🚀 Lido V3: Bridging Institutional Capital into DeFi and Restaking This month, @LidoFinance will deploy its V3 upgrade, focusing on customizable configurations and institutional adoption At the core of Lido V3 is stVaults modular smart contracts that let users and institutions build custom staking environments 🔹 Key Highlights 1⃣ Customizable Setup: Choose Node Operators, set fees, define risk profiles, and integrate tools like restaking sidecars 2⃣ Institutional Tools: Dedicated vaults with access controls, compliance layers, and both custodial & non-custodial options 3⃣ Advanced Staking: Enable looped strategies (e.g., borrow against stETH) and opt-in restaking to maximize yield 4⃣ Reserve Ratio (RR): Keeps ETH overcollateralized to reduce slashing risks and ensure safety 5⃣ Dynamic Fees: Adjusts with validator performance to promote fairness and decentralization 6⃣ Voluntary Upgrades: “Safety hatch” lets vault owners opt out of updates, maintaining user sovereignty 🔹 Institutional Catalyst: ETFs Capital -> Lido The synergy between Lido V3 and ETH staking ETFs could unlock massive inflows: - VanEck’s proposed Lido Staked ETH ETF may channel billions of institutional capital by holding stETH as the underlying asset directly bridging TradFi and DeFi - Enhanced Yield: Restaking and DeFi integrations can boost returns, making ETFs more attractive - Liquidity & Efficiency: stETH’s liquidity supports smooth ETF operations without redemption delays - Trust & Scale: With $50B+ TVL and $100M+ monthly revenue, Lido’s dominance and multi-chain expansion position it as a prime gateway for institutional inflows

Some narratives that could benefit from this event 👇 🔹 Restaking & LSD: · @eigenlayer and its ecosystem · @RocketPool_Fi · @LidoFinance · @ether_fi 🔹 DeFi: · @aave · @pendle_fi · @CurveFinance · @SkyEcosystem