Ren is an open protocol that enables the permissionless and private transfer of value between any blockchain. Ren's core product, RenVM, is focused on bringing interoperability to decentralized finance (DeFi). Ren was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Singapore.
Kava is a DeFi platform that offers collaterized loans and stablecoins built with the Cosmos SDK. It aims to be cross-chain enabled bringing stablecoins to major crypto ecosystems such as BTC, BNB, ATOM and more. KAVA token will act as a governance and staking token to secure the network and vote on key upgrades. USDX token will be issued as a stablecoin backed by crypto asset collateral. Some calls it the MakerDAO on Cosmos. While USDX will be have similar to DAI, the USD stablecoin on Ethereum.