Kelp DAO tokenizes EigenLayer airdrop points, launching $340m market with KEP trading around $0.17 after 4.6 million tokens claimed.
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Promote with Leviathan NewsKelp DAO has started turning its EigenLayer points into a tradable ERC-20 asset called KEP, creating a secondary market for what had previously been a non-transferable rewards system. According to DL News, one KEP equals one EigenLayer point, about 4.6 million KEP have already been claimed, and the token was trading around $0.17 soon after launch. The launch matters because it gives a market price to EigenLayer points and shows how liquid restaking protocols are extending the economics around EigenLayer’s airdrop-style incentives. DL News reported that the implied market value of all EigenLayer points reached roughly $340 million based on trading activity on Whales Market, while Kelp also added a 0.5% fee on KEP claims that it plans to recycle into incentives for rsETH restakers.
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