Katana Blockchain Acquires IDEX and Launches Perpetuals Platform Katana Perps

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Katana Blockchain, a DeFi Ethereum scaling chain on Polygon, has acquired IDEX, a decentralized exchange launched in 2017. IDEX will power Katana Perps, a new perpetuals platform that unifies spot liquidity, routing, and derivatives trading in a single on-chain environment. Market makers GSR, Selini Capital, and Auros support the platform. This on-chain development represents a significant milestone in blockchain news for integrated DeFi infrastructure.

ChainCatcher report, according to The Block, Katana, a DeFi Ethereum scaling chain incubated by Polygon, has announced the acquisition of IDEX, a decentralized exchange founded in 2017, with the transaction amount undisclosed. IDEX will serve as the underlying infrastructure for Katana Perps, the newly launched perpetuals trading platform, which integrates spot liquidity, routing, and derivatives trading into a single on-chain environment, supported by market makers GSR, Selini Capital, and Auros.

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