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Kintsu

About Kintsu

A liquidity staking protocol operating on both Monad and the Aleph Zero blockchain, planning to launch its sMONAD liquidity staking token.

Business Information
Target Customers
DeFi users crypto investors blockchain developers
Industry Categories
Blockchain/Web3 Software
Business Model
Revenue Model Token-based
Pricing Strategy Not disclosed
Sales Channels Direct to consumer, Partnerships with blockchain platforms
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Seed Apr 24, 2025 $4.0M Castle Island Ventures, CMT
Founders

No founder information available.

Investors
C
CMT

Venture Capital

C
Castle Island Ventures

Venture Capital

Recent Mentions
adewale_x
web3 Explorers @adewale_x
Apr 24, 2025

5. Kintsu – $4 Million •Description: A liquidity staking protocol operating on both Monad and the Aleph Zero blockchain, planning to launch its sMONAD liquidity staking token. •Funding: Raised $4 million in a seed round led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from CMT https://t.co/tLXEBH6Snl

Albright_MXM
Albright Maximus @Albright_MXM
Jul 08, 2025

Detailed Monad Eco Interaction guide (Kintsu) @Kintsu_xyz is a liquid staking protocol on Monad that raised over $4M in a seed round. It allows users to stake their MON for sMON, earn yields on their staked tokens, and use these sMON receipt tokens for DeFi operations across https://t.co/ItXHDLZVK0

xhakill_
XHAKILL @xhakill_
Sep 09, 2025

(1/6) My first liquid staking protocol on @monad was @Kintsu_xyz. A next-gen liquid staking protocol, they raised $4M in seed round My experience with kintsu 🧵👇 https://t.co/r9xszXhWMy