KNTQ

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Kinetiq

DeFi · Decentralized Liquid Staking

KNTQ#243

Mcap$149M

$0.4726.82%

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Spot Volume (24H)

$9.79M+87.36%

Marketcap

$149M

FDV

$472M

Mindshare

Medium

Metrics (24H)

14 Notable Posts

Circ. Supply

315.9M

Sentiment

24H

Max Supply

1.0B

Mcap/FDV

31.59%

Total Supply

1.0B

Sector Ranking

#70

Kinetiq is a liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid that autonomously delegates HYPE to high-performing validators based on performance and decentralization metrics, aiming to maximize yield and enhance network security.

Sector

DeFi

Sector Rank

#70

Sub-Sector

Decentralized Liquid Staking

Sub-Sector Rank

#12

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Magnus Lai

Founding Member

1Y Price Performance +213.27%

All Time High

$0.534-3.68%

Oct 29, 2026

Cycle Low

$0.458+12.30%

Oct 30, 2026

KNTQ Chart

All Charts

$0.472

74.53% Past Month

Price

$0.47274.53%

Mindshare

0.0%13.54%

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Spot Volume (24H)

$9.79M+87.36%

Marketcap

$149M

Mindshare

Medium

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Last Updated: Oct-29-2026 11:08 UTC

Kinetiq Project Update

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KNTQ Governance Token Launch and Market Debut Kinetiq launched its KNTQ governance token on Nov. 27, 2025, with the token trading at $0.13, up nearly 19% in 24 hours, giving it a market cap of $35.3 million and a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of approximately $130 million 1. A governance token grants holders voting rights over protocol decisions. The launch followed a TVL decline of roughly 60% from $2.63 billion to around $1.1 billion, likely driven by airdrop farmers unwinding positions ahead of the token event 1. The token distribution allocates 25% to early users, 30% to protocol growth and rewards, with the remainder going to contributors, investors, and the Kinetiq Foundation 1.

Product Expansion: Exchange-Specific Liquid Staking and Markets Kinetiq introduced Exchange-Specific Liquid Staking Tokens (XLSTs), exemplified by KMHYPE, which allow users to effectively co-own newly launched exchanges by staking assets that power the exchange while earning a share of its revenue . The associated Markets platform aims to bring world markets — equities, FX, and commodities — on-chain around the clock, quoted in USDH to establish a cost-efficient trading venue on Hyperliquid . Kinetiq emphasizes strict risk isolation across its products, distinguishing the general-purpose liquid staking token (kHYPE), the earn product (vKHYPE), and the exchange-backed product (KMHYPE) .

Security Posture and Tokenomics Philosophy Kinetiq has emphasized extreme security measures, including six audits, a $5 million bug bounty with Spearbit, and safe harbor opt-ins, to encourage institutional and long-term HYPE holders to stake within HyperEVM . The protocol maintains a strong purist philosophy regarding its tokenomics, ensuring no private equity deals extract value away from token holders, and has confirmed that the Markets product will never have its own separate token — positioning KNTQ as the central asset for the entire ecosystem .

Biggest Stories of 2025

HIP-3 and Markets by Kinetiq livestream: Kinetiq outlined its vision of liquid staking as a distribution "wedge" to accumulate capital rather than the endgame, while detailing the Markets platform's plan to bring non-crypto markets on-chain and confirming its security and tokenomics philosophy (December 29, 2025) .
0xResearch livestream on HIP-3 and Markets: Kinetiq discussed its Exchange-Specific Liquid Staking Tokens (XLSTs), the KMHYPE product, and plans to migrate stake from HyperCore to HyperEVM, alongside its six audits and $5 million bug bounty (December 15, 2025) .
Kinetiq HyperEVM explainer published: A detailed overview noted Kinetiq became the largest liquid staking provider on HyperEVM since launching in July 2025, reaching nearly $1B TVL, and highlighted its kHYPE, iHYPE, and Launch products (December 2, 2025) 4.
KNTQ token trading debut: Kinetiq's governance token began trading at $0.13 with a $35.3 million market cap and roughly $130 million FDV, following a 60% TVL decline attributed to airdrop farmers unwinding positions (November 28, 2025) 1.
KNTQ governance token unveiled: The Kinetiq Foundation announced KNTQ with a max supply of 1 billion tokens, a 25% airdrop allocation, and a TVL of over $1.6B, with eligible recipients required to accept terms by Nov. 21 (October 22, 2025) 5.
Pendle deployment on HyperEVM: Pendle went live on HyperEVM featuring a Kinetiq kHYPE pool among its initial offerings, expanding the yield ecosystem around Kinetiq's liquid staking token (July 30, 2025) 6.
$40 million of HYPE unstaked ahead of launch: Over 1 million HYPE (~$40M) were unstaked ahead of Kinetiq's July 15 launch, mostly from three whale wallets, as holders prepared to stake with the protocol (July 8, 2025) 7.
Kinetiq launch: Kinetiq launched on July 15, 2025, offering an autonomous validator scoring system, stake distribution, kHYPE tokens for depositors, and iHYPE for institutional clients like FlowDesk and IMC Trading (July 2025) 7.