@kava : DeFi’s CrossChain Heavyweight with a Vision That Started in 2019

What’s Kava all about?

Kava is a decentralized, Layer1 blockchain marrying the speed and interoperability of Cosmos with Ethereum’s developer ecosystem bringing cross chain DeFi tools like lending, stablecoins (USDX, and staking to the masses.

Who’s behind it?

Founded by Ruaridh O’Donnell, Brian Kerr, and Scott Stuart in 2018, the team launched the KAVA token in October 2019 initially as a Binance BEP-2 token, before rolling out the mainnet in November 2019. Brian Kerr continues steering the ship today as co-founder and CEO.

How long has it been around?

2018 Foundation of Kava Labs.

Oct 2019 KAVA token launched on Binance (BEP-2).

Nov 2019 Full mainnet goes live.

2020+ – Introduction of Kava Mint (USDX), Kava Swap, HARD Protocol Lend.

But the real game changer?

Kava just introduced the world’s largest decentralized AI model DeepSeek R1, letting users run on chain strategies and DeFi actions with simple prompts.

Dual-chain power (Cosmos + EVM)

Permissionless lending & borrowing (USDX, KAVA, HARD, SWP)

AI + DeFi = the next era of Web3

#KavaBNBChainSummer $KAVA @kava _CHAIN #KAVA