building within Polygon’s expanding ecosystem.
