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In DeFi, alignment is everything. Teams, ecosystems, protocols, and users must move in sync for any decentralized protocol to succeed. Today, we want to be fully transparent with our community about the decision to pivot Catex from Polygon to Unichain.1. Adapting with Alignment: Our Move from Polygon to UnichainOver the past few months, we built Catex on Polygon with the belief that its established ecosystem, low fees, and deep liquidity would make it the ideal home for our ve(3,3) MetaDEX. W...
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The MetaDEX of Unichain, bringing advanced liquidity solutions and unmatched efficiency to the ecosystem.
CatexScaling Uniswap V4: How Catex Brings Hooks to Life
Since its inception, Uniswap has set the standard for permissionless and decentralized trading. With each iteration, it has pushed the boundaries of what automated market makers (AMMs) can do. Now, with the release of Uniswap V4, the protocol introduces one of its most significant innovations yet: hooks. Hooks represent a major architectural shift that enables unprecedented levels of customization within liquidity pools. This article explores what hooks are, why they matter, and how Catex is ...
CatexWhy Catex Is Moving to Unichain: A Candid Look at Our Pivot
In DeFi, alignment is everything. Teams, ecosystems, protocols, and users must move in sync for any decentralized protocol to succeed. Today, we want to be fully transparent with our community about the decision to pivot Catex from Polygon to Unichain.1. Adapting with Alignment: Our Move from Polygon to UnichainOver the past few months, we built Catex on Polygon with the belief that its established ecosystem, low fees, and deep liquidity would make it the ideal home for our ve(3,3) MetaDEX. W...
CatexLock, Vote, Earn: The Catex MetaDEX Flywheel Explained
🧩 From ve(3,3) Origins to the MetaDEX Era at CatexThe MetaDEX model at Catex is the modern evolution of a revolutionary idea introduced by Andre Cronje during the launch of Solidly. His concept — ve(3,3) — was inspired by: 🗳️ Vote-Escrow (ve) tokenomics from Curve Finance (lock tokens to gain voting power) 🤝 (3,3) game theory from OlympusDAO (cooperation creates mutual rewards) At its core, ve(3,3) was about rewarding users who commit long-term, align with protocol growth, and actively par...
The MetaDEX of Unichain, bringing advanced liquidity solutions and unmatched efficiency to the ecosystem.
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EDIT: This article reflects an early iteration of the CATEX-0 mechanics, originally designed for Polygon. Since then, the mechanics have evolved alongside our migration to Unichain.
👉 For the latest, updated details, please refer to the official docs.
Before Catex became a MetaDEX — before the hooks, before the automated strategies, before veCATX — there was a prototype.
It was called CATEX-0.
A sealed experiment.
A simulation of protocol behavior.
500 feline-modeled units designed to test liquidity mechanics and early access logic.
The experiment was shelved.
The code archived.
The units… forgotten.
Until now.
Project CATEX-0 is a lore-driven NFT campaign created by Catex to onboard engaged users from the Polygon ecosystem into our protocol — not through speculation, but through contribution.
This is more than a whitelist. It’s a community activation layer for our upcoming IDO.
Each CATEX-0 NFT serves three core purposes:
✅ Guaranteed whitelist access to the Catex IDO
🎁 Access to a $20,000+ veCATX airdrop pool
🧬 A piece of protocol history — gamified through story
This is our way of rewarding early supporters who are here to help shape Catex from the start.
We’ve allocated over $20,000 in veCATX exclusively for CATEX-0 NFT holders. This reward pool is split into two parts:
Every CATEX-0 NFT holder will receive a base airdrop post TGE.
The airdrop distributed per wallet, not per NFT.
This is distributed equally, regardless of IDO participation.
NFT holders who participate in the Catex IDO will unlock additional veCATX rewards.
Rewards are distributed proportionally based on IDO contribution.
Capped at $250 per contributor
The deeper your alignment, the greater your reward.
veCATX is the governance and rewards token of Catex.
Following the ve(3,3) model, 100% of protocol trading fees and incentives are directed to voters — rewarding active participation while decentralizing protocol mechanics.
This model works.
Our sibling DEX, Lynex on Linea, has already distributed $10M+ to ve-voters at an average APR of ~100%.
Project CATEX-0 is our way of bridging the Polygon community culture with a DeFi primitive that powers real value to holders.
This initiative is meant to:
Onboard high-signal, engaged Polygon users.
Increase meaningful participation in our IDO.
Reward early contributors through aligned incentives.
Tell a story. Make DeFi fun again.
No token swap required. No inflated hype. Just a gas-only FREE MINT that gets you in early.
NFT Name: Project CATEX-0
Supply: 500 NFTs
Mint Cost: Free (gas only)
Mint Platform: TBA
Whitelist Allocation:
Partnered Polygon Communities
Lynex and Ocelex Communities
Remaining supply (if any) via public FCFS
WL Distribution Begins: Ongoing
Mint Date: Early May
IDO Start: Mid May
TGE & Airdrop Distribution: Mid-Late May
If you’re part of a Polygon-native project or know an NFT or DeFi community that should be involved in Project CATEX-0, we want to hear from you!
👉 Let us know in our Discord
We’re still opening up select whitelist spots to aligned communities — help us grow the most activated on-chain launch crew Polygon has ever seen.
🔗 Join the Movement
Website: https://www.catex.fi
App: https://app.catex.fi
Twitter: https://x.com/Catex_Fi
EDIT: This article reflects an early iteration of the CATEX-0 mechanics, originally designed for Polygon. Since then, the mechanics have evolved alongside our migration to Unichain.
👉 For the latest, updated details, please refer to the official docs.
Before Catex became a MetaDEX — before the hooks, before the automated strategies, before veCATX — there was a prototype.
It was called CATEX-0.
A sealed experiment.
A simulation of protocol behavior.
500 feline-modeled units designed to test liquidity mechanics and early access logic.
The experiment was shelved.
The code archived.
The units… forgotten.
Until now.
Project CATEX-0 is a lore-driven NFT campaign created by Catex to onboard engaged users from the Polygon ecosystem into our protocol — not through speculation, but through contribution.
This is more than a whitelist. It’s a community activation layer for our upcoming IDO.
Each CATEX-0 NFT serves three core purposes:
✅ Guaranteed whitelist access to the Catex IDO
🎁 Access to a $20,000+ veCATX airdrop pool
🧬 A piece of protocol history — gamified through story
This is our way of rewarding early supporters who are here to help shape Catex from the start.
We’ve allocated over $20,000 in veCATX exclusively for CATEX-0 NFT holders. This reward pool is split into two parts:
Every CATEX-0 NFT holder will receive a base airdrop post TGE.
The airdrop distributed per wallet, not per NFT.
This is distributed equally, regardless of IDO participation.
NFT holders who participate in the Catex IDO will unlock additional veCATX rewards.
Rewards are distributed proportionally based on IDO contribution.
Capped at $250 per contributor
The deeper your alignment, the greater your reward.
veCATX is the governance and rewards token of Catex.
Following the ve(3,3) model, 100% of protocol trading fees and incentives are directed to voters — rewarding active participation while decentralizing protocol mechanics.
This model works.
Our sibling DEX, Lynex on Linea, has already distributed $10M+ to ve-voters at an average APR of ~100%.
Project CATEX-0 is our way of bridging the Polygon community culture with a DeFi primitive that powers real value to holders.
This initiative is meant to:
Onboard high-signal, engaged Polygon users.
Increase meaningful participation in our IDO.
Reward early contributors through aligned incentives.
Tell a story. Make DeFi fun again.
No token swap required. No inflated hype. Just a gas-only FREE MINT that gets you in early.
NFT Name: Project CATEX-0
Supply: 500 NFTs
Mint Cost: Free (gas only)
Mint Platform: TBA
Whitelist Allocation:
Partnered Polygon Communities
Lynex and Ocelex Communities
Remaining supply (if any) via public FCFS
WL Distribution Begins: Ongoing
Mint Date: Early May
IDO Start: Mid May
TGE & Airdrop Distribution: Mid-Late May
If you’re part of a Polygon-native project or know an NFT or DeFi community that should be involved in Project CATEX-0, we want to hear from you!
👉 Let us know in our Discord
We’re still opening up select whitelist spots to aligned communities — help us grow the most activated on-chain launch crew Polygon has ever seen.
🔗 Join the Movement
Website: https://www.catex.fi
App: https://app.catex.fi
Twitter: https://x.com/Catex_Fi
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