Kinetiq Deep Dive: Liquid Staking, HIP-3 and the Launch Model | Greenz & Omnia

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In this episode, we’re joined by two of the three Kinetiq Co-founders, Omnia and Greenz, to discuss building a liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid. They explain core differences from earlier LSTs, staking yields, institutional interest in iHYPE, and DeFi integrations like Pendle and Valantis. The episode also previews Launch, Kinetiq’s “Exchange-as-a-Service” platform built on Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 protocol.Thanks for tuning in!

As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice.

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Resources

Introducing Launch by Kinetiq: https://x.com/kinetiq_xyz/status/1950912024084361595

0xResearch: How Should We Value Hyperliquid?: https://youtu.be/lyIgllXwhgs?feature=shared

Bell Curve: Hyperliquid’s Bold Vision for DeFi: https://youtu.be/xHGKv0Cx7ao?feature=shared

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(2:02) What is Kinetiq?

(5:21) Kinetiq vs the Field

(9:39) Katana Ad

(10:00) Offering Additional Yield

(14:24) Market Interest in iHYPE

(20:03) kHYPE Integrations

(23:45) Katana Ad

(24:17) What's Next For Kinetiq?

(30:25) HIP-3s Impact

(32:24) Ads (Marinade & Algorand)

(33:25) Launch by Kinetiq

(37:57) The Dedicated kHYPE AMM on Valantis

(40:29) Closing Comments

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Boccaccio, Danny, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.