Distributed Validator Technology - Pilot w/ Obol Network
Lido is excited to share the initial pilot integration with Obol Network, a Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) provider. This pilot demonstrated the benefits of running a Lido validator with DVT, and is a component of our goal to enable permissionless participation in Lidos’ validator set.
The Definitive Guide to Lido on L2
Since Lido launched on L2, there’s been a flurry of activity in collaborations and integrations on various platforms throughout the ecosystem. Layer 2 (L2) is a collective term to describe a specific set of Ethereum scaling solutions. A layer 2 is a separate blockchain that extends Ethereum whilst inheriting
Ethereum Fee Monitoring Dashboard
A critical facet of the Lido on Ethereum Block Proposer Rewards Policy is the appropriate monitoring of each Lido Node Operator’s behaviour when it comes to their MEV reward extraction and distribution for the protocol. These elements include determining whether: Node Operators are behaving as intended.Participants (e.g.
Analysis of stETH User Behaviour Patterns
00 TL;DRIn an effort to better understand Lido users’ behaviour, below is a cohort analysis of various wallet sizes. We have come up with a classification system for wallets of different sizes, from Whales (>=10k stETH) all the way down to Plankton (<1 stETH). The Lido ecosystem
Additions to Ethereum Node Operator Set - Wave 3
The DAO has approved 8 new Node Operators for Lido's Ethereum set and mainnet onboarding is being finalized in the coming days. Continuing along the journey towards trustless staking on Ethereum, Lido conducted an open onboarding application and evaluation round in November and December of 2021 for the inclusion of
Offline & Slashing Risks: Are Self-Cover Options Enough?
This post sets the stage in terms of outlining the landscape of cover options avilableand possible developments. We outline the typical risk scenario, the amounts of slashings and penalties, and evaluate impact to understand whether Lido can self-cover the losses.
20.08.2021 Orphaned Blocks in Ethereum Incident Postmortem
Friday night last week (Aug 20), a misconfiguration within Chorus One’s Lido Ethereum beacon chain setup led to a network-wide drop of participation of about 1% (measured by the so-called attestation rates) on the beacon chain. The issue was fixed within hours of the discovery by the involved teams.