Kiln Builds Institutional DeFi Strategies Using Lido V3 Staking Infrastructure
Kiln Builds Institutional DeFi Strategies Using Lido V3 Staking Infrastructure
🏦 Institutional DeFi arrives
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.
At @Kiln_finance, @umami_thinker explained how Kiln is approaching DeFi through an institutional lens. Using Lido V3, Kiln is designing yield strategies that combine staking primitives with DeFi, without compromising operational or risk standards.
🏗️ Lido V3 Demo Showcases New Institutional ETH Staking Products
**Lido V3 is enabling a new generation of modular, transparent ETH staking products** designed for institutional investors and DeFi strategies. During a recent community call, leading builders demonstrated innovative applications: - **Northstake** presented a Staking Vault Manager platform built for institutional ETH staking with validator attribution and control - **Obol** launched the first multi-operator DVT vault, proving decentralization and performance can coexist - **Solstice** showcased a delta-neutral ETH strategy structured as a hedge-fund product using stVaults - **Everstake** revealed market-neutral yield strategies offering predictable ETH-denominated returns These projects leverage stVaults as their core primitive, demonstrating how Lido V3's modular infrastructure is creating new possibilities for Ethereum staking beyond traditional pooled models. [Watch the full demo session](https://www.youtube.com/live/RG_N4sT2NXQ)
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's Senior PM Vatsal Gupta unveiled a new suite of institutional-grade DeFi vaults built on Lido's stVaults infrastructure. The product line addresses a key market gap: connecting DeFi yield opportunities with institutional compliance requirements. **Key Features:** - Dedicated staking vaults for institutions, DAOs, and family offices - DeFi-focused vaults integrated with yield curators like Mellow - Validator-level transparency and isolated vault environments - Built on stETH, Ethereum's most liquid liquid staking token The vaults solve traditional staking limitations by offering direct validator attribution, performance transparency, and vault-level segregation - features pooled models couldn't provide. P2P's dual approach combines private stVaults for conservative institutional clients with composable DeFi strategies for yield-seeking users, positioning the firm as an early mover in transforming staking into a programmable DeFi layer. Full details: [blog.lido.fi/v3-p2p-expanding-ethereum-staking-flexibility-with-lido-stvaults](https://blog.lido.fi/v3-p2p-expanding-ethereum-staking-flexibility-with-lido-stvaults)
Linea Explores stVaults to Address DeFi's Liquidity Challenge
Linea is working on a solution to one of DeFi's persistent challenges: maintaining sustainable liquidity. The team is exploring **stVaults** as a mechanism to align long-term ETH liquidity with ecosystem incentives. **Key Points:** - stVaults aim to create more sustainable liquidity models - Focus on aligning ETH liquidity with long-term ecosystem goals - Part of Linea's broader strategy to build sustainable chain economics This initiative builds on Linea's positioning in the L2 space, where the network is developing diverse revenue streams and working toward sustainable economic models as Layer 2 chains evolve into independent economies.