🏗️ Builders Showcase Institutional ETH Staking Products on Lido V3
🏗️ Builders Showcase Institutional ETH Staking Products on Lido V3
🏗️ Institutional staking gets modular
Leading builders demonstrated new Ethereum staking products built on Lido V3's stVaults infrastructure during a recent community call.
Key presentations included:
Northstake: Staking Vault Manager platform designed for institutional ETH staking with validator attribution, control, and transparency
Obol: First multi-operator DVT vault (Ethereum Client Team Vault) combining decentralization with performance
Solstice: DeFi Yield Vault offering delta-neutral ETH strategy structured as a hedge-fund product
Everstake: Market-neutral yield strategies for institutional investors with predictable ETH-denominated returns
These projects demonstrate how Lido V3 enables modular, transparent institutional-grade staking products. The infrastructure allows builders to create specialized vaults without developing complex deposit flows or standalone smart contracts.
Early adopter incentive: Until March 31st 2026, the stVaults infrastructure fee is reduced from 1% to 0% for vaults exceeding 250 ETH.
With Lido V3, Obol leverages tested infrastructure without introducing complex deposit flows, smart contracts or standalone frontends. This lets Lido provide trusted staking infrastructure, while Obol and client teams focus on running decentralized, client-diverse DV clusters.
CSM Share Limit: 7.5% The CSM permissionless share limit has been increased from 5% to 7.5% of total Lido stake, further enhancing the decentralisation of the Lido protocol. Enhanced access, enhanced decentralization.
Obol is launching the Ethereum Client Team Vault - a multi-operator, DVT-powered Vault built on Lido V3 - prioritizing security, Ethereum alignment and risk minimization. ↓
Additionally, existing pooled staking setups do not offer a way to create a curated, operator-specific vault with rewards and responsibilities tied to a defined set of operators. The Ethereum Client Team Vault is the first offering to provide a solution to these limitations.
Together, these projects show how Lido V3 is enabling a new class of ETH staking products. Modular, transparent & institutional. Watch the full Lido V3 demo session here: youtube.com/live/RG_N4sT2N…
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Marcus, Managing Director at @solsticefi, presented their DeFi Yield Vault: A delta-neutral ETH strategy structured as a hedge-fund-like product. The strategy leverages stVaults as its core staking primitive.
Founder & CEO of @Northstake_dk, @jesperjohansen, presented Northstake’s Staking Vault Manager. The vision: a platform purpose-built for institutional ETH staking, combining validator attribution, control, and transparency.
What’s being built with Lido V3 and stVaults? On the recent V3 Community Call, a collection of the industry’s leading builders across staking, DeFi, and infrastructure shared how they’re using Lido stVaults to create innovative Ethereum staking products. ↓
Obol offers a curated, multi-operator DVT vault that is credibly decentralized by design. Users can stake via the Ethereum Client Team Vault and signal support for the core teams that maintain Ethereum, benefiting from their expertise and alignment with Ethereum.
Operated by @sigp_io, @ChainSafeth, @develpgmbh & @Nethermind, the Ethereum Client Team Vault is designed for ETH-aligned stakers, DAO treasuries, and capital allocators who want to stake in a way that is secure, Ethereum-aligned, and low risk.
Curious how teams are building on Lido V3? Stop by tomorrow to cover all things Lido V3 and to see how early builders are making use of stVaults across their staking operations. 📆 February 3rd, 2pm UTC More info here: luma.com/aimtqioq
The vault launches with a conservative configuration: no leverage, looping or complex DeFi strategies. The result is a secure staking option prioritizing validator performance, operator quality, client diversity and decentralization.
With more than 565,000 ETH staked via the Lido Community Staking Module, Lido is now the largest permissionless staking protocol on Ethereum.
As Ethereum evolves, so does Lido, and upgrades like this are imperative to preserving the long-term security and decentralization of both Lido and Ethereum.
Co-founder & CTO at @Obol_Collective, @OisinKyne, shared how Obol is using stVaults to launch the first multi-operator DVT vault. The Ethereum Client Team Vault demonstrates how decentralization and performance can coexist.
For more information, check out the complete case study here: blog.lido.fi/lido-v3-obol-m…
Yen-Ting, Senior Product Manager at @everstake_pool, shared how they’re building an stVaults product that enables market-neutral yield strategies for institutional investors. The focus: predictable ETH-denominated returns with clear risk boundaries.
An upgrade like this, for a protocol of Lido's size, require extensive technical and operational scoping, followed by multi-stage internal and external testing and coordination with Node Operators, researchers, auditors and more. These efforts are, in essence, a
T-1 hour⏱️ Stop by the Lido V3 Mainnet Launch Community Call in 60 min to talk stVaults and to hear how the leading projects in the space are using stVaults to usher in a new paradigm for Ethereum staking. youtube.com/live/RG_N4sT2N… Livestreamed on Twitter & Youtube and more.
Lido V3 is coming. Join Lido contributors and V3 builders on Tuesday, February 3rd, at 2pm UTC to celebrate the launch of Lido V3 and stVaults. Featuring guests from @P2PValidator, @LineaBuild, @Northstake_DK, @PierTwo_com & more. Welcome to the future of Ethereum staking.
Lido V3, initializing… Don’t miss the upcoming stVaults Builders Fireside Chat where we'll cover the most novel staking products built with Lido V3 and stVaults. Featuring @Northstake_dk, @PierTwo_com & @rocksolidHQ. 📆 2pm UTC, February 3rd.
Lido V3: Modular infrastructure for a new paradigm of Ethereum staking. blog.lido.fi/lido-v3-is-liv…
The Community Staking Module (CSM) is a Lido staking module built around permissionless entry, allowing anyone to run validators with less ETH and improved capital efficiency compared to solo staking. To get started, check out lido.fi/csm.
Lido V3 is coming. Join Lido contributors and V3 builders on Tuesday, February 3rd, at 2pm UTC to celebrate the launch of Lido V3 and stVaults. Featuring guests from @P2PValidator, @LineaBuild, @Northstake_DK, @PierTwo_com & more. Welcome to the future of Ethereum staking.
The Ethereum Client Team Vault addresses limitations in pooled staking architectures. Existing setups do not allow users to express client diversity or multi-operator security model preferences.
Due to the length of the Ethereum entry queue, contributors are offering an early adopter campaign. Until March 31st 2026, the stVaults Lido Infrastructure fee will be reduced from 1% to 0%. This promotion applies to identified vaults with a Total Value exceeding 250 ETH.
Lido Extends Zero-Fee Promotion for Large Ethereum Staking Vaults
Lido is reminding users that its **stVaults Infrastructure Fee remains at 0%** through March 31st for qualifying participants. **Key Details:** - Fee waiver applies to vaults exceeding **250 ETH** - Standard 1% infrastructure fee temporarily eliminated - Promotion designed as early adopter incentive during Ethereum's extended entry queue period **What are stVaults?** Part of Lido's V3 infrastructure, stVaults enable customized Ethereum staking configurations with features like reserve ratios, risk tiers, and forced rebalancing mechanisms. **How to Participate:** Interested parties can contact the stVaults team through [Lido's application form](https://tally.so/r/mVrkZa) or explore technical details in the [Lido V3 Whitepaper](https://docs.lido.fi/lido-v3-whitepaper). The promotion targets institutional and large-scale stakers looking to optimize their Ethereum staking strategies during the current network conditions. Visit [lido.fi/stvaults](http://lido.fi/stvaults) for more information.
PierTwo and RockSolid Launch AutoPlus Looped ETH Vault on Mainnet
PierTwo and RockSolid have deployed the **AutoPlus Looped ETH Vault**, marking one of the first stVault-based products to go live on mainnet. **Key Details:** - Collaboration between co-founders Pat McNab (PierTwo) and Paladin (RockSolid) - Builds on their previous partnership launching the first official rETH liquid vault - The vault integrates directly into the Rocket Pool app - Provides rETH holders with seamless access to DeFi strategies and enhanced earning opportunities This deployment represents a significant step in liquid staking infrastructure, offering users automated looping strategies for their ETH holdings.
P2P Validator Launches Institutional DeFi Vaults on stVaults Infrastructure
**P2P Validator unveils institutional-grade DeFi vaults** Vatsal Gupta, Senior PM for Vaults & DeFi at P2P Validator, presented a new suite of institutional DeFi vaults built on Lido's stVaults infrastructure. The vaults aim to connect complex DeFi yield opportunities with institutional compliance requirements. **Key features:** - Dedicated staking vaults for institutions, DAOs, and family offices - DeFi vaults integrated with curators like Mellow for yield optimization - Validator-level transparency and isolated vault environments - Built on stETH, Ethereum's most liquid liquid staking token **Why it matters:** Traditional pooled staking models lacked the control and transparency institutions need. P2P's stVault integration provides direct attribution, performance tracking, and vault-level segregation while maintaining Lido's security standards. The dual approach combines conservative institutional staking with composable DeFi strategies, positioning P2P as one of the first node operators to transform Lido into a full DeFi product suite. [Read the full case study](https://blog.lido.fi/v3-p2p-expanding-ethereum-staking-flexibility-with-lido-stvaults)
Kiln Builds Institutional DeFi Strategies Using Lido V3 Staking Infrastructure
Kiln is developing institutional-grade yield strategies by combining staking primitives with DeFi through Lido V3. The approach maintains operational and risk standards while accessing Ethereum's liquid staking ecosystem. **Key capabilities enabled by Lido V3 stVaults:** - Dedicated infrastructure with segregated vaults per client - Full asset separation for regulatory compliance - Access to deep stETH liquidity - Traceable, non-commingled assets This follows similar implementations by Solstice ($1B+ staked) and Northstake, both leveraging stVaults to bridge traditional capital markets with DeFi yields.