Catalyst is a permissionless liquidity engine designed to facilitate cross-chain asset swaps, making it an essential tool for the future of decentralized finance. It operates as a cross-chain automated market maker (AMM) that can be deployed on any blockchain, allowing seamless liquidity sharing across different ecosystems, including Ethereum, Cosmos, and various Layer 2 networks. Catalyst supports atomic native asset swaps, enhancing the interoperability and connectivity of blockchain networks.