My ETH is Now My Universal L2 Passport, Thanks to KelpDAO.

It’s mid-2025, and the way I use my ETH has completely changed. A year ago, it was a choice: either stake it on mainnet for security rewards OR bridge it to an L2 to explore new apps. Now, I do both at the same time, and KelpDAO's rsETH is the key.

My ETH is restaked through Kelp, so it's constantly earning its base yield and securing other protocols. But honestly, the rsETH I hold almost never sits on mainnet anymore. It's become my universal, yield-bearing passport across the L2 ecosystem.

Last week alone is a perfect example:

- I had some rsETH on Arbitrum, using it as collateral on a lending protocol to borrow some stables.

- I bridged another chunk to Base to participate in a new SocialFi app's launch, providing liquidity with an asset that was still earning staking yield in the background.

The capital efficiency is unreal. My core holding is securing Ethereum, while its liquid form is actively deployed on two other chains, generating more yield and letting me explore the cutting edge of DeFi.

This is what we were all promised in 2024, but it took projects like KernelDAO, with their relentless focus on building cross-chain integrations, to make it a reality. They didn’t just create a liquid token; they made it a first-class citizen on the chains that matter most. My ETH is finally as mobile and productive as it deserves to be. @KernelDAO $KERNEL