The leadership team at Lido Labs is set to present the latest news regarding the Lido protocol during the next Lido Tokenholder Update call. We invite you to connect with us for this session scheduled for Feb 26 at 2PM UTC. Please see below for further information:
Curious about the applications currently under development using Lido V3 and stVaults? A recent V3 Community Call featured a presentation by top-tier creators from the DeFi, staking, and infrastructure spaces. These industry leaders discussed their strategies for employing Lido stVaults to deliver next-generation Ethereum staking products.
Lido has successfully positioned itself as the largest permissionless staking protocol on Ethereum. This milestone is underpinned by the fact that more than 565,000 ETH has been staked through the Lido Community Staking Module.
The Ethereum ecosystem has officially reached a historic benchmark. Staking activity has climbed to an all-time high, as 30% of the entire ETH supply is now committed to the network.
Obol is officially introducing the Ethereum Client Team Vault. This new offering is built on Lido V3 and features a multi-operator design powered by DVT. Key priorities for this vault include risk minimization, robust security, and continued alignment with Ethereum.
We are pleased to announce that the permissionless share limit for CSM has officially risen to 7.5% of the total Lido stake. Moving up from the previous cap of 5%, this adjustment represents another step forward in strengthening the decentralization of the Lido protocol.
Broadening access to support a more decentralized network.
To stay in sync with the Ethereum roadmap, the Lido Curated Module will move to CMv2 in mid 2026, a step that also brings support for 0x02 validators. We have outlined the operational constraints and financial implications of this upgrade in the following report:
We are preparing to transition the Lido Curated Module to CMv2 by mid 2026. This move allows us to support 0x02 validators and maintain full alignment with the Ethereum roadmap.
To help you understand what this entails, we have provided a comprehensive overview of the operational constraints and financial implications tied to this migration in the article linked below:
We invite you to connect with Lido contributors and V3 builders on Tuesday, February 3rd, at 2pm UTC as we celebrate the rollout of Lido V3 and stVaults.
The event will feature special guests from @P2PValidator, @LineaBuild, @Northstake_DK, @PierTwo_com & more.
"More projects need to explicitly consider not just a 'business model'—how they attract resources to sustain their work—but also a 'decentralization model'—how they prevent power concentration and manage the risks associated with holding such power.
In Ethereum, a strong example of this is the decentralized staking pool Lido. Although Lido accounts for about 24% of the total ETH staked supply today, people are far less concerned about it than they would be with almost anything else holding 24% of the stake. This is because Lido acts not as a single actor, but as an internally decentralized DAO involving several dozen operators and a 'dual governance' design that grants staked ETH holders the ability to veto decisions."
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