Staking / Ethereum / LDO

Lido

Liquid staking infrastructure for Ethereum, with stETH representing staked ETH and its accrued staking rewards.

Official site ↗LDO terminal →

THE OVERVIEW

What Lido does

Lido separates staking operations from the transferable token representing a staking position. Its pools manage deposits, rewards and withdrawals, while node operators run validator infrastructure. On Ethereum, stETH is the staking representation; LDO is used in the protocol’s governance. [1]

IN PRACTICE

What people use it for

01

Use liquid staking

Receive a transferable staking representation that can be used by other DeFi applications. [1]

02

Integrate staking assets

Build applications using Lido token integrations and the protocol’s published contracts. [1]

UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY

Key concepts

stETH and LDO

The staking representation and governance token have different roles; this profile’s market link tracks LDO. [1]

Node operators

Operators provide the infrastructure running validators; the protocol manages the pooled staking workflow. [1]

MARKET CONTEXT

LDO market

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Official resources & sources

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[1] Lido introduction ↗Staking pools, transferable positions, governance and node operators.Reviewed
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