Kelp DAO vs Marinade

Kelp DAO3.3/5

VS

Marinade4.3/5

Feature	Kelp DAOVisit	MarinadeVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.3/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	4.0	4.5
Security	2.0	4.5
Liquidity	4.0	4.0
Decentralization	3.0	4.5
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	No
Type	Liquid restaking	Liquid staking, Native staking
Stakeable assets	ETH, stETH, ETHx	SOL
Receipt token	rsETH	mSOL
Chains	Ethereum	Solana
Node operators	Not disclosed	Automated delegation across hundreds of Solana validators via Stake Auction Marketplace
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	Yes	No
Typical reward rate	Not disclosed	5.04% - 7.6%
Company
Founded	2023	2021
Headquarters	—	United States
Investors	Laser Digital, SCB Limited, Alex Karl Svanevik, Amrit Kumar +22	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Retains liquidity via rsETH while earning restaking rewards Accepts both native ETH and established liquid staking tokens Chainlink CCIP integration for transfers across multiple layer-2 networks Supported across more than 40 DeFi platforms and lending pools	Supports native staking without smart contract custody exposure Liquid staking via mSOL is widely integrated across Solana DeFi Smart contracts audited by Neodyme, Ackee Blockchain, and Kudelski Security No identity verification or KYC required for retail staking
Cons	Suffered a $292 million cross-chain bridge exploit in April 2026 Exposes holders to layered slashing risk across multiple validation services Subject to rsETH secondary market depeg risks during market volatility	Limited entirely to the Solana blockchain mSOL trades at market rates and can temporarily depeg from redemption value Instant unstaking requires secondary market liquidity or pool reserves Standard native unstaking remains subject to Solana epoch withdrawal delays
Best for	Restaking native ETH and stETH, DeFi liquidity providers on L2s, Yield farming with restaked assets	Solana DeFi liquidity providers, Users avoiding smart contract risk, Institutions using qualified custodians

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