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Kintsu

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Kintsu is a liquid staking protocol on the Monad blockchain that lets users stake MON tokens and receive sMON liquid staking tokens usable across DeFi for trading, lending, and pooling while earning staking and MEV yield. It also offers superMON, a curated on-chain vault, and is governed by the Kintsu DAO through its KSU token and a decentralized validator registry.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Founders & leadership

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Connor McKenzieinFounder

Investors · 5

NxGen
Pragma VenturesSeoul
Reciprocal VenturesNew York City · $250K – $3M
Brevan Howard DigitalreportedNew York
Castle Island VenturesreportedBoston · $100K – $5M

In the news

Salva Health, Sofya, and Kintsu Selected by Peer Startups to Receive Additional Grant Fundingnewsandviews.vilcap.com · Apr 2025Kintsu raises $4m in seed funding (via Passle)news.fintech.io · Jul 2024Kintsu Secures $4M in Seed Funding Led by Castle Island Ventures to Catalyze Monad DeFi with Liquid Staking - Crypto Dailycryptodaily.co.uk · Jul 2024Brevan Howard Digital joins Monad liquid staking protocol Kintsu's $4 million seed round | The Blocktheblock.co · Jul 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Kintsu do?
Kintsu is a liquid staking protocol on the Monad blockchain that lets users stake MON tokens and receive sMON liquid staking tokens usable across DeFi for trading, lending, and pooling while earning staking and MEV yield. It also offers superMON, a curated on-chain vault, and is governed by the Kintsu DAO through its KSU token and a decentralized validator registry.
Who founded Kintsu?
Kintsu was founded by Connor McKenzie.
Who are Kintsu's investors?
Kintsu's investors include NxGen, Pragma Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, Castle Island Ventures.