Kelp DAO

Kelp DAO issues rsETH, a liquid restaking token: users deposit ETH or liquid-staking tokens that are restaked through EigenLayer and other restaking layers, and receive rsETH to use across DeFi. Kelp is part of the Kernel DAO ecosystem.

Rating C: 12 restrictions: 11 countries + Feature Block. Liquid restaking · Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Linea, Scroll.

Official app: kerneldao.com/kelp. Frontend code: closed.

Restrictions

  • Geo Block: yes. universe.kelpdao.xyz/rseth/geoData answers isRestricted=true for the visitor's IP and the app shows 'Not available in your region'. The countries are those of the live probe (see the observations; 2026-10-12: 16 of 61, among them US, GB, CA, IR, CU, SY, VE). Blocked countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Belarus, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, Myanmar (Burma), Libya, Zimbabwe, Congo - Kinshasa.
  • Feature Block: yes. Gain vaults (growth, airdrop and stable vault pages): the app asks universe.kelpdao.xyz/rseth/geoData and sends a visitor with isRestricted:true to /blocked ('Not available in your region'). Restricted from the US, the UK and Canada in the 2026-10-12 test; open from 15 other countries; the full list is not published. Affected countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada.
  • Wallet screening: ToS only. Users represent they are not sanctioned (OFAC, UN, EU, UK, HKMA, MAS); access may be blocked under the AML provisions.
  • VPN / Tor detection: n/a.
  • KYC / allowlist: ToS only. Terms allow KYC/AML checks at the operator's discretion or when required by law.
  • Terms of Service: kerneldao.com/kelp/terms-of-service, Last updated 2025. The Terms name no country: users must not be located, organized, citizens or residents in a country or territory subject to sanctions by OFAC, the UN, the EU, HM Treasury, the HKMA or the MAS (kerneldao.com/kelp/terms-of-service, clause (m), read 2026-10-12).

Notes

Closed frontend; deposits and withdrawals use public contracts. The Gain vault gate is decided by Kelp's geoData API.

Live checks

  • universe.kelpdao.xyz/rseth/geoData (2026-10-12): US, US-NY, GB, CA, CA-ON -> isRestricted:true; RO DE FR NL UA TR AE SG JP AU BR HK KR -> false

Evidence

Checked 2026-10-28. All interfaces · Methodology