Katana
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Katana is an Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain (chain ID 747474) built on Agglayer's CDK OP Stack that settles to Ethereum and uses ETH for gas. It runs DeFi mechanisms such as VaultBridge and AUSD to generate yield from bridged assets, with liquidity concentrated across protocols including Sushi, Morpho, and Yearn, and it has a native token called KAT.
Also known as Katana (KAT) · Katana Network
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Katana Network is an Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain identified by chain ID 747474 that runs on Agglayer's CDK OP Stack, settles to Ethereum and uses ETH as its gas token. Network details published for users include the RPC endpoint https://rpc.katana.network/ and the block explorer katanascan.com. The network's native token, KAT, is described as serving incentives, governance and revenue-sharing functions; holders lock KAT into vKAT or avKAT positions to participate in voting and earn rewards.
The chain positions itself around "real yield" rather than token emissions. Two mechanisms are cited: VaultBridge, which deploys bridged assets into Ethereum yield strategies, and AUSD, a Treasury-backed stablecoin that adds U.S. Treasury yield. Assets enter the network through the official Katana Native Bridge at bridge.katana.network, which issues vbTokens against supported deposits. Rather than spreading liquidity across many pools, Katana concentrates it in a small set of core applications — Sushi, Morpho and Yearn.
A separate, historical use of the Katana name — a November 15, 2021 post describing a Katana yield-generation protocol on Solana — is documented in the sources, which explicitly state that the available evidence does not establish whether that Solana product and the current Katana Network belong to the same organization.
Business model
Katana operates as a blockchain network rather than a conventional product vendor: economic activity flows through bridged deposits, DeFi applications deployed on the chain, and the KAT token, which is stated to carry incentive, governance and revenue-sharing functions for holders who lock it as vKAT or avKAT.
Latest developments
As observed on August 3, 2026, official network documentation identified Katana as running on Agglayer's CDK OP Stack with chain ID 747474 and ETH gas. Guides published in June 2026 covered KAT tokenomics (10 billion total supply with a community-leaning allocation), buying KAT on major centralized exchanges, and bridging assets via the native bridge.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, risks & controversies
Market position
Positioned as an Ethereum-secured Layer-2 for DeFi yield with liquidity concentrated in a small number of core applications (Sushi, Morpho, Yearn), and explicitly distinguished from Solana-based products bearing the Katana name.
Sources emphasize yield derived from external real-asset sources — VaultBridge deployment of bridged assets into Ethereum strategies and U.S. Treasury yield via AUSD — instead of token emissions, plus consolidated liquidity across a limited set of protocols and Ethereum settlement with ETH as gas rather than a new gas token.
Technology
An Ethereum Layer-2 built on Agglayer's CDK OP Stack, chain ID 747474, settling to Ethereum with ETH as the gas token. Supporting components include VaultBridge, which routes bridged assets into Ethereum yield strategies; AUSD, a Treasury-backed stablecoin; the Katana Native Bridge issuing vbTokens; a public RPC at rpc.katana.network; and the katanascan.com explorer. Staking uses vKAT and avKAT lock positions with gauge voting, rewards and a cooldown period.
Go-to-market
DeFi users bridging assets to earn yield, KAT token holders and stakers, and protocols deploying liquidity on the network.
Risks & controversies
Public guidance around the network highlights scam and phishing exposure, advising users to rely only on official URLs, to verify chain ID 747474, and not to approve unsolicited wallet prompts. Search-result confusion also persists between Katana Network and an unrelated 2021 Solana-based protocol of the same name, a relationship the sources say cannot be resolved from available evidence.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Katanakatana.so · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Katana do?
- Katana Network is an Ethereum Layer-2 (chain ID 747474) focused on DeFi yield, with a native KAT token.
- Who are Katana's investors?
- Katana's investors include Coinbase Ventures, GSR.