“Kred is going to be our biggest launch since we created the company.”
That line set the tone for the 2025 retrospective AMA.
2025 built the base. 2026 expands the stack.
Kelp (rsETH):
Liquid restaking scaled to ~$1.2B TVL, live across ~12 active chains with 120+ DeFi integrations. The biggest unlock was E-Mode on Aave (across multiple chains), enabling capital-efficient looping up to ~14x with low liquidation risk. E-Mode rewards sit around ~8–9% vs ~6% without.
Gain (Vaults):
Gain became one of DeFi’s top-performing vault suites.
High Gain (hgETH): ~$60M TVL, ~10% net rewards, #1 ETH vault for ~6 months, outperforming peers by ~3% in net rewards.
Stable Gain (sbUSD): launched Q4 2025, ~$10M TVL in ~3 months with ~10% rewards on stables.
Airdrop Gain (agETH) onboarded @k3_capital, bringing institutional-grade strategies.
All vaults issue tokenized positions for DeFi composability.
$KERNEL token:
Launched April 2025, listed on 45+ exchanges. Current utilities include governance and a 3x Kernel Points boost on staking. Revenue sharing is planned for 2026, backed by restaking fees, vault fees, and Kred revenue.
Kred:
Kred expands beyond crypto-native loops into real payment-backed credit. ~$200T moves through global payments annually, with ~$9–10T locked in pre-funding and settlement delays.
Users deposit USDC/USDT → mint KUSD → stake to receive sKUSD → earn ~10% from real payment and settlement flows. These rewards are not dependent on crypto market cycles.