Updated on:11/30/2025 02:40 PM 
CryptoSlate recently sat down with Ilya Demydonok, CEO of the innovative Kattana platform. Kattana is a comprehensive crypto trading terminal designed for both centralized (CeFi) and decentralized (DeFi) environments, catering to everyone from novice traders to seasoned professionals. The team's core mission is to elevate your trading experience by providing a unified bridge to all existing cryptocurrency markets.
In this exclusive interview, we cover:
Could you share the professional background of the Kattana founders and their prior experience in the cryptocurrency space?
The team behind Kattana is united by a shared trading background. This common foundation as traders first made it straightforward for us to define what an effective trading terminal should offer. However, a trading background alone isn't enough to build a robust and meaningful product. That's why we've brought on diverse talents, like our CTO Dmytro, who has developed several trading 'engines' for the forex industry, primarily focused on charting technology. Additionally, our CEO and CMO have extensive experience in crypto marketing, having entered the industry through leading integrated digital agencies.
What specific problem does Kattana solve, and why is a dedicated trading terminal essential for crypto users today?
Kattana is fundamentally designed to bridge the gap between centralized and decentralized exchanges. We are introducing advanced tools and functionalities—previously exclusive to CEXs—directly into the DeFi space. This includes high-grade charts, support for multiple DEXs across various blockchains and major CEXs, an AI-driven news feed for curated insights on the tokens you track, and, of course, an integrated trading widget for seamless execution directly from the terminal. This suite of features is set to significantly enhance the trading workflow for DEX users.
How many people are working on Kattana, and where is the team based?
Kattana currently employs more than 20 people full-time, with the development team making up over 60% of our total staff. The majority of our team is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
What technologies were used to build the Kattana terminal?
Kattana is a highly technical product. Here’s a full list from our CTO, Dmytro: Golang, TypeScript, React+Redux on the frontend, and a wide range of AWS products including Lambdas, ECS, Google BigQuery, and Redis. We use Postgres and a data lake for trade data, and TensorFlow for our machine learning news aggregator.
Which types of crypto users would benefit most from using the Kattana terminal?
Anyone interested in cryptocurrency trading, whether a professional or an amateur, will find significant benefits in using the Kattana terminal. The platform is truly designed to elevate your trading game to a modern, sophisticated level.
What is the biggest pain point for crypto traders managing multiple accounts across both centralized and decentralized exchanges?
This issue has certainly been the cause of significant losses for many traders, including ourselves. That's why we see a critical need for a more consolidated way to view all your crypto assets, taking into account holdings from both CeFi and DeFi worlds. This is a key feature we plan to integrate into the terminal.
Where do you see the Kattana ecosystem in the next few years? What will be the major milestones?
Our top priority right now is to deliver a genuinely useful product that meets the needs of cryptocurrency traders globally. We'll be discussing specific milestones after the official release of the terminal.
