Kelp DAO vs Rocket Pool

Kelp DAO3.3/5

VS

Rocket Pool4.2/5

Feature	Kelp DAOVisit	Rocket PoolVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.3/5	4.2/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	4.0	3.5
Security	2.0	4.5
Liquidity	4.0	4.0
Decentralization	3.0	5.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	No
Type	Liquid restaking	Liquid staking
Stakeable assets	ETH, stETH, ETHx	ETH
Receipt token	rsETH	rETH
Protocol fee	Not disclosed	14%
Minimum stake	Not disclosed	0.01 ETH
Withdrawal time	Not disclosed	Instant via deposit pool buffer
Chains	Ethereum	Ethereum
Node operators	Not disclosed	Permissionless
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	Yes	No
Slashing cover	Not disclosed	Yes
Typical reward rate	Not disclosed	2.0-2.2%
Company
Founded	2023	2016
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Laser Digital, SCB Limited, Alex Karl Svanevik, Amrit Kumar +22	Coinbase Ventures, Consensys, 1kx
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	Permissionless node operator set with over 1,400 independent operators Low minimum liquid deposit of 0.01 ETH with no identity checks Requires only 4 ETH validator bonds instead of standard 32 ETH solo stakes Extensively audited by firms including Sigma Prime, Consensys Diligence, and Trail of Bits
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	Lower published staking yields than some larger centralized competitors Redemptions directly from the protocol depend on available deposit pool buffer liquidity Stakers remain exposed to potential node operator slashing penalties and contract bugs
Best for	Restaking native ETH and stETH, DeFi liquidity providers on L2s, Yield farming with restaked assets	Decentralization-focused Ethereum stakers, Home node operators with under 32 ETH, DeFi users needing yield-bearing collateral

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