Katana Primitives
This catalog lists the core products, apps, and protocols available on Katana. For addresses and ABIs, visit the Contract Directory at
contracts.katana.tools.
AUSD (Agora USD) - Native Yield-Enabled Stable
AUSD is the ecosystem-native stable asset designed to be the settlement and liquidity base on Katana.- Deep on-chain usage; primary quote asset for trading and lending
- Can route sustainable yield and incentives back to users and markets
- Acts as the preferred unit of account for apps and reporting
- You need stable collateral or a borrowable base asset
- You want to denominate PnL, fees, and payouts consistently
- You’re designing incentives that recycle organic network revenue
Vault Bridge - Productive Bridged Assets
Bridged assets are productive by design. Users hold representations on Katana while origin-chain assets sit in yield-bearing vaults.- Origin-side vault tokens: vbETH, vbUSDC, vbUSDS, vbUSDT, vbWBTC
- Katana-side bridged tokens: bvbETH (WETH interface), bvbUSDC, bvbUSDS, bvbUSDT, bvbWBTC
- Native converters: WETH Native Converter, USDC/USDS/USDT/WBTC Converters
- You want balances to earn while bridged, visible in wallets/dashboards
- You’re building LP strategies financed by origin-side vault yield
- You need safer “parking” assets across intent/cross-chain workflows
- You want access to the Katana flywheel, and benefit from the Chain Owned Liquidity
SushiSwap v3 - Concentrated Liquidity Spot DEX
Capital-efficient AMM with price ranges and NFT positions. Canonical venue for spot trading and routing on Katana.- Router, V3 Position Manager, and Factory for LP automation
- Custom fee tiers and active-liquidity strategies
- Position NFTs compatible with advanced tooling
- You need swaps, LP, and routing in one stack
- You’re building auto-rebalancing LP or range-order vaults
- You want on-chain limit orders, TWAP, and best-execution routing
Morpho Blue - Isolated Lending Markets
Permissionless isolated markets where each pool has its own oracle and rate model. Risk is siloed per market.- Supply/borrow assets with per-market risk isolation
- Custom IRMs and oracle choices per market
- Composable with vaults and allocators
- You need safe leverage for LP positions or structured products
- You want “borrow against portfolio” UX
- You’re building strategies that source low/variable cost of capital
MetaMorpho & Yearn - ERC-4626 Yield Vaults
Tokenized vaults aggregating strategies across markets.- MetaMorpho vaults: programmable/public allocators over Morpho markets
- Yearn vaults: curated strategies (e.g., AUSD, WETH)
- Shares work as yield-bearing base or collateral
- You want a simple “deposit and earn” UX
- You’re building smart treasuries that auto-rebalance
- You need a yield-bearing collateral for products
Price Oracles - Chainlink and RedStone
Robust price feeds for majors and ecosystem assets.- Chainlink: AUSD, BTC, ETH, LST/LRT, and more
- RedStone: BTC, ETH, weETH, wstETH, SUI, XRP, etc.
- Standard interfaces for lending, vaults, perps bounds, and NAV
- You enforce collateral safety and liquidation thresholds
- You compute NAV or risk for portfolios
- You set price bands for swaps and vault entries
Gnosis Safe + Tools - Multisig & Safe Operations
Battle-tested multisig, L2-optimized variants, and batch execution helpers.- Safe multisig for admin and treasury operations
- MultiSend and MultiSendCallOnly for batch execution
- Safe execution patterns for secure ops
- You’re launching a protocol with staged permissions
- You need one-click batch actions for ops teams
- You’re building DAO front-ends and pay-runs
Deterministic Deployment - CreateX & Deterministic Deployment Proxy
Deploy with predictable addresses (CREATE/CREATE2/CREATE3) for cross-chain coherence and simpler integrations.- CreateX (CREATE/2/3), DeterministicDeploymentProxy, Create2Deployer
- Precompute addresses for factories and routers
- Improves indexing, intent UX, and audits
- You need pre-known addresses for intents or account links
- You deploy per-user vaults/routers with deterministic lookups
- You ship factory UIs that precompute addresses
Agglayer - Bridge & Coordination Layer
The interoperability layer that connects Katana with other chains, enabling message passing, exits, and cross-chain asset flows.- Bridge L2 Sovereign Chain, Global Exit Root Manager
- Polygon zkEVM Deployer, Timelock, ProxyAdmin, Bridge Extensions
- Origin/destination address awareness for assets
- You build cross-chain apps with unified UX
- You want “deposit here, trade there” intent flows
- You synchronize state or settlement across chains
Native Converters - Wrapping/Unwrapping Helpers
Standardized conversion UX between native and wrapped/bridged forms.- ETH↔bvbETH (WETH interface), USDC/USDS/USDT/WBTC converters
- Safer, consistent flows for user operations
- Reduce user error and improve automation
- You want one-click wrap/unwrap in portfolio/trade screens
- You auto-convert for gas or strategy entry
- You unify asset displays across representations
Multicall3 & Bundler3 - Batching & Bundling
Batch reads and safely bundle multi-step state changes into single actions.- Dashboards with fewer RPC round trips
- Atomic multi-step operations
- Reentrancy-safe callbacks for advanced routers
- You build “review & execute” wizards
- You want single-click strategy entry/exit
- You need sub-second dashboards over many contracts
Permit2 - Approvals & Signature Flows
Gas-optimized approvals and transfers via off-chain signatures.- Spend authorizations without wasteful on-chain approves
- Batch approvals across protocols
- Cleaner UX for swaps, vault deposits, and loans
- You design first-transaction experiences
- You batch multiple protocol actions in one tx
- You want safer allowance lifecycles and expirations
ERC-4337 - Account Abstraction Stack
Programmable accounts with paymasters/sponsorship, session keys, and recovery.- EntryPoint (v0.6/v0.7) and SenderCreator
- Social recovery and device/session policies
- App-specific spend controls
- You want web2-like onboarding and gasless actions
- You ship mobile experiences with session keys
- You implement enterprise or family spend policies
RIP-7212 - R1 Signature Verification (secp256r1)
Device-grade signature verification (e.g., Secure Enclave, WebAuthn) via precompile.- Passwordless wallet login and approvals
- Device-bound attestations for sensitive flows
- Bridges common consumer hardware to crypto UX
- You need WebAuthn login to a smart account
- You want device-gated approvals
- You build enterprise-grade key policies
Seaport + Conduit and other NFT Market Primitives
Advanced marketplace with efficient transfer conduits and rich order types.- Criteria-based orders, bulk operations, and secure transfer paths
- Catalog and rendering utilities for dynamic NFTs (ERC6220) and other RMRK standards
- Efficient batch updates for attributes
- You build creator storefronts or pro trading tools
- You need composable traits and dynamic metadata
- You orchestrate gaming assets with updatable attributes
Token Set - Ecosystem Assets
Common tokens supported across Katana, vaults, and markets.- BTC/collateralized: BTCK, LBTC, WBTC; ETH: weETH, wstETH, WETH (bvbETH)
- Ecosystem: AUSD, POL, SUSHI, MORPHO, YFI, JitoSOL, uBTC/uSOL/uSUI/uXRP
- Network: IKAT
- You design broad market dashboards and routers
- You build diversified yield strategies and baskets
- You support multi-asset collateral with clear risk
Interested in putting these pieces together? Check out What to Build for some build ideas.