King Protocol

Overview

King Protocol market snapshot: Price $216.83, market capitalization $1.31M, and reported 24-hour volume $187.

Trading activity: Reported 24-hour volume equals 0.01% of market capitalization. The local markets snapshot lists Uniswap V4 (Ethereum), Uniswap V3 (Ethereum) and Aerodrome (Base) among venues with observed trading activity.

YearBull indicators: YearBull Rank #7,196. Bull Score 47/100. YB Market Risk Low. This relative market-volatility label is not an investment-safety assessment. Cycle Early. Observed price change: 24h -4.57% · 7d -11.30% · 30d -23.40%.

Values are descriptive and should be read together rather than as a price forecast. Read the YearBull methodology. Snapshot date: 2026-10-27. Data history: 90 days available in the latest 90-day window.

Methodology responsibility: YearBull’s analytical methodology and presentation rules are developed and maintained by Alan Zelvin, Founder & Lead Crypto Researcher. This note identifies responsibility for the methodology; it does not attribute authorship of this data snapshot.

What is King Protocol (KING)?

Source description

“Restaking protocols can distribute rewards in any ERC-20 token. However, users typically receive fractional amounts of these rewards, making them inconvenient to claim or trade. This situation can lead to a frustrating user experience, with poor returns for restakers, low token utilization, and increased selling pressure on reward tokens. King Protocol (formerly known as LRT²) offers a solution through a unified restaking reward. KING represents a share of a vault full of restaking rewards. LRTs deposit restaking rewards into the vault and then mint and distribute KING to their restakers. This streamlined system significantly reduces transaction costs and improves the efficiency of restaking reward distribution. It is particularly beneficial for small stakers, who might otherwise find managing and trading fractional rewards challenging. For larger stakeholders, the ability to redeem or arbitrage the vault share tokens creates an active market, helping to stabilize the King token price and drive liquidity.”

This source-supplied description may contain old, promotional, or unverified claims and is not YearBull editorial analysis.

King Protocol (KING) project facts

  • Source tags: Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Arbitrum Ecosystem, Ethereum Ecosystem, Base Ecosystem, Restaking, Swellchain Ecosystem
  • Recorded networks: Ethereum, Base, Swellchain, Arbitrum One

Official links and contract records appear in Key Facts. Project details can change, so verify current information with the project.

King Protocol (KING) FAQ

How does King Protocol consolidate restaking rewards?

King Protocol describes a unified restaking-reward system in which rewards denominated in different ERC-20 tokens are deposited into a shared vault. Rather than distributing many small, separate token amounts to users, the protocol presents KING as a vault-share token representing an interest in the pooled rewards. This structure is intended to simplify reward distribution and reduce the burden of managing fractional balances.

What role does KING play for restakers?

According to the project, KING represents a share of a vault containing restaking rewards. Liquid restaking tokens, or LRTs, deposit those rewards into the vault and mint KING for distribution to their restakers. The token therefore serves as the unified representation of the pooled reward position, rather than requiring users to receive and manage each underlying reward token separately.

Why does the project highlight small stakers as beneficiaries?

The project states that small restakers may receive fractional amounts of multiple ERC-20 reward tokens, which can be inconvenient or uneconomical to claim and trade. By consolidating these rewards into KING, King Protocol presents a mechanism intended to reduce that friction and lower transaction costs. The stated goal is to make reward management more practical for users with relatively small positions.

How can larger stakeholders interact with the King vault?

King Protocol says larger stakeholders can redeem or arbitrage vault-share tokens. These activities are presented as ways to create a more active market around KING, allowing participants to respond to differences between the token and the value of the underlying reward vault. The project links this market activity with improved liquidity and greater stability for the King token.

King Protocol metric comparison

This comparison is a stored snapshot generated 2026-10-22 06:31 UTC from 292 daily observations available from 2025-12-30 through 2026-10-22. It is separate from the latest analytical cards above. Percentiles compare the snapshot value with that day's analytical universe; a higher percentile means a larger observed value, not necessarily a better investment characteristic.

MetricSnapshot30d before90d beforeChange vs 30dUniverse percentile
Price$241.97$243.02$213.83-0.4%n/a
Market cap$1.46M$1.50M$1.42M-2.9%P69.2
YearBull Rank#3,488#4,638#4,618Improved 1,150P59.1
Bull Score67/10054/10045/100+13.0 ptsP84.4
Turnover0.00%0.01%0.00%0.0 ptsP5.4
YB Market RiskLowLowLowUnchangedn/a
CycleEarlyEarlyEarlyUnchangedn/a

Median absolute daily movement 2.56%; distance from the highest local daily price -41.9%; circulating supply change -41.7%. These measurements are descriptive and do not predict future direction.

YearBull Rank update

Newest YearBull Rank value for lrt-squared: #7196.

Rank timeline (last 365 days)

Rank movement (time windows).

Reading rule: lower numbers mean higher placement.

  • 7d window (2026-10-21): #3228 → #7196 (down by 3968).
  • 30d window (2026-09-28): #1058 → #7196 (down by 6138).

YearBull Rank is an internal ordering on YearBull that positions a coin relative to the rest of the tracked universe. A smaller rank number indicates a stronger position at that moment.

Cycle view: If the line is range-bound, treat changes as relative, not absolute.

Risk view: Read it as "how stable is the position" rather than "how exciting is today".

Route context: If rank moves sharply, it may reflect venue mix changes rather than fundamentals.

Liquidity view: If the line flatlines, the coin may be moving with its liquidity peers.

Editorial note: This analysis was prepared by the YearBull research team under the direction of Alan Zelvin, Founder and Lead Crypto Researcher. The assessment follows YearBull’s internal research methodology and editorial standards. Methodology · Editorial Policy
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King Protocol (KING) Markets

Venue refresh pending. Markets last checked: 2026-07-26. The next refresh is queued in the hourly updater. Venue listings and volumes are stored snapshots, not live quotes.
Exchange Top Pair Stored 24h volume (snapshot) Trust Rank
Uniswap V4 (Ethereum) KING/ETH $42 #173
Uniswap V3 (Ethereum) KING/WETH $1 #175
Aerodrome (Base) KING/WETH $1 #170

Listings are ordered by reported snapshot volume. Trust Rank is an external venue-quality indicator; it is not an endorsement or a solvency guarantee.