KaminoKMNO

The token of Kamino, a Solana lending, liquidity and leverage protocol with over US$1B of active loans.

Rank #171Since April 2024
Price on 31 Oct 2026
C$0.0461 +82.3% since 31 Jul 2026 · 86.9% below its all-time high

The short version

Kamino is a lending, liquidity and leverage protocol on Solana; its KMNO token launched on 30 Apr 2024 with a fixed 10 billion supply. Kamino named Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz CEO on 15 Sep 2026 and plans a New York headquarters. Team and investor allocations (55% of supply) vest linearly until Apr 2027; about 1.35 billion KMNO were still locked on 2 Nov 2026. On 31 Oct 2026 one KMNO cost C$0.0461. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +82.3% in Canadian dollars, and it was 86.9% below its all-time high of C$0.3529 set on 15 Dec 2024.[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 11 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$0.0891 (11 Nov 2025) · low C$0.0196 (11 Jun 2026) · -45.5%[1]

Month-end prices (table)
DateC$US$
31 Oct 2026C$0.0461US$0.0330
30 Sep 2026C$0.0627US$0.0441
31 Aug 2026C$0.0345US$0.0249
31 Jul 2026C$0.0253US$0.0180
30 Jun 2026C$0.0272US$0.0191
31 May 2026C$0.0257US$0.0187
30 Apr 2026C$0.0276US$0.0202
31 Mar 2026C$0.0237US$0.0170
28 Feb 2026C$0.0347US$0.0254
31 Jan 2026C$0.0550US$0.0405
31 Dec 2025C$0.0818US$0.0597
30 Nov 2025C$0.0838US$0.0599

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026
C$0.0461[1]
3-month change
+82.3% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)[1]
From its high
86.9% below its high of C$0.3529 (15 Dec 2024)[1]
Market rank
#171, market value about C$271.1M[1]
Kind
Token · Solana (SPL token)
Started
April 2024

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating
Can an admin key create new coins?NoMint authority revoked on the Solana mint; 10 billion fixed[2]
Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo freeze authority on the SPL mint[2]
Can the token's contract code be changed?NoStandard Solana token with no code of its own to change[2]
Is the supply capped?Yes10 billion maximum; mint authority revoked[2, 3]
Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?YesAbout 1.35B KMNO (23% of circulating) vest linearly until 30 Apr 2027[4, 3]
Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?YesCore contributors 20% and key stakeholders 35% of supply; about 1.35B still locked[3, 4]
Do network fees reach coin holders?NoUS$9.25M of revenue in a year went to the protocol; holders' revenue is zero[5, 6]
Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo Kamino exploit in the DefiLlama hacks list; the 30 Oct 2026 borrowing pause was precautionary[7, 8]
Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo regulator or court action naming Kamino found[8]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by
Kamino, co-founded by Marius Ciubotariu; Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz became CEO on 15 Sep 2026[9]
Admin key
None on the token: mint and freeze authorities are revoked; only the metadata remains updatable[2]
Allocations
Key stakeholders and advisors 35%, core contributors 20%, community and grants 35%, liquidity and treasury 10%[3]

Supply

In circulation
5.89B KMNO of a 10.00B maximum (58.9%)[1]
Fully diluted value
1.70 times its current market value[1]
Maximum
10 billion, fixed; 9,999,956,650 minted[2, 3]
Vesting
Team and investor allocations: 12-month lockup from the 30 Apr 2024 launch, then a 24-month linear vest[3]
Locked
About 1.35B KMNO (13.5% of supply) still locked on 2 Nov 2026; 229.17M unlocked on 30 Oct 2026[4, 8]

Use and fees

Main use
Kamino Lend held over US$1B of active loans on 14 Oct 2026; KMNO funds incentive programs such as Season 5[8]
Fees
US$62.5M of fees and US$9.25M of protocol revenue in the past year; none paid to KMNO holders[6, 5]
Season 5
Up to 100M KMNO over three months for lenders and, for the first time, borrowers[8]

Trading

Daily trading
About C$12.9M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026[1]
Daily turnover
Typically 3.71% of its market value changes hands each day[1]
20-week average
26.4% above its 20-week average price[1]
1-year change
-47.2% in C$[1][10]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later[11]

Typical result
Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more
38% within a year
Against Bitcoin
12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

1 red flag found
  • Red flag: About 1.35 billion KMNO, 23% of circulating supply, unlock to key stakeholders, advisors and core contributors on a linear vest ending 30 Apr 2027 (DropsTab, 2 Nov 2026).[4, 3]
  • About 229M KMNO (2.3% of total supply) a month unlock to stakeholders, advisors and core contributors until 30 Apr 2027; CoinMarketCap reported 229.17M on 30 Oct 2026.[3, 4, 8]
  • Kamino paused SOL and BTC borrowing on 30 Oct 2026 as a precaution after a hack elsewhere on 29 Oct 2026.[8]
  • Kamino named Michael Weisz CEO on 15 Sep 2026 and is evaluating about 20,000 square feet of New York office space.[9]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

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