Katana’s mainnet debuts with $200M in active DeFi deposits
Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, launched with over $200 million in productive TVL, offering institutional-grade liquidity strategies and native asset support.
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Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, launched with over $200 million in productive TVL, offering institutional-grade liquidity strategies and native asset support.
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