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By Kima
KIMA offers a decentralized cross-chain settlement protocol to help DeFi and TradFi users transfer assets seamlessly across blockchains, cards and bank accounts.
Kima Network is a decentralized settlement protocol connecting blockchains, banks, and payment networks through a unified and non-custodial liquidity layer.
Unlike traditional bridges, Kima does not rely on smart contracts, wrapped tokens, or oracles. Instead, it enables native asset transfers by controlling liquidity pools across domains through a Threshold Signature Scheme (TSS) validator network.
Each Kima transaction consists of two coordinated operations — a Take and a Give.
In the Take phase, funds are received into a Kima pool on the source network (blockchain, card, or bank).
In the Give phase, equivalent value is released from the destination pool.
This structure ensures atomicity, transparency, and compliance without the need for external bridges or custody.
Kima provides a developer SDK and API allowing wallets, dApps, and fintech platforms to integrate cross-network value transfers seamlessly. Through one integration, a partner can enable users to move funds between blockchains (e.g., Ethereum, Solana), bank accounts (SEPA/SWIFT), and stablecoin ecosystems — all in a unified settlement flow.
The Stellar integration expands Kima’s interoperability to the Stellar ecosystem.
This integration allows users to send and receive Stellar-based stablecoins (e.g., USDC, EURC) across Kima’s global network, bridging on-chain and off-chain liquidity. It also enables fiat on- and off-ramps to Stellar, creating a direct connection between traditional payment systems and Stellar’s fast, low-cost infrastructure.
By combining Stellar’s efficient transaction model with Kima’s cross-rail settlement protocol, the product delivers a universal interoperability layer — empowering businesses and developers to build new financial applications that move seamlessly across the entire Web2 and Web3 spectrum.
Maybe in the future, but not in this submission
$133.0K
The success of the Stellar integration will be evaluated through verifiable on-chain metrics and production adoption milestones.
Three ecosystem partners using the Soroban SDK in production.
At least three external protocols or applications will integrate the Soroban-enabled Kima SDK in live environments, confirming its stability and production readiness across real use cases (DeFi, payments, or liquidity management).
≥ 1,000 end-to-end testnet transactions executed with ≥ 99% success rate.
Kima’s settlement flow—including escrow, finalization, and TSS signing—will be validated across at least one thousand transactions on Soroban testnet, demonstrating the reliability of the full transaction lifecycle.
p95 settlement latency < 30 seconds and liquidity growth on Stellar pool.
The 95th percentile settlement time will remain below 30 seconds for cross-chain transfers involving Stellar, while total liquidity in the Kima pool on Stellar will show consistent growth following launch, confirming real user and protocol adoption.
These criteria combine quantitative network performance indicators with ecosystem validation, ensuring that the integration delivers tangible utility to Stellar’s DeFi and payment landscape.
Following the mainnet release, Kima Network will focus on strategic integrations, developer onboarding, and ecosystem growth to drive adoption of the new Stellar interoperability module.
1. Protocol Integrations
Within the first quarter post-launch, Kima will onboard five leading DeFi protocols to integrate its interoperability layer, allowing them to move liquidity and settle transactions between Stellar, EVM networks, and fiat rails.
Priority will be given to projects operating in cross-chain environments (lending, payments, or liquidity aggregation platforms) that can demonstrate high transaction throughput and real-world demand.
2. Developer Program for Stellar dApps
Kima will launch a developer enablement program dedicated to Stellar-based projects.
This will include SDK workshops, technical documentation, and example integrations to accelerate adoption among wallet providers, PSPs, and on-chain applications.
Early participants will receive direct engineering support and promotional exposure through Kima’s ecosystem channels.
3. Co-Marketing with Stellar Ecosystem Partners
To amplify visibility, Kima will collaborate with Stellar ecosystem partners (wallets, stablecoin issuers, and payment apps) for joint marketing campaigns, integration showcases, and developer AMAs.
These partnerships will highlight real interoperability between Stellar and external chains, positioning Stellar as a liquidity hub within Kima’s settlement network.
4. Timeline and KPIs
Q1 → First 5 protocol integrations live.
Q2 → 200+ developers enrolled in SDK program.
Q3 → 3+ co-marketing campaigns with Stellar partners.
Target: >$10 million settled through Stellar routes in first 6 months.
Audit funded by Stellar — excluded from budget
Kima Network has demonstrated strong on-chain and ecosystem traction.
To date, the protocol has processed over 3 million transactions, representing more than $60 million in cross-chain settlements across 11 blockchain networks, including major ecosystems such as Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon.
The protocol currently maintains integrations and collaborations with 12 partner protocols and applications, ranging from DeFi and payments platforms to wallet providers and infrastructure networks.
This growing adoption showcases Kima’s capacity to operate reliably at scale and its proven ability to deliver cross-chain liquidity without bridges or custodians.
With the Stellar integration, Kima will extend these capabilities to the Stellar ecosystem, enabling native stablecoin liquidity flows and fiat settlements directly within a network that already supports millions of users globally. This partnership builds on Kima’s existing operational maturity to accelerate real-world adoption of Stellar-based payments and applications.
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Budget: $30,500
Deliverable 1 – Soroban Settlement Core (MVP)
Brief description: Implement the on-chain SettlementHub, AssetAdapter, and EventBus smart contracts on Soroban, including escrow, finalization, and cancel flows.
How to measure completion: Unit test coverage ≥ 90%; successful escrow → finalize flow on Soroban Testnet; gas profile recorded.
Estimated completion: January 5 2026
Budget: $12,400
Deliverable 2 – TSS Vault Prototype
Brief description: Build a threshold signer module capable of deriving Stellar addresses and posting mock attestations to a local Soroban environment.
How to measure completion: ≥ 2/3 quorum signatures validated by the TSS Vault prototype.
Estimated completion: January 10 2026
Budget: $8,100
Deliverable 3 – SDK Bootstrap + Documentation
Brief description: Publish initial TypeScript SDK stubs and developer integration guide enabling basic settlement flows on localnet.
How to measure completion: SDK installs and runs 2 sample flows (escrow → finalize) on localnet.
Estimated completion: January 15 2026
Budget: $9,500
Budget: $49,500
Deliverable 4 – TSS Vault + Attestation Relay (Testnet)
Brief description: Deploy the threshold signer service and implement the attestation relay to Soroban testnet, ensuring end-to-end signing and message propagation.
How to measure completion: ≥ 99.5% relay success rate across 10,000 test runs on Soroban Testnet.
Estimated completion: February 10, 2026
Budget: $19,300
Deliverable 5 – Policy & Compliance Hooks
Brief description: Deploy and test the VaultPolicyRegistry; integrate a mock KYT (Know-Your-Transaction) API to simulate compliance checks and event logging.
How to measure completion: 100% policy evaluation coverage with verified pass/fail logging.
Estimated completion: February 25, 2026
Budget: $15,100
Brief description: Deliver the TypeScript SDK supporting Stellar integration, plus two complete reference demo flows for wallets or PSPs (Payment Service Providers).
How to measure completion: Both demo flows succeed on Soroban Testnet with p95 latency < 30 seconds.
Estimated completion: March 1, 2026
Budget: $14,100
Budget: $53,000
Deliverable 7 – Performance & Hardening
Brief description: Conduct gas optimization, signer churn resilience tests, and a large-scale load test (10,000 intents) on staging.
How to measure completion: Error rate < 1%; no replay or double-spend events observed.
Estimated completion: March 25, 2026
Budget: $16,400
Deliverable 8 – Documentation & Monitoring
Brief description: Produce detailed operational runbooks, Grafana dashboards, and alerting rules for incident management.
How to measure completion: Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR) < 30 minutes in simulated incident tests.
Estimated completion: April 5, 2026
Budget: $14,100
Deliverable 9 – Mainnet Release Candidate
Brief description: Finalize policy sets and network parameters; perform full configuration review and release tagging.
How to measure completion: Release checklist approved; 0 critical issues remaining before mainnet launch.
Estimated completion: April 15, 2026
Budget: $22,500
Kima’s core team consists of 14 members with deep expertise in cryptography, distributed systems, fintech infrastructure, and enterprise software delivery.
Eitan Katz (CEO) – serial entrepreneur and veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces’ elite tech unit (Mamram/8200), previously built the first MPC-based wallet for bitcoin and fintech infrastructure products.
Guy (CTO) – blockchain engineer and architect with extensive experience in protocol design, custody systems, and secure computation.
Tzahi Kanza (COO) – fintech and business operations expert with two decades of leadership experience across startups and enterprise environments with multiple successful exits.
The broader team includes protocol engineers, cryptographers, DevOps specialists, marketing experts and experiences sales/BD experts. Together, they have built Kima’s patented atomic
settlement infrastructure and contributed to central bank pilots, Mastercard integrations, and multi-chain deployments.
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