Kinetiq
Leading liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid — stake HYPE, receive kHYPE, and earn ~2.3% APY while maintaining DeFi composability
Farming Overview
Key Statistics
How to Farm Kinetiq
- Stake HYPE to receive kHYPE and earn staking yield
- Deploy kHYPE into lending protocols (HypurrFi, HyperLend) for extra yield
- Provide kHYPE liquidity on KittenSwap or Valantis DEX
- Stake KNTQ (sKNTQ) for protocol revenue distribution
- Use kHYPE on Pendle for yield tokenization
Why Farm Kinetiq?
- 25% of 1B KNTQ airdropped to kPoints holders — proven generous community distribution
- Additional 30% allocated to protocol growth/rewards — ongoing Season 2 kPoints earn future distributions
- Largest liquid staking provider on Hyperliquid with ~$1B TVL — attracted $460M within 24 hours of launch
- kHYPE integrated across major HyperEVM money markets with $180M+ in collateral deposited
- 800K kPoints distributed weekly with KNTQ stakers receiving points multiplier
- Expanding into Markets (equity perps, 25x leverage) and Launch (Exchange-as-a-Service via HIP-3)
About Kinetiq
Kinetiq is the dominant liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid, allowing users to stake HYPE and receive kHYPE — a yield-bearing token that continuously appreciates as validator rewards accrue. With ~76% market share and $833M+ TVL, Kinetiq is core infrastructure for the HyperEVM DeFi ecosystem. The KNTQ governance token launched in November 2025.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kinetiq and how does it work?
Kinetiq is the dominant liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid, allowing users to stake HYPE and receive kHYPE — a yield-bearing token that continuously appreciates as validator rewards accrue. With ~76% market share and $833M+ TVL, Kinetiq is core infrastructure for the HyperEVM DeFi ecosystem. The KNTQ governance token launched in November 2025.
How do I farm the Kinetiq airdrop?
To farm the Kinetiq airdrop, you should: Stake HYPE to receive kHYPE and earn staking yield. Deploy kHYPE into lending protocols (HypurrFi, HyperLend) for extra yield. Provide kHYPE liquidity on KittenSwap or Valantis DEX. Stake KNTQ (sKNTQ) for protocol revenue distribution. Kinetiq is currently in the concluded farming stage with token live airdrop status.
What is the expected value of the Kinetiq airdrop?
The Kinetiq airdrop has an expected value rating of 2 out of 5 ($$). The farming stage is concluded and the airdrop status is token live. Expected value ratings on The Farmers Market consider factors like protocol TVL, funding, team quality, and token economics.
Why should I farm Kinetiq?
25% of 1B KNTQ airdropped to kPoints holders — proven generous community distribution Additional 30% allocated to protocol growth/rewards — ongoing Season 2 kPoints earn future distributions Largest liquid staking provider on Hyperliquid with ~$1B TVL — attracted $460M within 24 hours of launch