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Lido’s Staked Ethereum Token STETH Reaches $10.3B Market Capitalization, Ranks Ninth by Market Valuation

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With the crypto economy experiencing significant gains over the past week and the price of ethereum rising 11.9%, the market capitalization of Lido’s staked ether has increased to $10.3 billion. This recent increase has propelled the token’s overall market valuation to the ninth-largest position, according to the crypto market capitalization aggregation website coingecko.com. Lido Finance’s … Read more

Lido’s Liquid Staking Protocol Dominates with $9.3B in Locked Ethereum, Boosted by Tron Founder’s Deposits

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During the past 30 days, the total value locked (TVL) in Lido Finance’s liquid staking protocol increased by 10.57%, with 7.56% of the increase occurring within the last seven days. The protocol’s dominance in decentralized finance (defi) has also increased, with its TVL accounting for 19.08% of the $49.66 billion locked in defi today. While … Read more

Solana Faces Renewed Criticism After 10th Downtime and Bumpy Restart, but Developers Remain Optimistic

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Following the initial incident on Feb. 25, Solana resolved the blockchain’s performance degradation after validators decided to restart the network. According to an outage report following more than 24 hours of downtime, Solana developers detailed that the “root cause is still unknown and under active investigation.” Social Media Mocks Solana’s 10th Downtime, Supporters Defend Project … Read more

Liquid Staking Platform Lido Sees Largest Daily Stake Inflow, Receives 150,000 ETH Reportedly From Tron Founder

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On Saturday, the liquid staking protocol Lido tweeted about the largest daily stake inflow to date as 150,000 ethereum was staked. Reports indicate that the ethereum, worth more than $240 million, belongs to Justin Sun, founder of Tron. Liquid Staking Protocol Lido Records 150,000 Ether Inflow Lido, the liquid staking platform with the highest amount … Read more

Metaverse, AI, and Liquid Staking Tokens Lead Year-to-Date Crypto Asset Gains Among Top 125

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In 2023, the leading crypto assets, such as bitcoin and ethereum, have captured decent gains. Bitcoin has increased 17.2% over the last 30 days, and ethereum has risen 9.3% in the same timeframe. However, year-to-date statistics show that bitcoin is down 38.3%, and ethereum has lost 39.3% against the U.S. dollar. The following presents a … Read more

Total Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $50 Billion Mark for First Time Since FTX Collapse

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Crypto prices have surged in value over the past few days, and the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has surpassed the $50 billion mark for the first time since the collapse of FTX. As of Feb. 16, 2023, the TVL in defi is $51.1 billion, with the liquid staking protocol Lido accounting … Read more

Ethereum Liquid Staking Trend Continues to Swell; 5 Platforms Control 97% of Market

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As of Feb. 7, 2023, the value locked in 11 Ethereum-based liquid staking protocols has risen above $11 billion, with Lido, Coinbase, and Rocket Pool recording 4-10% gains over the past month. Lido holds more than 73% of the total value locked (TVL) out of the 6.87 million ether held by the 11 liquid staking … Read more

Ethereum Plans ‘Shapella’ Transition on Zhejiang Testnet — Dev Insists ‘Withdrawals are Coming’

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Ethereum core developers plan to activate the “Shapella” transition through the Zhejiang public testnet on Feb. 7, 2023, according to Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation. If successful, Beiko said the Sepolia testnet could follow two days later, followed by the Goerli testnet. He noted that the testnet has a faucet, block explorer, and staking … Read more

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

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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 $7.9 … Read more