KernelDAO Expands into Real World Assets, Building on Kelp's Success

**DeFi fees and slippage** vary dramatically across protocols due to different liquidity pool structures. This week's educational comic breaks down **liquidity mechanics** - the fundamental system powering every DeFi transaction. - Liquidity pools determine trading costs - Pool depth affects slippage rates - Different protocols use varying fee structures Understanding these mechanics helps traders **optimize their DeFi strategies** and minimize transaction costs across platforms.

**Equilibria's voting market is now active** with 3,900 $KERNEL tokens available as rewards. Users can vote for three specific pools to earn their share: - rsETH pool - agETH pool - hgETH pool This represents an **increase from the previous week's 3,585 tokens**, showing growing incentives for participation. [Vote now on Equilibria](https://equilibria.fi/vote) to claim your portion of the reward pool.

**Kernel Kollective** returns for its second round with significant rewards and fresh opportunities. **Key Details:** - **40,000 $KERNEL** in rewards for top contributors - New quests available across **Kelp & Gain** platforms - **1.5-month sprint** running until September 30 The competition targets users looking to earn rewards, compete on leaderboards, or grow within the community ecosystem. Participants can access the questboard through the [Zealy platform](https://zealy.io/cw/kerneldao/questboard/sprints) to begin earning points and climbing rankings. This follows the protocol's ongoing growth, with over **5.6M $KERNEL tokens** currently staked and earning rewards through their staking program.

KelpDAO announces an exclusive AMA session featuring eoracle network and TAC Build to discuss the technical infrastructure behind rsETH price feeds across multiple chains. The event follows rsETH's recent expansion to TAC as one of their first Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTs). - **Date**: July 24, 2025 - **Time**: 1:00 PM UTC - **Focus**: Cross-chain price feed infrastructure - **Partners**: eoracle network, TAC Build Join to learn about the technical mechanisms ensuring accurate rsETH pricing across different blockchain networks.

Movement Labs announces migration of rsETH-wETH liquidity pair from Liquidswap to Meridian Money's metastable pool. Liquidity providers must follow a 4-step process to maintain MOVE rewards: - Withdraw LP tokens from current Liquidswap vault - Break LP position into individual tokens - Deposit into Meridian metastable pool - Stake new LP tokens for MOVE rewards This update follows previous DeFi Spring Wave Two initiative that offered ~22% reward rates with $21M+ TVL for rsETH-WETH pairs. **Important Links:** - [Canopy Hub Withdrawal](https://app.canopyhub.xyz/explore?id=0xefa4b39d3cd87b5f24d53d4d54879c90787f282e05d701dfe66942378deeba61) - [New Staking Portal](https://app.canopyhub.xyz/explore?id=0x24b7a15cce2a31e7f9c09811f5596b6a1d3a84325a3f224f30f7cb16b7006307)