# Understanding Rujira History Rujira was born from a partnership between **Kujira**, **Levana** and **THORChain**, known as the Rujira Alliance. Kujira, Levana and three Kujira's ecosystem projects are being merged into Rujira, which becomes the App Layer on THORChain, unlocking powerful synergies: * **THORChain** provides deep liquidity, cross-chain capabilities and security for the App Layer. * **Kujira + ecosystem projects** and **Levana** provide a complete suite of DeFi products unified under a single brand and UX, and a new stream of income for THORChain in the form of revenue share. ### **Core Projects in the Merger** The unified THORChain App Layer will incorporate various teams including Kujira, three Kujira's ecosystem projects (Fuzion, Unstake, Gojira) and Levana. These teams will form the backbone of Rujira, focusing on specific verticals within the DeFi ecosystem, ensuring that each product is built by experts. Following the merger, the Rujira brand will become the official face of the THORChain App Layer, with the core team continuing to build out a world-class suite of DeFi tools. All current protocols on Kujira are encouraged to migrate to the new App Layer to benefit from THORChain’s liquidity and interoperability. Kujira’s vision of providing sustainable, decentralized financial tools remains intact, but now enhanced with THORChain’s capabilities. This partnership creates new possibilities for DeFi innovation, offering developers and users a unique ecosystem for building and scaling financial applications. The Rujira merger represents a pivotal moment for both Kujira and THORChain, bringing together the best of both worlds: Kujira’s innovative DeFi solutions and THORChain’s deep liquidity and cross-chain capabilities. Together, they are building a decentralized future where financial opportunities are accessible, inclusive, and powered by community-driven innovation. In the following sections, we will explore the relationship between Rujira and each of those three parties, and how it all tie together into the **RUJI tokens**, accruing value from the economic activity happening on the App Layer. To get going, dive into: * [Rujira & Kujira](/understanding-rujira-history/rujira-and-kujira.md) * [Rujira & THORChain](/understanding-rujira-history/rujira-and-thorchain.md) * [Rujira & Levana](/understanding-rujira-history/rujira-and-levana.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.rujira.network/understanding-rujira-history.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.