KernelDAO: Restaking Reimagined
@KernelDAO is redefining restaking with a unified ecosystem built for capital efficiency, cross-chain security, and user rewards. Through its flagship products $Kernel, the protocol is driving over $2B in TVL across BNB Chain and Ethereum.
🧠 The KernelDAO Ecosystem
• Kernel: Provides shared security for the BNB Chain, allowing users to restake BNB and other assets.
• Kelp (rsETH): A leading liquid restaking protocol on Ethereum, integrated across 40+ DeFi platforms.
• Gain: Aggregated yield vaults that simplify rewards from airdrops and DeFi strategies.
💠 Introducing $KERNEL
Launched in April 2025, $KERNEL is the native utility and governance token of the ecosystem. With a total supply of 1B tokens, it fuels:
• Restaking security incentives
• Insurance against slashing
• Governance and protocol upgrades
• Liquidity across DeFi and AMMs
Notably, over 50% of the token supply is allocated to community rewards, including a Binance MegaDrop and ongoing incentives. This is amazing
🌐 Why It Matters
• Cross-chain Infrastructure – Seamless support across Ethereum, BNB Chain, and L2s
• Capital Efficiency – Stake once, earn many ways
• Simplified Yield – One place to restake, earn, and govern
With a clear roadmap ahead—including vault expansions, new middleware, and slashing mechanics—KernelDAO is positioned as a core layer in the evolving restaking and DeFi landscape.