Kinetiq Partners with 0xGroomLake for Enhanced Security

Markets.xyz has expanded its trading offerings to include traditional tech stocks alongside precious metals. **New Listings:** - Apple ($AAPL) and Google ($GOOGL) now available with 15x leverage - Silver ($SILVER) trading at 20x leverage - Gold ($GOLD) trading at 25x leverage All newly listed assets qualify for kPoints Boosts, the platform's rewards program. Markets.xyz emphasizes its user-owned governance model, with the platform being heavily coded and controlled by its community rather than a centralized entity. The addition of major tech stocks represents a bridge between traditional finance and decentralized trading infrastructure.

**Significant Staking Milestone** Approximately 34% of all circulating KNTQ tokens have been staked as sKNTQ, marking substantial community participation in Kinetiq's value accrual system. **Key Details:** - sKNTQ serves as the value accrual mechanism for the entire Kinetiq product suite - Integration includes Markets.xyz, the onchain capital markets platform - Users can stake KNTQ for sKNTQ at [kinetiq.xyz/kntq](https://kinetiq.xyz/kntq) **Background Context:** This follows the December launch of kmHYPE, which allowed KNTQ holders to stake kHYPE tokens across three tiered cohorts based on holder rank. The system distributed 888,888 total kmHYPE tokens, enabling users to co-own onchain capital markets infrastructure built on Kinetiq's proven LST architecture.

Markets.xyz has introduced **kPoints Boosts**, a new rewards distribution system designed to incentivize organic platform activity. **Key Features:** - Weekly kPoints distributions reward users for km pair trading and front-end usage - sKNTQ stakers receive a **kPoints multiplier** for enhanced rewards - Upcoming benefit: **reduced trading fees** for sKNTQ stakers The program builds on Markets.xyz's December launch of kmHYPE, their capital markets liquid staking token. The platform previously offered KNTQ holders tiered access to stake kHYPE for kmHYPE across three cohorts based on holder rank. This points system aims to reward active traders and long-term stakers while encouraging deeper platform engagement.

Kinetiq has listed two new assets on its Markets platform: **SMALL2000** and **USTECH**. **Key Details:** - Both assets are now tradeable on [@markets_xyz](https://markets.xyz) - Trading activity generates real-yield distributed to token holders - Yield flows to both **kmHYPE** and **sKNTQ** holders through KIP-1 - Markets platform emphasizes user ownership model The listings expand trading options while maintaining the platform's yield-sharing mechanism that rewards community participants.

**Markets.xyz** introduces **kmHYPE**, allowing users to co-own onchain capital markets for the first time. **Key Details:** - **Launch date:** December 8th at 13:00 UTC - **Mechanism:** KNTQ holders can stake kHYPE 1:1 for kmHYPE - **Built on proven architecture** that has secured billions in TVL **Three Cohorts Available:** - **Cohort 1:** KNTQ 1-100 holders → 555,555 kmHYPE (max 28,888 per wallet) - **Cohort 2:** KNTQ 101-1,000 holders → 222,222 kmHYPE (max 2,888 per wallet) - **Cohort 3:** KNTQ 1,000+ holders → 111,111 kmHYPE (max 888 per wallet) **Important Notes:** - Cohorts determined by historic and time-weighted KNTQ holdings - All allocations are **first-come, first-served** - Allocation caps ensure broad distribution - Not every wallet guaranteed maximum allocation This marks the beginning of user-owned global markets onchain through [Markets.xyz](https://x.com/markets_xyz/status/1995845349861183625).