About Kamino
Kamino Finance is a decentralized finance protocol on the Solana blockchain that offers lending, borrowing, liquidity provision, and leverage tools for on-chain assets. It runs as a smart-contract application on Solana, using Solana's proof-of-stake consensus rather than operating its own separate blockchain. Users can earn yield and manage leverage on Solana assets by supplying and borrowing through Kamino's markets and depositing into automated liquidity vaults. The native token, KMNO, launched through a genesis token generation event and airdrop on 30 April 2024. Approximately 10 percent of the total supply, around 1 billion tokens, entered circulation at launch. KMNO is a governance and utility token used to vote on protocol upgrades, risk parameters, and resource allocation. Planned uses include fee discounts and staking rewards. KMNO has a fixed maximum supply of 10 billion tokens, distributed over time according to a predefined emission schedule weighted toward community incentives like liquidity mining, with smaller allocations going to the team, investors, and ecosystem grants. The token is how Kamino's lending and liquidity markets are governed and incentivized on Solana.
Pendle becomes the largest DeFi venue for tokenized stocks with about 18.5% market share
Pendle's rise in DeFi tokenized stocks highlights growing interest in yield and leverage, signaling a shift in investment strategies within DeFi.
Kamino CEO Michael Weisz lays out the case for the KMNO token
Kamino's strategic focus on token value accrual and milestone-based incentives could reshape DeFi governance and investor confidence.
Aave Labs, Kamino and Veda submit DeFi lending legal framework to the SEC
The submission could pave the way for clearer DeFi regulations, potentially boosting market liquidity and attracting institutional investors.
Kamino commits $20M to expand tokenized asset offerings
Kamino's $20M investment could significantly boost the adoption of tokenized assets, potentially reshaping the lending market landscape.
Kamino CEO ties team token incentives to long-term valuation milestones
Aligning team incentives with long-term valuation fosters sustainable growth, ensuring stakeholder interests are unified and transparent.
Pendle becomes second-largest DeFi venue for tokenized stocks with 17% share
Pendle's rapid ascent in DeFi tokenized stocks highlights the volatile yet transformative potential of decentralized finance innovations.
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The Crypto Briefing podcast is on the way.
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