About Kinetiq

Kinetiq is the leading liquid staking protocol built natively for Hyperliquid — empowering users to stake HYPE, stay liquid, and earn rewards across a growing DeFi ecosystem.

$726M+

Total Value Locked

28K+

kHYPE Holders

2.37%

kHYPE APY

11+

Ecosystem Partners

Our Mission

Kinetiq was founded with a singular purpose: to unlock the full potential of HYPE staking on Hyperliquid. We believe that staked assets should never sit idle — they should work for you while remaining liquid and composable across DeFi.

By minting kHYPE — a reward-accruing liquid staking token — Kinetiq enables holders to participate in the Hyperliquid validator ecosystem while simultaneously deploying their capital across lending protocols, DEXs, yield vaults, and more. No lock-ups. No compromises.

Beyond liquid staking, Kinetiq powers Markets — a suite of financial products built natively on HyperEVM — and offers vkHYPE through Kinetiq Earn, an advanced yield strategy layer powered by Veda that further compounds rewards for sophisticated users.

What Kinetiq Builds

kHYPE — Liquid Staking

Stake HYPE and receive kHYPE, a rebasing token that continuously accrues staking rewards. kHYPE is fully liquid — swap, lend, or use it as collateral across the HyperEVM ecosystem at any time.

vkHYPE — Kinetiq Earn

Deposit kHYPE into Kinetiq Earn to receive vkHYPE and unlock additional yield from curated DeFi strategies across Hyperlend, Project X, Felix, Pendle, and more — powered by Veda's battle-tested vault infrastructure.

KNTQ — Governance Token

KNTQ is the native governance and rewards token of the Kinetiq protocol. Holders participate in protocol governance, earn protocol revenue, and shape the future direction of Kinetiq and its expanding product suite.

Protocol Values

Security First

Kinetiq contracts are rigorously audited by leading security firms. We maintain an active bug bounty program on Cantina and publish all audit reports publicly. User funds are always the top priority.

Radical Transparency

All smart contracts are open source. Protocol metrics — TVL, APY, validator allocations, and treasury activity — are visible on-chain and surfaced in real time through the Kinetiq dashboard and third-party explorers.

Capital Efficiency

kHYPE is designed for maximum composability. It integrates natively with Hyperlend, Pendle, Curve, Project X, Felix, HypurrFi, and more — so staked HYPE is always earning, never idle, across the full Kinetiq ecosystem.

Community Driven

Kinetiq is built for and by the Hyperliquid community. From validator selection to governance proposals, KNTQ holders and kHYPE stakers are the ultimate stewards of the protocol's direction and growth.

How Kinetiq Works

The Staking Lifecycle

A user deposits HYPE into the Kinetiq staking contract on HyperEVM.
Kinetiq mints kHYPE at the current exchange rate and sends it to the user's wallet.
The deposited HYPE is delegated to a curated set of high-performance Hyperliquid validators managed by the Kinetiq protocol.
Staking rewards from validators accrue continuously, increasing the HYPE backing each kHYPE token over time.
Users can redeem kHYPE for HYPE at any time, or swap via integrated DEXs for instant liquidity.

Validator Strategy

Kinetiq delegates HYPE to a diversified portfolio of Hyperliquid validators, selected and monitored based on uptime, performance, commission rates, and decentralization metrics. This ensures optimal staking rewards while minimizing protocol risk.

The validator set is governed transparently and updated through Kinetiq's governance process. All delegation data is visible on-chain and summarized in the Validators section of the app.

Security & Audits

The security of user funds is the highest priority at Kinetiq. All protocol smart contracts undergo rigorous independent audits before deployment. Audit reports are published openly on the Kinetiq documentation site.

Smart Contract Audits

Multiple independent audits of all core Kinetiq contracts, with findings publicly disclosed and resolved before launch.

Bug Bounty Program

An active bug bounty is hosted on Cantina. Responsible disclosure of critical vulnerabilities is rewarded generously to protect the Kinetiq ecosystem.

Continuous Monitoring

Protocol health, validator performance, and contract state are monitored continuously. A real-time status page is available at kinetiq-status.xyz.

The Kinetiq Ecosystem

kHYPE is deeply integrated across the Hyperliquid DeFi landscape. Kinetiq actively partners with leading protocols to ensure kHYPE holders have access to the best yield opportunities, deepest liquidity, and broadest use cases.

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