Kinetiq 

KNTQ Price

What is the Kinetiq protocol?

Kinetiq is a liquid staking protocol built natively on Hyperliquid, running on the HyperEVM network. Users stake HYPE and receive kHYPE, a liquid staking token whose balance accrues staking rewards automatically. Kinetiq positions itself inside the Hyperliquid ecosystem as its largest liquid staking venue, with a self-reported share of roughly 76% of Hyperliquid liquid staking per Kinetiq Research. KNTQ, the protocol's governance token, launched at TGE on November 27, 2025.

How does Kinetiq's liquid staking on Hyperliquid work?

Kinetiq's StakeHub system automatically delegates staked HYPE to the highest-scoring validators on Hyperliquid. Validator scoring rewards performance, and staking rewards compound into the kHYPE exchange rate, so kHYPE holdings grow without manual claims. Per official documentation, the Kinetiq protocol has completed 4 independent security audits.

What is kHYPE and how is it used in DeFi?

kHYPE is the liquid staking token Kinetiq issues in exchange for staked HYPE. The token stays transferable while the underlying HYPE earns staking rewards on Hyperliquid. Per official documentation, kHYPE is usable as collateral, in liquidity provision, and in yield strategies across DeFi protocols integrated with Kinetiq.

Is KNTQ a coin or a token?

KNTQ is a token. The asset runs on HyperEVM, Hyperliquid's Ethereum-compatible network, rather than on a blockchain of its own. The KNTQ contract address on HyperEVM is 0x000000000000780555bd0bca3791f89f9542c2d6, verifiable on HyperEVMScan. DropsTab classifies KNTQ under DeFi, Hyperliquid Ecosystem, and Liquid Staking Protocols.

What is KNTQ's maximum supply and token allocation?

KNTQ has a fixed maximum supply of 1 billion tokens, equal to its total supply. Per the Kinetiq Foundation's October 22, 2025 launch announcement, the allocation is: Protocol Growth & Rewards 30%, initial airdrop 25%, Core Contributors 23.5%, Foundation 10%, Investors 7.5%, and Liquidity 4%. About 68% of the supply started outside circulation, an overhang investors track.

How does KNTQ's vesting schedule affect sell pressure?

Insider allocations are KNTQ's main unlock risk. Core Contributors (23.5% of supply) and Investors (7.5%) hold 31% combined, on a three-year vesting schedule with a one-year cliff, per the Kinetiq Foundation. The cliff expires in late November 2026. After the cliff, roughly 1.29% of total supply unlocks monthly. Foundation (10%) and Protocol Growth & Rewards (30%) allocations have no publicly dated unlock schedule, so the emission pace of the 300 million token growth bucket remains undisclosed.

Who backed Kinetiq and what does its seed round signal?

Per DropsTab data, Kinetiq raised $1.75 million in a single Seed Round dated October 22, 2025. Backers include Maven 11, Chorus One, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), IMC Financial Markets, Flowdesk, and Pier Two, plus angels such as DeFi Dad and Hyperliquid community figures. No investor is flagged as lead. The mix of market makers and staking specialists matches Kinetiq's liquid staking focus, and the 7.5% investor allocation keeps concentration low.

How was KNTQ's initial airdrop distributed?

The initial airdrop covered 25% of KNTQ supply, per the Kinetiq Foundation's launch announcement. kPoints holders received 24% of the supply and Hypurr holders received 1%. kPoints were earned through the protocol's loyalty program, whose Season 2 launched on November 13, 2025 and distributed roughly 800,000 points weekly.

What happened to the kPoints loyalty program?

Kinetiq terminated the kPoints program on October 2, 2026, after distributing roughly 36.8 million kPoints over its life. A paid claim window replaced free distribution: 50 million KNTQ at $0.26 per token, open October 1-10, 2026. Unclaimed tokens revert to the Kinetiq Foundation for ecosystem and growth initiatives. KNTQ fell roughly 33% around the shift from free airdrops to paid claims.

Where can you buy and trade KNTQ?

KNTQ trades on Kraken Pro, which listed the KNTQ/USD pair in May 2026. Trading also occurs on decentralized exchanges within the HyperEVM ecosystem. Liquidity is thin: KNTQ trades on a handful of venues with modest reported volumes, so larger orders can move the price materially.