# #112 Untangling: Chain-Owned Liquidity w/ Marc Boiron & Simran Singh

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Podcast: [Untangling Web3](https://stenobird.com/podcast/untangling-web3-6400051)
Published: 2025-07-16T09:48:28+00:00
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In this episode of Untangling Web3 , we’re joined by Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs, and Simran Singh, Head of DeFi Trading at GSR, to explore how the Katana blockchain is reshaping the future of Web3 by tackling one of the ecosystem’s most critical challenges: liquidity fragmentation. Built by Polygon Labs and incubated in collaboration with GSR, Katana is a bold experiment in consolidating value, optimizing capital flow, and unifying a splintered blockchain ecosystem. Key highlights: The Problem with Fragmented Liquidity and DeFi Silos: Marc and Simran explain how today’s DeFi landscape is plagued by silos—with dozens of decentralized exchanges, lending protocols, and wrapped assets across multiple chains. This leads to inefficient markets and shallow liquidity pools that fail to meet the needs of both institutions and retail users. Katana’s Bold, Opinionated Design Philosophy: At the heart of Katana is an “opinionated” model—a deliberate departure from neutral, general-purpose chains. Katana selects a single best-in-class protocol for each DeFi function (like Sushi for swaps or Morpho for lending), limiting duplication and boosting efficiency. The ecosystem also curates preferred versions of assets (e.g. one wrapped BTC standard), reducing redundancy and maximizing network utility. Yield Generation and Sustainable Incentives: Katana’s yield model goes beyond emissions by integrating real economic value. The chain also incentivizes long-term liquidity provisioning rather than short-term mercenary farming. This creates a flywheel of productivity and makes Katana not just another DeFi chain—but a viable candidate for becoming the most efficient Web3 liquidity layer. Katana represents a powerful reimagining of how blockchain ecosystems can operate—one that challenges…

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