Liquid Staking Derivatives — The Undercovered Narrative


LSD Key Players and Protocols
LSDs are gaining momentum because of Ethereum's move to Proof-of-Stake. In order to hold nodes, users need to stake at least 32 ETH. Therefore, the logical solution was to create pools to participate in steaking. The Shanghai update was also key after its validators were able to withdraw ETH from staking.
The amount of Ethereum being staked is only growing. To date, more than 23 million ETH has been staked. The share of Liquid Staking protocols is leading with 37%.
The largest players are Lido and Coinbase. They account for 40% of the sector. Lido’s TVL is valued at $14.627 billion and Coinbase at $2.25 billion. Rocket Pool is also popular, with a TVL of $1.9 billion.
You can look at LSD protocols that are still in the early stages, such as Swell Network and EigenLayer. Stealthy in these, you can count on a possible retrodrop. Other LSD protocols can be found on CryptoRank.
Pros and Cons of Liquid Staking Derivatives
The main pros include:
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flexible risk management
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additional revenue opportunities
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lower entry threshold into the ecosystem
As for the downsides, the main ones would be the following:
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possible protocol hacks
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provider fees
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possible depeg
The development of new tools and Layer 2 solutions predicts a bright future for the Ethereum ecosystem.
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