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Total Value Locked$2.21m

TVL by Chain

Monad$2.17m

Hyperliquid L1$45,305.45

Key Metrics

Fees (Annualized)$421,357.4
Fees 30d$21,412

Monad$21,311

Hyperliquid L1$97.84

Fees 7d$4,627

Monad$4,606

Hyperliquid L1$18.37

Fees 24h$647

Monad$644

Hyperliquid L1$2.72

Cumulative Fees$300,792

Monad$299,711

Hyperliquid L1$1,077.56

Revenue (Annualized)$2,167.91
Revenue 30d$109.81

Monad$108.71

Hyperliquid L1$0.1

Revenue 7d$23.11

Monad$23.04

Hyperliquid L1$0.07

Revenue 24h$3.23

Monad$3.22

Hyperliquid L1$0.01

Cumulative Revenue$1,494.04

Monad$1,492.93

Hyperliquid L1$0.11

Total Raised$4m

Jul 25, 2024$4mRound: SeedInvestors: Castle Island Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, CMT Digital, Spartan Capital, Breed VC, Arche Capital, CMS, Animoca Brands, F Prime, Reciprocal Ventures, LBank Labs, Marin Tvrdic, Robinson Burkey, Mike Dudas, Mark Strome, Chris Hermida, Geoff Renaud, Alex Matthews, Ross Trachtman, Sean Lippel

Protocol Information

Kintsu is the first liquid staking protocol truly engineered as a public good, without central control. Built to maximize capital efficiency and infuse staking yield into everything, Kintsu unifies liquidity and network security with its novel DAO-curated gauge stake delegation solution.

Category:Liquid Staking

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Methodology

TVL: TVL is calculated as total MON, HYPE under management by sMON, sHYPE vault contract: batched deposits, staked, but excluding MON, HYPE being unbonded.View code on GitHubFees: Total staking yields from sMON and sHYPE liquid staking tokens, calculated from exchange rate appreciation (immune to deposit/withdrawal effects).View code on GitHubRevenue: Management fee captured via virtual shares (LST inflation) minted to DAO Treasury. Fee rate is governance-controlled; empirically observed at ~0.5% of staking rewards.View code on GitHub

Yields

Pools Tracked1

Average Supply APY11.3%

Competitors

Kinetiq kHYPE ($796.14m)stHYPE ($156.17m)Kinetiq kmHYPE ($33.53m)ShMonad ($8.86m)Hyperbeat LST ($7.56m)Kinetiq Launch ($2.66m)Magma Staking ($1.11m)aPriori ($540,267.33)SpinUp Liquid Staking ($180,826.21)Moonmace ($2,913.78)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kintsu?

Kintsu is the first liquid staking protocol truly engineered as a public good, without central control. Built to maximize capital efficiency and infuse staking yield into everything, Kintsu unifies liquidity and network security with its novel DAO-curated gauge stake delegation solution.

What is Kintsu's TVL?

Kintsu currently has $2.21m in total value locked. TVL has decreased 0.3% over the past 30 days.

What chains does Kintsu operate on?

Kintsu operates on 2 chains: Monad and Hyperliquid L1. Monad holds the largest share at 98%.

How much has Kintsu generated in fees and revenue?

Over the past 30 days, Kintsu generated $21,412 in fees. Of that, $109.81 was protocol revenue. Based on the trailing year, the annualized rate is $421,357.4 in fees and $2,167.91 in revenue.

How does Kintsu's TVL compare to similar protocols?

Among Liquid Staking protocols tracked by DefiLlama, Kintsu ranks #89 by TVL. The category holds $34.949b across 256 protocols, and Kintsu accounts for <0.1% of that total. Other leading protocols include Lido, Binance staked ETH, and Sanctum.

How many yield pools does Kintsu have?

DefiLlama tracks 1 Kintsu yield pool with an average APY of 11.3%.