Katana launches $KAT token
Katana — a DeFi-focused chain incubated by Polygon and GSR — launched its $KAT token with staking, voting and revenue-sharing via an ‘Armory’ platform, integrating ve‑style incentives and highlighting deep liquidity partners like Turtle and Enso. Token launch mechanics appear aimed at long-term protocol-owned-liquidity and governance engagement. (x.com)
Total minted supply is 10 billion KAT according to Katana’s tokenomics disclosure. (katana.network) Katana launched with roughly 1 billion KAT earmarked as bootstrap liquidity incentives on mainnet to jumpstart markets. (katana.network) Binance opened KAT spot trading on March 18, 2026 with KAT/USDT and KAT/USDC pairs (deposits opened one hour earlier, withdrawals resumed March 19, 2026). (binance.com) Katana reports circulating supply in the low‑billions at listing (exchange listings and market pages cited ~2.3 billion KAT in circulation shortly after TGE). (support.tokocrypto.com) The vKAT “Armory” staking UI is live and converts locked KAT into vote‑escrowed vKAT positions (vKAT issued as on‑chain NFT locks); staking within 72 hours of the TGE grants “Founding Staker” status per Katana’s documentation. (docs.katana.network) A pre‑staking window offered boosted rewards: the first 350 million KAT deposited into pre‑stake received a guaranteed 35% nominal APR for 60 days under the program Katana published. (katana.network) Katana routes VaultBridge yield and net sequencer fees back into chain‑owned liquidity; on‑chain reporting attributes over $2.8M in cumulative VaultBridge revenue since launch and $200M+ in productive pre‑deposits at mainnet debut. (en.bloomingbit.io) Deep‑liquidity integrations named in public docs and campaign posts include Enso (documented SDK/route integration for Katana flows) and Turtle (Turtle Club campaigns tied to Katana that crossed large campaign TVL milestones). (docs.katana.network)
