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Kinetiq Airdrop Details

The second kPoints program ran from November 13, 2025 to September 29, 2026, distributing 800,000 kPoints every week. The final distribution landed on October 1, 2026, bringing the total to 36,800,000 kPoints. Those points now give holders the right to buy KNTQ at a fixed price rather than receive it for free.

Key Parameters:

Airdrop Allocation: 50,000,000 KNTQ (5% of total supply) for kPoints holders
Distribution Method: Fixed-price claim at $0.26 per KNTQ, sized by your kPoints balance
Claim Window: 10 days from October 1, 2026
TGE Date: November 2025 (KNTQ is already trading)

At 50M KNTQ for 36.8M kPoints, each kPoint works out to roughly 1.36 KNTQ, or about $0.35 in purchase cost. Any KNTQ left unclaimed after the 10 days goes back to the Kinetiq Foundation for ecosystem and growth spending. Because $0.26 is a fixed price, the claim only makes sense if KNTQ trades above that level on the open market, so check the live price before you pay.

Latest Update: The final kPoints distribution is complete and the KNTQ claim is live on the Kinetiq site.

How to Claim the Kinetiq (KNTQ) Airdrop

Step 1: Check Your kPoints Balance

Open the kPoints dashboard and connect the wallet you used for staking or trading. Your final balance includes the October 1 distribution.

Step 2: Fund Your Wallet for the Purchase

The claim costs $0.26 per KNTQ, so the same wallet needs enough stablecoins to cover the amount you want, plus a little HYPE for gas on HyperEVM. Check which payment asset the claim page accepts before moving funds.

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Step 3: Visit the KNTQ Claim Page

Go to the KNTQ page on the Kinetiq site and connect the wallet that holds your kPoints to see your allocation.

Step 4: Confirm Your KNTQ Purchase

Review the KNTQ amount and the total cost at $0.26 per token, then approve the transaction in your wallet. You have 10 days from October 1, 2026 to complete this step.

Step 5: Stake KNTQ for sKNTQ (Optional)

Stake on the same page to receive sKNTQ, which earns a share of protocol buybacks. Holding 2,500,000 sKNTQ or more also raises your Markets referral rate from 10% to 15%.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Kinetiq KNTQ Claim Free?

No. kPoints holders pay a fixed $0.26 per KNTQ to claim their share of the 50,000,000 KNTQ allocation. The tokens that were free came from the genesis airdrop in November 2025, when 25% of supply went to earlier kPoints holders and Hypurr holders.

How Long Do I Have to Claim KNTQ?

The claim window lasts 10 days from October 1, 2026, when the final kPoints distribution took place. KNTQ that is not claimed in that time returns to the Kinetiq Foundation and is allocated to ecosystem and growth programs.

How Many KNTQ Do I Get per kPoint?

Kinetiq distributed 36,800,000 kPoints and allocated 50,000,000 KNTQ to holders, which works out to roughly 1.36 KNTQ per kPoint. Your exact allocation is shown on the KNTQ claim page after you connect the wallet that earned the points.

Can I Still Earn kPoints?

No. The final kPoints snapshot was taken on September 29, 2026, and the last distribution followed on October 1. Wallets that did not earn kPoints during the program have no KNTQ allocation in this claim.

Will There Be Another Kinetiq Airdrop?

Kinetiq has not announced a new points program or another KNTQ distribution. Staking KNTQ for sKNTQ is currently the main way to earn ongoing rewards, through a share of protocol buybacks.

Conclusion

The Kinetiq kPoints program has ended, and holders can now buy their share of 50,000,000 KNTQ at $0.26 each during a 10-day window that opened on October 1, 2026. Check your kPoints balance, compare the fixed price with the current KNTQ market price, and claim through the official page before the window closes.

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What is Kinetiq?

Kinetiq is a liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid. Users stake HYPE and receive kHYPE, a liquid staking token that earns staking rewards and can still be used as collateral or liquidity across HyperEVM DeFi. Staked HYPE is delegated automatically to Hyperliquid validators chosen by StakeHub, Kinetiq’s validator scoring system.

The team has since expanded beyond staking. Kinetiq runs Markets, a HIP-3 perps exchange on Hyperliquid that lists equity indexes, single stocks, gold, silver, oil and bonds alongside crypto. KNTQ is the governance token, and protocol revenue from validator commissions, staking and Markets fees goes toward buybacks that are distributed to KNTQ stakers.

Kinetiq raised $1.75M from Hyperliquid-focused backers including Maven 11 and Pier Two. It is part of the Hyperliquid ecosystem, and kHYPE is accepted in money markets such as Felix and HyperLend.