{"id":29045,"date":"2025-05-28T15:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=29045"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:01:35","slug":"polygon-backed-high-yield-blockchain-launches-for-institutional-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=29045","title":{"rendered":"Polygon-backed, high-yield blockchain launches for institutional adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Katana Foundation, a nonprofit focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) development, is launching its private mainnet, aiming to unlock greater crypto asset productivity via deeper liquidity and higher yields for users.<\/p>\n

The Katana Foundation launched a DeFi-optimized<\/a>, private blockchain<\/a>, Katana, on May 28, incubated by GSR Markets and Polygon Labs, with the public mainnet launch set for June.<\/p>\n

The new blockchain will enable users to earn higher yields and explore DeFi in a \u201cunique, optimized yield environment\u201d that unlocks latent value through an ecosystem that makes every digital asset \u201cwork harder,\u201d according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeFi users deserve ecosystems that prioritize sustainable liquidity and consistent \u2018real\u2019 yields,\u201d wrote Marc Boiron, the CEO of Polygon Labs and core contributor at Katana, adding:\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cKatana\u2019s user-centric model turns inefficiencies into advantages, establishing a truly positive-sum environment for builders and participants alike.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Source: Katana<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Katana aims to solve the crypto industry\u2019s liquidity fragmentation issue<\/a>, which can cause significant price slippage, as one of the main barriers limiting institutional DeFi participation<\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>Here\u2019s how abstraction minimizes fragmentation in DeFi, making it more fluid<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

To reduce the value slippage in DeFi, Katana\u2019s blockchain concentrates the liquidity from numerous protocols and collects yields on all potential sources to create an ecosystem with deeper liquidity and more predictable lending and borrowing rates.<\/p>\n

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2025 Institutional Investor\u2028Digital Assets Survey. Source: EY-Parthenon<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Institutional participation in DeFi is set to triple over the next two years to 75% from 24% of 350 surveyed institutional investors, according to management consulting firm EY<\/a>-Parthenon.<\/p>\n

To tackle the growing institutional liquidity needs, Katana\u2019s liquidity pool is composed of multiple protocols, including lending protocol Morpho, decentralized exchange (DEX) Sushi and perpetual DEX Vertex, enabling users to trade \u201cblue-chip assets\u201d without needing crosschain transfers.<\/p>\n

Katana has also incorporated Conduit\u2019s sequences and Chainlink\u2019s decentralized oracle network.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>Polygon CEO: DeFi must ditch hype for sustainable liquidity<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Katana to compound DeFi yield from \u201cEthereum-based opportunities\u201d<\/h2>\n

Katana aims to boost sustainable yield by building a cohesive DeFi ecosystem. For instance, VaultBridge deploys bridged assets into overcollateralized, curated lending strategies on Ethereum via Mopho to earn yield, which is routed back and compounded on Katana.<\/p>\n

The protocol will reinvest network fees and a portion of application revenue back into its ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis reduces reliance on short-term incentives, generates consistent yield, and as it grows, acts as an increasingly stable backstop during periods of volatility and liquidity shocks,\u201d Polygon Labs\u2019 Boiron told Cointelegraph, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cYield is distributed pro-rata to each chain using VaultBridge protocol based on their share of total deposits into VaultBridge.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSo if Katana supplies 20% of the total vault deposits, it receives 20% of the yield back,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Katana will subsequently allocate its share of yield to users through boosted DeFi incentives across \u201ccore apps\u201d such as Sushi, Morpho or Vertex. The yield is generated from \u201cEthereum-based opportunities and then enhanced through Katana\u2019s core applications,\u201d said Boiron.<\/p>\n

Polygon Labs\u2019 CEO<\/a> previously criticized DeFi protocols for fueling a cycle of \u201cmercenary capital\u201d by offering sky-high annual percentage yields (APYs) through token emissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond infrastructure-related limitations, regulatory uncertainty remains another significant barrier to institutional DeFi adoption.<\/p>\n

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2025 Institutional Investor\u2028Digital Assets Survey. Source: EY-Parthenon<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Regulatory concerns were the main barrier to entry, flagged by 57% of institutional investors as the main reason for not planning to participate in DeFi activities.<\/p>\n