KelpDAO

Restake ETH or LSTs to earn staking rewards plus EigenLayer points

What this yield is

• Protocol: KelpDAO
• Asset: ETH, stETH, sfrxETH, ETHX
• Receipt token: rsETH (KelpDAO Restaked Ether)
• Additional rewards: Kelp Miles + EigenLayer Points
• Networks: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base

KelpDAO allows restaking of ETH and various liquid staking tokens. You receive rsETH which earns staking rewards plus Kelp Miles and EigenLayer Points.

Required inputs

Parameter	Description
yieldId	ethereum-kelpdao-rseth-staking (or network variant)
address	User’s wallet address
amount	Amount to restake

Actions & lifecycle

Enter

Action: Restake ETH or LST

• Deposit ETH, stETH, sfrxETH, or ETHX (Ethereum)
• Deposit ETH only on L2s
• Receive rsETH representing your position
• Start earning immediately

Exit

Action: Exit via DEX swap

• Native withdrawals not currently enabled
• rsETH can be swapped on various DEXs
• Liquid token maintains utility across DeFi

Example flow

1. Get yield metadata

   Fetch KelpDAO restaking yield details.

2. Enter position

   Restake to receive rsETH.

3. Sign & submit

   Sign the transaction and broadcast.

4. Track balances

   Monitor your position via the balances endpoint.

Get yield metadata

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.yield.xyz/v1/yields/ethereum-kelpdao-rseth-staking \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <API_KEY>'

Operational notes

No native withdrawals

Native withdrawals are not currently enabled. Exit via DEX swaps using the liquid rsETH token.

Multiple input assets

Ethereum supports ETH, stETH, sfrxETH, and ETHX. L2s (Arbitrum, Optimism, Base) support ETH only.

Points rewards

Earn both Kelp Miles and EigenLayer Points on top of base staking yield.

Yield IDs for this protocol

Show KelpDAO yield IDs

Yield ID	Network
ethereum-kelpdao-rseth-staking	Ethereum
arbitrum-kelpdao-rseth-staking	Arbitrum
optimism-kelpdao-rseth-staking	Optimism
base-kelpdao-rseth-staking	Base

See also

Liquid Restaking

Learn about LRTs

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