Liquid staking
Kinetiq Staked HYPE (kHYPE)
How to stake, unstake, and trade kHYPE.
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How to stake HYPE for kHYPE
- Open the Kinetiq stake page
- Connect your wallet
- Enter staking amount
- Click
Stakebutton - Confirm transaction
- Receive kHYPE
Once complete, you accrue rewards automatically and your kHYPE will be ready to use across HyperEVM DeFi. There is a 10% fee on staking rewards, of which 70% is used to purchase KNTQ on the open market and 30% is sent to the Kinetiq treasury for operations.
Transferring HYPE to HyperEVM
If your HYPE is on HyperCore:
- Visit the Hyperliquid dApp → “Portfolio” tab
- Locate your HYPE balance
- Click “Transfer to EVM” under the “Transfer” column
- Wait for confirmation (usually seconds)
Once on HyperEVM, you can stake via Kinetiq.
Cross-chain swaps from Ethereum or Base to kHYPE on HyperEVM
Have ETH or USDC on Ethereum or Base?
You can swap directly to kHYPE on HyperEVM with added functionality—powered by Enso.
- Connect your wallet on Ethereum or Base to the Kinetiq dApp
- Enter the amount of ETH or USDC you’d like to swap
- Confirm the transaction and wait for completion
Once complete, you accrue rewards automatically and your kHYPE will be ready to use across HyperEVM DeFi.
How to unstake kHYPE for HYPE
Unstaking kHYPE returns the original HYPE after a delay period — same process as native Hyperliquid unstaking.
- Queue unstake. Choose amount of kHYPE to convert back to HYPE, submit withdrawal request, and receive withdrawal ID
- Wait for the delay period. ~8–9 days total: includes 1-day delegation lockup + 7-day unstaking queue
- Confirm Withdrawal. After delay, kHYPE is burned and your HYPE is returned to your wallet
Trading in and out of kHYPE
Want to exit before the unstaking period ends?
You can trade kHYPE on supported platforms offering deep liquidity:
- Kinetiq stake page (unstake button)
- DEXs
- Orderbooks and AMMs
Note: Swapping may incur slippage depending on venue and market conditions, but offers instant liquidity.
Add kHYPE to your wallet
Token address: 0xfD739d4e423301CE9385c1fb8850539D657C296D (HyperEVMScan)
To add it manually:
- Go to your Wallet Provider → “Import Tokens”
- Paste the address above
- Confirm import