We are thrilled to announce that Sushi has officially launched on Kadena, a Layer 1 Proof of Work blockchain purpose-built to meet the demands of DeFi protocols and traditional financial institutions alike. This integration allows Sushi users to trade and provide liquidity (LP) on v2 pools on Kadena through our intuitive interface.
What is Kadena?
Kadena is a scalable, secure, and energy-efficient blockchain designed to power global finance. To address the scalability challenge of traditional Proof of Work (PoW) chains, Kadena’s Chainweb architecture braids multiple parallel PoW chains together, delivering the security of Bitcoin with the scalability of next-generation blockchains—and is now introducing EVM compatibility. With its multi-chain PoW design and EVM compatibility, Kadena eliminates the need for Layer 2 solutions or validator-based security trade-offs, ensuring low fees, high throughput, and institutional-grade security. Key advantages of Kadena include:
Chainweb Architecture: A braided, high-throughput PoW system that scales by running multiple parallel chains, achieving high transaction speeds, scalability, and security.
EVM Compatibility: Enterprises and DeFi platforms can seamlessly deploy Solidity smart contracts on EVM chains to leverage parallel execution and low gas fees.
Pact Smart Contract Language: Kadena’s human-readable and secure smart contract language that simplifies the process of writing and auditing smart contracts.
Energy Efficiency: Kadena's design ensures energy-efficient transactions, using significantly less energy than traditional PoW blockchains and becoming more efficient as Chainweb scales.
Kadena recently launched Chainweb EVM testnet in the summer of 2025 with over 50 projects committed to building on the platform and a $50 million dollar grant fund supporting development. The initiative marks a major milestone as the ecosystem moves toward a mainnet EVM launch.
Sushi x Kadena: Empowering DeFi with Scalability and Security
By deploying on Kadena, Sushi unlocks new DeFi opportunities on a network that offers both scalability and security. Sushi users can now:
Swap Assets Seamlessly: Utilize Sushi’s v2 Automated Market Maker (AMM) on Kadena for efficient and secure trading.
Provide Liquidity: Participate as liquidity providers on Kadena’s decentralized network and earn rewards.
This integration marks a significant milestone in expanding DeFi beyond traditional chains and bridging liquidity across diverse blockchain networks.
