Does Katana Perps require KYC?

No. Katana Perps does not require identity verification (KYC) to trade, according to its published terms and docs (checked Nov 11, 2026).

Checked 2026-11-11 · 3 sources

Official site: perps.katana.network

Funds sit in a Katana Perps smart contract on Katana, and every order must be signed by your wallet.
No KYC today does not mean none ever. Rules and terms change, so check the venue before relying on this.
The Terms of Service (last revised 2026-02-10) bar anyone who resides, is located or is incorporated in the United States, plus "Prohibited Jurisdictions": Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Panama, Syria and Venezuela, and…

Sources: Katana Perps Terms of Service (last revised 2026-02-10; page is script-rendered, text read from the site's own terms script) · Katana Perps Docs: Security (non-custodial architecture, wallet exit, AWS Tokyo) · Katana Perps Docs: Deposit & Withdrawals (custody, wallet exit). The venue's own page wins if it disagrees with ours.

Katana Perps

Perp DEX · 0.04% round trip. Katana Perps is the native perpetual futures exchange on Katana, an Ethereum layer 2. It pairs an off-chain order book and matching engine with on-chain custody and settlement, USDC collateral and cross margin. Default fees are 0.02% taker and 0.005% maker. It is run by Aurora Labs S.A. and is not available in the US.

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