Kelp is a liquid restaking and real-world-credit stablecoin project within the KernelDAO ecosystem, co-founded by Dheeraj Borra and Amitej Gajjala. Kelp's Twitter Score is 112 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #6,115 (top 5%) among 493,952 tracked accounts.
Kelp launched rsETH, described as the first liquid restaked token on Ethereum mainnet, in December 2023. The project secured a $9 million private sale round led by SCB Limited and Laser Digital, with additional backing from YZi Labs, Bankless Ventures, Hypersphere, Draper Dragon, DACM, GSR, HTX Ventures, and others. Kelp is also developing KUSD, a stablecoin designed to earn yield from real-world commerce.
Kelp disclosed a bridge compromise on April 19, 2026, involving a third-party provider that resulted in 116,500 rsETH released to an attacker. Following the incident, Kelp retired rsETH bridging on sunset networks and published a recovery guide in June 2026 for affected users.
Kelp has published 6,349 posts on the platform. Kelp has been mentioned by 605 accounts, with 1,884 total mentions. Kelp's portfolio includes Hana.
Who follows Kelp on X?
The accounts that follow Kelp include 364 founders, 104 angel investors, 299 influencers and 20 VCs. Among them are Laura Shin, 6529, Tarun Chitra, H.E. Justin Sun, Vance Spencer and Tay.