Lido DAO

Ethereum

Major Ethereum liquid staking project Lido is currently discussing whether to sell or stake all of its treasury ether tokens.

Lido DAO mulls proposals to sell or stake $30 million worth of ether

Lido and Rocket Pool didn't immediately see a massive rush in of capital after Kraken announced it had settled with the SEC.

Ether Liquid Staking Platforms Will Benefit as SEC Actions Likely Fail to Deal DeFi's Knockout Blow

The sudden price uptick of governance tokens for the largest liquid staking protocols Lido Finance, Rocket Pool and Frax Finance defies the decline of the broader crypto market.

Liquid Staking Tokens Rally as Kraken Settles with SEC to Sunset Staking Service

Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO) is up 6% in the last 24 hours, outperforming Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). What Happened: Lido surged on rumors boosted by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might ban staking for retail customers.

DeFi Token Surges 6% Amid Bitcoin, Ethereum Slide After Coinbase CEO Stokes Regulatory Worries

The SEC has declined to comment on rumors that it intends to classify tokens that allow staking as securities.

Lido DAO Governance Token Surges on Armstrong Comments About SEC Staking Ban

The V2 Upgrade includes proposals that explain the protocol's staked ETH withdrawals plan and introduces a new staking router that will decentralize the network.

Crypto Protocol Lido Proposes ‘Turbo,' ‘Bunker' Modes for Post-Shanghai Ether Withdrawals

Lido has finalized its designs for the next version of its protocol, which will be ready to support Ethereum staking withdrawals.

Lido presents plan for Version 2, adding staking withdrawals and more

Lido Finance released fresh details about the project's incoming upgrade focused on withdrawing Ethereum and decentralizing its validators.

Ethereum Staking Platform Lido Finance Rolls Out Details of Next Upgrade

Aave

Optimism

The Aave community has favorably voted on a proposal to permit Lido DAO to distribute token rewards across liquidity pools on three networks.

DeFi Lender Aave to Distribute Lido Staking Rewards on Arbitrum and Optimism

Bitcoin

While the DAO has yet to formally see the proposal to allow withdrawals from stETH, Galaxy Digital has already been critical, and the Lido governance token has fallen about 15% from its high last week week.

First Mover Asia: Lido DAO Governance Token Down, Staked Ether Stable, as Withdrawal Proposal Comes Into Focus; Bitcoin Rises as Fed Rate Decision Nears

Hedera

Zcash

Altcoins are rising above the moving average lines and climbing to new highs.

Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Analysis: Altcoins Consolidate Near Recent Highs In Preparation For An Uptrend

Aegis' end-to-end custody now includes liquid staking services through Lido for its institutional users wary of regulation.

Crypto Custodian Aegis to Add Coverage of Lido's Staked Token Derivatives

While the Ethereum community prepares for the upcoming Shanghai hard fork in March, the development team for the liquid staking project Lido revealed plans to create an in-protocol withdrawal feature. Lido's team is seeking community feedback on the proposal that would allow withdrawals after the Shanghai upgrade is completed. Lido Dominates Defi Economy With $7.

Lido Protocol Reveals Plans for Withdrawal Feature Ahead of Ethereum's Shanghai Hard Fork

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded lower this morning, but the cryptocurrency prices remained above the key $22,000 level on Wednesday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded losses, falling below the key $1,600 mark on Wednesday.

Ethereum Falls Below This Key Level; Lido DAO Becomes Top Loser

The Lido team has submitted its design for withdrawals of ether on the protocol once the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade happens.

Lido presents design for staked ether withdrawals after Shanghai upgrade

Users have deposited $7.8 billion into Lido to reap rewards for the protocol's community-led validator staking service, heating up the liquid staking derivatives space.

Lido's Total Value Locked Spiked 33% In Past Month, Becoming Largest DeFi Protocol by TVL, Says DeFiLlama

On Friday, the Web3 wallet firm Metamask, a subsidiary of the Ethereum-centric company Consensys, announced the beta launch of ethereum staking features will be made available via Lido's or Rocketpool's liquid staking services.

Metamask Launches Ethereum Staking Services via Lido and Rocketpool

To stake, or not to stake? That is the question, Ethereum holders.

You Can Now Stake Ethereum on MetaMask—Should You?

The service lets users connect to Lido and Rocket Pool and stake ETH to receive liquid staking tokens directly from the staking providers. The post MetaMask Staking beta now live with Lido and Rocket Pool, ConsenSys Says appeared first on The Block.

MetaMask Staking beta now live with Lido and Rocket Pool, ConsenSys Says

The update comes two months before an Ethereum upgrade is expected to allow users to withdraw their staked ETH.

New MetaMask Product to Add Liquid Staking via Lido and Rocket Pool

Blockchain intelligence platform Santiment warns that the massive rally recorded by a top-50 altcoin could be coming to an end. Santiment says that the governance token of the Ethereum (ETH)-based staking network Lido DAO (LDO) is showing a divergence between the price and the number of active addresses as well as network growth.

Crypto Analytics Firm Warns Traders About Ethereum-Based Altcoin That's Exploded Over 164% in Two Weeks

Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO) has rallied over 79.63% in the past seven days and was trading at $1.94 on Monday at 12 a.m. EST. Cryptocurrency Gains  Price (12 a.m.EST) Lido Dao +79.63% $1.94 Solana +63.47% $16.30 Optimism +43.90% $1.32 Ziliqa +39.96% $0.022 Ethereum Classic +36.12% $21.36 What Happened: Apex cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) gained 3.53% over the past seven days and managed to breach the $17,000 mark while Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) rose 9.

Liquid Staking Token Rallies 80% In A Week To Outperform Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Gains

A widely followed crypto strategist is predicting a surge for one AI-focused token while updating his forecast for Ethereum (ETH) and Lido DAO (LDO). Pseudonymous analyst Altcoin Sherpa tells his 187,800 Twitter followers that Fetch.

Crypto Analyst Predicts Breakout for AI-Focused Altcoin, Updates Outlook on Ethereum and Lido DAO

Solana

Cryptocurrencies have developed bullish momentum after breaking above the moving average lines.

Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Analysis: Altcoins Rise Back As Bullish Momentum

After flipping MakerDAO, Lido Finance is now the largest DeFi protocol in terms of total value locked, as liquid staking gains momentum post-merge.

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