Total Value Locked$1.9m
TVL by Chain
Monad$1.83m
Hyperliquid L1$69,220
Key Metrics
Fees 30d$20,724
Fees 30d by chain
Monad$20,601
Hyperliquid L1$122.47
Fees 7d$6,625
Monad$6,596
Hyperliquid L1$29.60
Fees 24h$552
Monad$548
Hyperliquid L1$4.04
Cumulative Fees$345,843
Monad$344,511
Hyperliquid L1$1,325
Revenue 30d$102.89
Revenue 30d by chain
Monad$102.29
Hyperliquid L1$0.60
Revenue 7d$33.10
Monad$32.96
Hyperliquid L1$0.14
Revenue 24h$2.76
Monad$2.74
Hyperliquid L1$0.02
Cumulative Revenue$1,723
Monad$1,720
Hyperliquid L1$2.73
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.
Audits:
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 GitHubYields
Pools Tracked1
Average Supply APY11.55%
Competitors
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kintsu's TVL?
Kintsu currently has $1.9m in total value locked. TVL has decreased 19.3% 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 96.4%.
How much has Kintsu generated in fees and revenue?
Over the past 30 days, Kintsu generated $20,724 in fees. Of that, $102.89 was protocol revenue. Based on the trailing year, the annualized rate is $386,599 in fees and $1,981 in revenue.
How does Kintsu's TVL compare to similar protocols?
Among Liquid Staking protocols tracked by DefiLlama, Kintsu ranks #111 by TVL. The category holds $56.879b across 267 protocols, and Kintsu accounts for <0.1% of that total. Other leading protocols include Kinetiq kHYPE, stHYPE, Kinetiq kmHYPE, Hyperbeat LST, ShMonad, Kinetiq Launch, Magma Staking, aPriori, SpinUp Liquid Staking, and Stratium HYPE Staking.
How many yield pools does Kintsu have?
DefiLlama tracks 1 Kintsu yield pool with an average APY of 11.6%.

