On March 23, 2026, Katana, a DeFi blockchain built around a tightly integrated trading stack, announced it has completed the acquisition of IDEX, a decentralized exchange and on-chain trading infrastructure team, and launched Katana Perps, a native perpetual futures platform. Katana was incubated by Polygon and GSR Markets. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Katana on the transaction.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Katana was led Ethan Lutske and Jonathan Chan, and includes:

M&A
Andrew Kingsbury
Andrew Lombardo

Corporate
Kyle Canchola
Mary Morrissey

Employee Benefits and Compensation
Brandon Gantus
Michael Montfort

Tax
Myra Sutanto Shen

Technology Transactions
Sarah Syed
Kelly Camp

Employment
Matt Gorman
Sam Hussey

For more information, please see Katana’s news release.