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Kelp(KERNEL)

Total Value Locked$971.43m

TVL by Chain

Ethereum$971.43m

Key Metrics

Fees 30d$2.34m
Fees 30d by chain

Ethereum$2.21m

Arbitrum$96,263

Base$29,924

Scroll$1,132

Blast$216.66

ZKsync Era$186.78

OP Mainnet$60.35

Linea$35.85

Fees 7d$449,654

Ethereum$429,833

Arbitrum$19,487

Scroll$228.64

Blast$44.36

ZKsync Era$37.88

OP Mainnet$12.24

Linea$7.27

Base$3.94

Fees 24h$50,551

Ethereum$48,285

Arbitrum$2,228

Scroll$26

Blast$5.02

ZKsync Era$4.33

OP Mainnet$1.40

Linea$0.83

Base$0.45

Cumulative Fees$87.35m

Ethereum$80.94m

Arbitrum$3.22m

Linea$1.49m

Base$1.39m

Scroll$129,350

OP Mainnet$71,172

ZKsync Era$70,677

Blast$23,369

Revenue 30d$113,927
Revenue 30d by chain

Ethereum$107,629

Arbitrum$4,758

Base$1,458

Scroll$56.08

Blast$10.70

ZKsync Era$9.25

OP Mainnet$2.98

Linea$1.78

Revenue 7d$22,481

Ethereum$21,491

Arbitrum$974

Scroll$11.50

Blast$2.19

ZKsync Era$1.91

OP Mainnet$0.61

Linea$0.35

Base$0.20

Revenue 24h$2,527

Ethereum$2,414

Arbitrum$111

Scroll$1.31

Blast$0.25

ZKsync Era$0.22

OP Mainnet$0.07

Linea$0.04

Base$0.02

Cumulative Revenue$6.19m

Ethereum$5.95m

Arbitrum$121,811

Base$55,554

Linea$55,506

Scroll$5,055

ZKsync Era$2,503

OP Mainnet$2,419

Blast$870.53

Holders Revenue 30d$0
Holders Revenue 30d by chain

Arbitrum$0

Base$0

Blast$0

Ethereum$0

Linea$0

OP Mainnet$0

Scroll$0

ZKsync Era$0

Holders Revenue 7d$0

Arbitrum$0

Base$0

Blast$0

Ethereum$0

Linea$0

OP Mainnet$0

Scroll$0

ZKsync Era$0

Holders Revenue 24h$0

Arbitrum$0

Base$0

Blast$0

Ethereum$0

Linea$0

OP Mainnet$0

Scroll$0

ZKsync Era$0

Cumulative Holders Revenue$0

Arbitrum$0

Base$0

Blast$0

Ethereum$0

Linea$0

OP Mainnet$0

Scroll$0

ZKsync Era$0

Total Raised$9m

May 22, 2024$9mRound: PrivateInvestors: SCB Limited, Laser Digital, Bankless Ventures, Hypersphere Ventures, Draper Dragon, DACM, Cypher Capital, ArkStream Capital, Cluster Capital, GSR, Longhash Ventures, Side Door Ventures, NOIA Capital, HTX Ventures, Avid3, ViaBTC Capital, DWF Ventures, Coinseeker.co, Tulipa Capital, Scott Moore, Alex Karl Svanevik, Sam Kazemian, Marc Zeller, Amrit Kumar, Anthony Lesoismein, Winslow Strong

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Protocol Information

Kelp is the second largest liquid restaking protocol with ~$2B+ in TVL. Its liquid restaked token, rsETH, is live across 10+ major L2s and 40+ DeFi platforms, allowing users to restake while maintaining full liquidity.

Audits:

Methodology

TVL: deposited LSTs in deposit pool, node delegator contracts and from them into eigenlayer strategy contractsView code on GitHubFees: Sum of total staking rewards from rsETH (ETH staking rewards + EIGEN rewards), agETH management fees, and hgETH management/performance fees.View code on GitHubRevenue: Protocol fees from rsETH (on-chain protocol fee on staking rewards), agETH management fees (2%), hgETH management fees (1.5%), and hgETH performance fees (20% of positive rate delta).View code on GitHubHolders Revenue: View code on GitHub

Yields

Pools Tracked1

Average Supply APY2.33%

User Activity

Active Addresses (24h)6

Transactions (24h)6

Hacks

Date: Apr 18, 2026

Amount: $293m

Classification: Bridge & Cross-Chain

Technique: Cross-Chain Message Spoofing

Chains: Ethereum, Arbitrum

Bridge Hack

Language: Solidity

Target Type: DeFi Protocol

Competitors

Kelp history

TVL is the default DefiLlama definition. Daily values are UTC snapshots from Dec 21, 2023 to Oct 20, 2026.

All-time high TVL: $1.99b on Aug 14, 2025. All-time low TVL: $100.02m on Dec 21, 2023.

Daily TVL, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026

DateTVL
Sep 21, 2026$1.129b
Sep 22, 2026$1.187b
Sep 23, 2026$1.179b
Sep 24, 2026$1.147b
Sep 25, 2026$1.15b
Sep 26, 2026$1.132b
Sep 27, 2026$1.132b
Sep 28, 2026$1.132b
Sep 29, 2026$1.129b
Sep 30, 2026$1.121b
Oct 1, 2026$1.124b
Oct 2, 2026$1.13b
Oct 3, 2026$1.111b
Oct 4, 2026$1.121b
Oct 5, 2026$1.137b
Oct 6, 2026$1.133b
Oct 7, 2026$1.125b
Oct 8, 2026$1.066b
Oct 9, 2026$1.021b
Oct 10, 2026$1.027b
Oct 11, 2026$1.032b
Oct 12, 2026$1.047b
Oct 13, 2026$997.36m
Oct 14, 2026$1.032b
Oct 15, 2026$984.12m
Oct 16, 2026$993.29m
Oct 17, 2026$978.13m
Oct 18, 2026$971.66m
Oct 19, 2026$974.29m
Oct 20, 2026$956.84m

TVL at each month end, Nov 2024 to Oct 2026

DateTVL
Nov 30, 2024$992.9m
Dec 31, 2024$1.595b
Jan 31, 2025$1.701b
Feb 28, 2025$1.248b
Mar 31, 2025$1.058b
Apr 30, 2025$991.96m
May 31, 2025$1.128b
Jun 30, 2025$1.097b
Jul 31, 2025$1.629b
Aug 31, 2025$1.755b
Sep 30, 2025$1.458b
Oct 31, 2025$1.153b
Nov 30, 2025$781.24m
Dec 31, 2025$804.71m
Jan 31, 2026$1.391b
Feb 28, 2026$1.005b
Mar 31, 2026$1.136b
Apr 30, 2026$1.518b
May 31, 2026$1.321b
Jun 30, 2026$889.03m
Jul 31, 2026$904.18m
Aug 31, 2026$1.078b
Sep 30, 2026$1.121b
Oct 20, 2026 (latest)$956.84m

TVL at each year end, Dec 31, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

DateTVL
Dec 31, 2023$138.72m
Dec 31, 2024$1.595b
Dec 31, 2025$804.71m

Fees, revenue and holders revenue by UTC calendar month, Nov 2024 to Oct 2026

MonthFeesRevenueHolders revenue
Nov 2024$1.4m$128,837$0
Dec 2024$5.72m$425,855$0
Jan 2025$6.62m$532,460$0
Feb 2025$4.7m$284,463$0
Mar 2025$3.6m$219,625$0
Apr 2025$3.05m$181,713$0
May 2025$3.47m$224,830$0
Jun 2025$3.5m$278,036$0
Jul 2025$4.18m$400,436$0
Aug 2025$5.64m$437,116$0
Sep 2025$5.72m$453,236$0
Oct 2025$5.27m$594,512$0
Nov 2025$3.36m$201,221$0
Dec 2025$3.08m$342,684$0
Jan 2026$3.96m$304,595$0
Feb 2026$2.97m$198,488$0
Mar 2026$3.34m$196,211$0
Apr 2026$1.91m$95,621$0
May 2026$4.96m$215,888$0
Jun 2026$2.57m$103,869$0
Jul 2026$2.2m$91,994$0
Aug 2026$2.23m$93,483$0
Sep 2026$2.44m$111,419$0
Oct 2026 (to date)$1.46m$72,762$0

The .csv export on the chart above downloads every daily value. The same data is in the public API: https://api.llama.fi/protocol/kelp

Frequently asked questions

What is Kelp's TVL?

As of Oct 20, 2026, Kelp has $971.43m in total value locked. TVL has decreased 13.7% over the past 30 days.

What chains does Kelp operate on?

Kelp operates on 8 chains: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Scroll, OP Mainnet, and Base and 3 others. Ethereum holds the largest share at 100%.

How much has Kelp generated in fees and revenue?

Over the past 30 days, Kelp generated $2.34m in fees. Of that, $113,927 was protocol revenue. Based on the trailing year, the annualized rate is $36.17m in fees and $2.24m in revenue.

How does Kelp's TVL compare to similar protocols?

Among Liquid Restaking protocols tracked by DefiLlama, Kelp ranks #1 by TVL. The category holds $1.257b across 27 protocols, and Kelp accounts for 77.3% of that total. Similar protocols include Renzo, Zero-G Finance, Affine Restaking, Mantle Restaking, Swell Liquid Restaking, Puffer Stake, Bedrock uniETH, Mellow Restaking, InceptionLRT (Isolated Restaking), and Eigenpie.

How many yield pools does Kelp have?

DefiLlama tracks 1 Kelp yield pool with an average APY of 2.3%.

Has Kelp ever been exploited?

Kelp has 1 recorded security incident. The most recent incident occurred on Apr 18, 2026 and involved $293m. It was classified as Bridge & Cross-Chain.