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Kinetiq has unveiled the KNTQ governance token as it moves to formalise governance for its liquid staking products and ecosystem. The launch details were published alongside the project’s tokenomics and an airdrop schedule. It marks a formal step toward codifying how stakeholders will influence protocol parameters going forward. What are the details of the Kinetiq token airdrop and KNTQ token distribution? The project announced a public distribution that includes a 25% airdrop; remaining allocation details were summarised by the team and are available in the original report. See the initial report by The Defiant for full charts. In this context, the public drop is positioned as the principal vehicle for broadening community ownership. The token has a maximum supply of 1 billion and an airdrop eligibility deadline of Nov 21 20:00 UTC. The team published a high-level split; full percentages include 30% for protocol growth and rewards, 25% to the initial airdrop (including 1% for Hypurr holders and 24% for kPoints holders), 23.5% to core contributors, 10% to the Kinetiq Foundation, 7.5% to investors and 4% to liquidity. Introducing KNTQ, the governance token of the Kinetiq protocol. pic.twitter.com/fbYl97Xu0r — Kinetiq Foundation (@KinetiqFND) October 22, 2025 Who is eligible and how will the distribution work? Eligibility rules target active users of the Hyperliquid ecosystem and early stakeholders; the claim process and on‑chain criteria are detailed in the project brief.  How does kinetiq liquid staking relate to hyperliquid layer one and hyperevm liquid staking? Kinetiq positions itself as a liquid staking provider within the broader Hyperliquid layer one stack and integrates with Hyperevm liquid staking rails. The launch highlights cross‑protocol utility for governance and protocol parameters. The Kinetiq Foundation described the launch as “a formal governance layer for stakeholders” in its announcement, emphasising on‑chain proposal mechanics and multisig safeguards. Liquid staking TVL…

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