Been playing around with KernelDAO lately and wanted to walk you through one of the easiest but most powerful tools in their ecosystem: Kelp. If you’re holding ETH and want to make it work harder (without locking it up), this one’s for you 👇
🤔 So What’s Kelp?
Kelp is a liquid restaking protocol on Ethereum. Basically, you stake your ETH through Kelp and get back rsETH, which keeps earning ETH rewards and can be used across DeFi platforms like Aave and Spark. It’s like staking… but smarter.
🪜 Here’s How I Did It (Takes 2 mins)
1️⃣ Go to the Kelp page
I headed to 👉 https://kerneldao.com/kelp
Clicked on “Restake ETH” to get started.
2️⃣ Connected my wallet
Used MetaMask on Ethereum mainnet. Just click “Connect Wallet” in the top right.
3️⃣ Picked how much ETH to restake
Typed in how much I wanted to restake, hit Restake, approved the transaction, and waited a few seconds.
🔥 Pro tip: always leave a little ETH for gas!
4️⃣ Got my rsETH
Boom. Once the transaction went through, rsETH showed up in my wallet. That’s my restaked ETH—liquid, flexible, and still earning.
💸 What Can You Do with rsETH?
This part is fun. You can:
• Use it on Aave to earn even more
• Provide liquidity on Uniswap or Balancer
• Supply it on Spark as collateral
And it still earns you staking rewards under the hood. Win-win.
📊 Track It All
I check my rsETH status on DeBank or Zapper—super easy to see how it’s performing. Kernel also has a dashboard for deeper stats.
🚀 Final Thoughts
I’m honestly impressed with how smooth this was. No lockups, no stress, and way more flexibility than traditional staking.
If you’re sitting on ETH, don’t let it collect dust. Restake it with Kelp and get that rsETH working across DeFi.
Here’s the link again:
👉 https://kerneldao.com/kelp
Let me know if you want me to break down Gain Vaults or the Kernel restaking layer next!
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