Market CapTotal Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization
$2.71T
2.92%
24h Vol.24 Hour Total Trading Volume
$122.06B
Dom.Bitcoin Market Dominance Percentage
58.12%
BTCBitcoin Current Live Price
$78,890.00
4.34%
ETHEthereum Current Live Price
$2,392.57
3.83%
ETH GasEthereum Network Gas Fees in Gwei
Low
Avarage
High
Data by Etherscan
Fear & GreedCryptocurrency Market Fear and Greed Index
32
KernelDAO KERNEL Logo

KernelDAO KERNEL Social Audit & Trust Score

$0.06610 3.94%
Low All Time High
$0.04668 $0.4732

Overview

KernelDAO’s $KERNEL unifies restaking across BNB Chain and Ethereum, powering Kernel, Kelp, and Gain with $2B+ TVL. More

OG Score 23.81
Reviews 3
Market cap $18.90M
Market cap Rank #887

Market Data & Token Stats

Fully Diluted Valuation $66.02M
24H Trading Volume $6.56M
24H Low / High $0.06565 / $0.06932
Circulating Supply 286.31M
Total Supply 1.00B
Max Supply 1.00B

Key Project Information

Categories Decentralized Finance (DeFi) 6 more
Founder Amitej Gajjala 1 more
Website kerneldao.com
Socials 1 more
Chains Ethereum Ecosystem 2 more
Explorer Arkm 8 more
Contracts KernelDAO 0x3f8....24ccf 2 more

KERNEL/USD Live Price Chart

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$KERNEL Community Sentiment

OGAudit Security Evaluation & Social Audit Metrics

OG Score

Only Verified Crypto OGs Can Rate
OG Score Rank #1719
Reviews 3
Gem Score N/A

OGAudit Coin Evaluation Metrics

Innovation 34 .77
Innovation Evaluates whether the project introduces a unique and practical solution with clear, verifiable advantages over existing alternatives, and whether the innovation has the potential to deliver measurable real-world impact beyond marketing claims.
Security 23 .33
Security Assesses the robustness of smart contract and protocol code security, including the availability, quality, and recency of audit reports. Beyond code, it evaluates overall project legitimacy by analyzing centralization risks, liquidity locks, and the likelihood of malicious behavior such as rug pulls.
Community 19 .97
Community Measures how actively the team engages and informs its community and whether governance decisions are transparent and involve on-chain voting. It also assesses whether growth is driven by genuine user interest and product adoption, rather than hype, or bot-driven activity.
Tokenomics 18 .30
Tokenomics Assesses the token's utility, distribution, and economic sustainability. It evaluates the project's revenue model, value accrual for holders, and market health metrics such as liquidity depth, volume, and the protocol TVL (Total Value Locked).
Team 24 .30
Team Evaluates the experience and credibility of the team. It also assesses partners and backers, examining whether they can meaningfully support long-term development and whether the team has sufficient resources to execute its roadmap.
Roadmap 22 .20
Roadmap Assesses the transparency and clarity of the project’s strategic roadmap. It goes beyond stated milestones by cross-referencing them with actual developer activity and releases to evaluate consistent delivery, real impact, and alignment with evolving market conditions.
How do we calculate this? [See our methodology]

KernelDAO (kernel) Expert User Reviews

Is KernelDAO safe or a scam? Read verified Crypto OG reviews about KernelDAO

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Decypher
Decypher 16 Apr 2026 - 20:57 0xd59...b2708
OG Score 25.15

Binance-backed restaking with $2B locked, yet the token trades like a forgotten airdrop. That gap between what the protocol holds and what the market prices in is either one of DeFi’s cleanest opportunities or its oldest trap. The catch: 71% of supply is still yet to hit circulation, and the market has already rejected it once. 💀

KERNEL $0.08108 Gem Score: 2.90
aabashweb3
aabashweb3 16 Apr 2026 - 14:38 0x8d3...061b3
OG Score 9.40

This project is pure chaos and not the good kind. The super airdrop was a pathetic joke that left everyone bitter. Between the broken minting contracts and the lack of a real roadmap, I’m seeing way too many red flags. It’s a derivative EigenLayer clone with half the security and double the headaches. The contract vulnerability and withdrawal freeze are too severe to ignore. While Binance backing offers some legitimacy, the security breach fundamentally undermines trust. This is a high-risk gamble, not a gem. See the security issues: https://v1.skynet.cdn.certik.com/zh-CN/projects/kernel-dao

KERNEL $0.08155 Gem Score: 1.00
Adaphermor
Adaphermor 15 Dec 2025 - 21:01 0x949...62c43
OG Score 36.88

They are aiming for the Holy Grail of DeFi by bridging on-chain liquidity to a massive $5 trillion TradFi credit gap using its Kred protocol. The idea is kiinda cul especially using verifiable collateral from PSPs and FX firms to back stablecoins like $sKUSD and generate real yield The TradFi bridge is still under construction though and the protocol's TVL is lagging far behind its own sister project, Kelp. Right now, the real yield you are getting is from a small pool not the main market

KERNEL $0.06391 Gem Score: N/A

$kernel Markets

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About KernelDAO

KernelDAO, launched in December 2024, is a leading restaking protocol with over $2 billion in total value locked (TVL) across 10+ blockchains, including BNB Chain and Ethereum. It operates three core products: Kernel, the largest restaking platform on BNB Chain with $650M TVL, allowing users to restake assets like BNB and BTC to secure applications and earn rewards; Kelp, the second-largest liquid restaking token (LRT) protocol on Ethereum with $1.2B TVL, integrating with 50+ DeFi apps like Aave and Compound for flexible yield; and Gain, an automated vault system for yield farming and airdrop rewards Gain has $40M TVL, simplifying reward aggregation across networks. 

The $KERNEL token unifies governance, staking and rewards across these products. Staking $KERNEL secures applications, while holders vote on protocol upgrades, fees and initiatives. Built on BNB Chain and Ethereum, KernelDAO raised $10M in a 2024 private sale led by SCB Limited, Laser Digital and Binance Labs. 

Listings on Binance, LBank, Gate.io and KuCoin drive liquidity, with a Binance Megadrop and airdrops boosting engagement. X posts highlight $2B+ TVL and 600k+ ETH secured but note volatility and airdrop selling pressure. KernelDAO aims to redefine restaking, bridging security and liquidity, but faces competition from EigenLayer and Symbiotic.

What is unique about KernelDAO (KERNEL)?

KernelDAO’s unified ecosystem across Kernel, Kelp and Gain integrates restaking and DeFi with $2B+ TVL. Kernel leads BNB Chain restaking, Kelp offers liquid restaking on Ethereum with 50+ DeFi integrations and Gain automates yield and airdrop farming. $KERNEL’s governance and reward model, plus multi-chain support (10+ chains), sets it apart.

Who are the founders of KernelDAO (KERNEL)?

KernelDAO was co-founded by Amitej Gajjala (MBA, IIM Calcutta; Bachelor’s, IIT Madras) and Dheeraj Borra (Bachelor’s, IIT Kharagpur; Master’s, UT Austin), both previously co-founders of Stader Labs, managing $1B+ in assets.

Who are the backers/investors of KernelDAO (KERNEL)?

KernelDAO raised $10M in a 2024 private sale led by SCB Limited, Laser Digital and Binance Labs (now YZi Labs). No additional investors are disclosed, but the project benefits from Binance’s Megadrop and ecosystem support.

Where can I buy KernelDAO (KERNEL)?

 Binance, Coinbase, Gate.ioMEXCKraken

Information in this section carefully collected and curated from publicly available data from official sources, including the KernelDAO Official Website, KernelDAO GitHub Repository and KernelDAO X (Twitter) Account.

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