.Ben Zhou, shunyet, and the Bybit team handled the security incident swiftly and, throughout the process, provided transparency that the entire community values and appreciates. At GSR, we are fortunate to partner with Bybit, and remain committed to providing

1/ GSR has led a $100M private placement into Nasdaq-listed Upexi, Inc. to support its Solana-based treasury strategy. 🧵 chainwire.org/2025/04/21/gsr…

wake the fk up samurai. this is katana. not just another general purpose chain. a defi chain forged to kill idle assets via deep liquidity & high yield. public mainnet coming late june. incubated by @0xpolygon x @gsr_io pre-deposits live ⚔️ stop sleeping on your bags

From Jakob Palmstierna at GSR (Jakob Palmstierna): "We're not just deploying capital; we're helping build sustainable, accessible DeFi ecosystems. With Katana, we're applying our deep markets expertise to drive real yield and focused liquidity."

NEW: @Katana Network, incubated by Polygon Labs & GSR, is now live on private mainnet The DeFi-focused chain is: - bringing in deep liquidity & yield - the first Agglayer CDK chain to leverage OP Stack Open access launches next month

Let's go! ⚔️

Excited to unveil katana ⚔️ — a semiconductor for yield and liquidity. By enshrining core apps at the base layer, Katana captures revenue from application and sequencer fees to T-bills and routes it back to users and the chain. Our thesis is that general purpose chains will

Many people will look at the flywheel and think that this is just another DeFi ecosystem promising a cool mechanism. The thing is that the Katana flywheel is designed very intentionally to drive specific incentives and activity along with liquidity and yield. To be more

$100m total pre-deposits on katana ⚔️ just the start

➥ WTH is Katana? Are you caught in the mindshare echo chamber? You might be overlooking some standout projects like katana ⚔️, which are thriving on the Kaito AI 🌊 leaderboard. Incubated by Polygon and GSR, here’s your 30-second rundown on all things Katana 🧵 ... —

at Stable Summit 🦫 “fragmentation is a tax on users” - Jakob Palmstierna “on katana, the yields are stacked” - Jakob Palmstierna “theres a baseline amount of liquidity at all times” - Marc, the Degen CEO of Polygon Labs (💜,⚔️, ※) “we care about productive TVL, not chain TVL” - Marc, the Degen CEO of Polygon Labs (💜,⚔️, ※)

What if DeFi hasn’t lacked ambition, but just lacked coordination? Capital is fragmented. Incentives misaligned. Too many protocols, too little depth. Billions chasing emissions, not outcomes. Katana is a bet against that trend. Incubated by Polygon and GSR, it is not a

katana: a superconductor for liquidity and yield a great read by @_thepinkytoe at @gsr_io

Katana hits $430M TVL in 7 days katana ⚔️ got $240M+ from pre-deposits. Part of the funds is now earning yield in yearn. Also, Morpho 🦋 has shown a strong debut reaching for $150M TVL on day 1. Kaito AI 🌊 campaign is live & rewards for active users are confirmed.

🙌 katana ⚔️ just crossed $100M in volume on Sushi. Next up: TVL. LFG ⚔️ 🍣

1/ We are excited to welcome Frank Chaparro to GSR as our first Head of Content and Special Projects. Frank joins us at a pivotal time as we continue to expand across trading, advisory, asset management, and venture. gsr.io/insights/frank…

Personal news: I’m joining GSR as Head of Content and Special Projects. I’ve covered crypto since 2017, always drawn to market structure and how institutions shape this space. What started with bitcoin futures has evolved into a truly institutional market with real

Had a fascinating chat with Jakob Palmstierna from GSR about sustainable DeFi yields (8-15% vs TradFi's 3-5%), why opinionated chains are the answer to fragmented liquidity, his $10 trillion DeFi prediction. New alpha un# episode coming soon - search for 'alpha unhashed' wherever

When you dive into ‘why DeFi beats TradFi in yields’ with one of crypto's oldest and largest market makers - real insights emerge. Why is the US Treasury yield at 4.5%? Bank deposits at 3%? But DeFi consistently at 8-15%? Most people think it's just token emissions and dumping.

Wall Street is quietly going on-chain. Apollo, Citi, and Zelle are all making moves toward stablecoins and crypto rails, according to reports over the last week