Kelp DAO
Agent59Agent Readiness: 59/100. Top 25%. Measured by StartupHub.ai. Median 41.Trust70Data Trust: 70/100. Above median. Measured by StartupHub.ai. Median 61.A liquid restaking protocol for earning enhanced yields on staked Ethereum and Liquid Staking Tokens.
About
Kelp DAO is a leading liquid restaking protocol that enables users to restake Ethereum and other Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) to earn higher rewards. Its core product, rsETH, is designed to be battle-tested and institutional-grade, maintaining liquidity and offering maximum utility across various DeFi protocols.
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Key facts
- Website
- kerneldao.com
- Founded
- 2023
- Total funding
- $9M (Private Token Sale)
- Business model
- B2C
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Post-money | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2024 | Private Token Sale | $9M | $90M | Laser Digital |
Tech stack
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- Frontend
- Next.js, Tailwind CSS
- Analytics
- Google Analytics 4, Hotjar
- Support
- Discourse
- CDN
- AWS CloudFront
- Hosting
- AWS
- Email provider
- Google Workspace
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The Kelp DAO exploit wasn't a complex hack. It's a textbook example of why the industry keeps building financial infrastructure out of wet cardboard.. If you're still chasing yield in liquid restaking protocols, you're stacking risks like a…
A normal-looking LayerZero packet (nonce 308) was verified, committed, and executed on Ethereum, releasing 116,500 rsETH from bridge inventory without any burn or nonce advance on Unichain. This was a phantom cross-chain message, not a mint…
KelpDAO rsETH $290M hack incident is another bridge exploit. Early reports suggest roughly $290M was affected after suspicious cross chain activity involving rsETH. KelpDAO has since paused rsETH contracts across mainnet and several L2s whi…
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Frequently asked
Is Kelp DAO trustworthy and reputable?
StartupHub's Data Trust & Reputation score for Kelp DAO is 70 out of 100, a generally safe rating, based on site security posture, privacy practices, malware and phishing checks, and public reputation signals.
How much funding has Kelp DAO raised?
Kelp DAO has raised a total of $9M in funding. The most recent round on record is Private Token Sale.
Public record
SEC filings, insider activity, nonprofit links and pay benchmarks for Kelp DAO
