{"id":70374,"date":"2026-03-29T20:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/lido-launches-vaults-and-earn-products-as-staking-yields-compress-defi-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:15:26","slug":"lido-launches-vaults-and-earn-products-as-staking-yields-compress-defi-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/lido-launches-vaults-and-earn-products-as-staking-yields-compress-defi-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Lido Launches Vaults and Earn Products as Staking Yields Compress \u2013 Defi Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Lido <span>DAO<\/span> Targets Corporate Treasuries and Tokenized Assets in Three-Year <span>DeFi<\/span> Plan<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The plan, detailed in the GOOSE-3 <a href=\"https:\/\/research.lido.fi\/t\/lido-labs-goose-3-lido-s-next-chapter\/10927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">governance proposal<\/a> published Nov. 24, 2025, sets four priorities: expanding stETH adoption, upgrading protocol infrastructure, scaling new revenue through Lido Earn, and building products that connect off-chain corporate finance activity with onchain <span>liquidity<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lido remains Ethereum\u2019s largest liquid- <span>staking<\/span> provider. The protocol holds roughly 28\u201330% of all staked <span>ETH<\/span>, with total value locked fluctuating between $18 billion and $40 billion depending on market conditions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"> <span>Staking<\/span> yields have compressed as more validators enter the network. Base APRs now run 3\u20135%, down from higher levels in prior cycles. Lido\u2019s governance cited that pressure as the primary reason for diversifying its revenue base.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_801982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-801982\" style=\"width:1320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-801982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lido is the largest <span>liquid staking<\/span> protocol on Ethereum. Image source: Top five <span>liquid staking<\/span> applications via defillama.com on March 29, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lido V3 and its stVaults product launched on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ethereum-explained-a-beginners-guide\/\">Ethereum<\/a> mainnet on Jan. 30, 2026. The upgrade replaces Lido\u2019s previous single-product <span>staking<\/span> model with a modular infrastructure that lets institutional operators customize vaults for specific custody, compliance, or yield requirements.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Two Lido Earn products, EarnETH and EarnUSD, are also live. They offer structured yield strategies with daily compounding, targeting both retail <span>DeFi<\/span> users and <span>stablecoin<\/span> holders seeking returns above base <span>staking<\/span> rates.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The $60 million budget splits into $43.8 million for core operations and growth, and $16.2 million in discretionary funds for high-impact items, including <span>liquidity<\/span> incentives and institutional product development.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the infrastructure side, the protocol plans to deliver Curated Module v2, <span>Staking<\/span> Router v3, and a new tool called ValMart, a validator routing system designed to optimize for performance, cost, and decentralization simultaneously. Lido currently operates with more than 683 unique <span>node<\/span> operators.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Institutional access is a separate track. Vaneck <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lido.fi\/vaneck-files-for-lido-staked-eth-etf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filed an S-1<\/a> with the U.S. SEC on Oct. 20, 2025, for a Lido Staked <span>ETH<\/span> exchange-traded fund (ETF), the first U.S. ETF proposal referencing stETH directly. The filing remains pending as of March 2026.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wisdomtree-expands-tokenized-funds-to-solana-boosting-rwa-access\/\">Wisdomtree<\/a> launched a Physical Lido Staked Ether ETP in December 2025. The product is 100% stETH-backed, listed on Xetra, SIX, and Euronext, and opened with assets under management between $36 million and $50 million.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lido\u2019s participation in the <span>Crypto<\/span> Council for Innovation and the <span>Proof of Stake<\/span> Alliance has supported both filings. The GOOSE-3 proposal calls for more ETF and ETP partnerships to package stETH and stVaults for traditional capital markets.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The three-year vision in the proposal describes <span>staking<\/span> becoming a stable core revenue line while the protocol builds products for corporate treasury management, borrowing, and tokenized assets.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Key performance indicators for 2026 include stVaults TVL, Lido Earn revenue contribution, ETF and ETP approvals, and early traction from real-business pilots.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">FAQ \ud83d\udd0e<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>What is Lido\u2019s GOOSE-3 proposal?<\/strong> It is a governance plan outlining Lido <span>DAO<\/span>\u2019s 2026 strategy to expand beyond <span>liquid staking<\/span> into yield products and institutional <span>DeFi<\/span> infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>What is the Lido <span>DAO<\/span> 2026 budget?<\/strong> Lido <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-dao\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DAO<\/a> approved $60 million for 2026, split between $43.8 million in baseline spending and $16.2 million in discretionary funds.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Is there a Lido stETH ETF in the United States?<\/strong> Vaneck filed an S-1 for a Lido Staked <a href=\"https:\/\/branch.wallet.bitcoin.com\/news-contextual-eth\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ETH<\/a> ETF with the SEC on October 20, 2025; the application remains under review as of March 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is Lido Earn?<\/strong> Lido Earn is a suite of structured yield products, including EarnETH and EarnUSD, offering higher returns than base <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-staking\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">staking<\/a> through daily compounding strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/lido-launches-vaults-and-earn-products-as-staking-yields-compress\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Lido DAO Targets Corporate Treasuries and Tokenized Assets in Three-Year DeFi Plan The plan, detailed in the GOOSE-3 governance proposal published Nov. 24, 2025, sets four priorities: expanding stETH adoption, upgrading protocol infrastructure, scaling new revenue through Lido Earn, and building products that connect off-chain corporate finance activity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":70375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70374"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}