Lido V3 & Pier Two x RockSolid: Expanding Institutional Ethereum Staking with stVaults
Product Overview
Pier Two is providing infrastructure services to support the RockSolid AutoPlus Looped ETH Vault, a Lido V3 stVault designed and managed by RockSolid to meet institutional demand for stronger liquidity provisioning and broader ETH utility.
Built on Lido V3 stVaults, the RockSolid AutoPlus Looped ETH Vault allows institutions to combine Ethereum staking with configurable liquidity access while maintaining institutional grade security, uptime, and validator performance.
Initial Approach & Limitations
Institutional adoption of advanced ETH staking strategies remains constrained by a lack of clarity around vault design, security models, and risk differentiation. While demand for additional utility has increased, education around how trust minimized staking infrastructure can support flexible yet conservative institutional use cases remains limited.
As highlighted in discussions around low-risk DeFi, Ethereum’s deep technical and social decentralization enables strong alignment between capital efficiency and protocol-aligned behavior. Lido stVaults extend these trust minimized properties by allowing institutions to engage with staking in programmable, auditable, and adaptable ways, without compromising on security assumptions.
RockSolid identified the opportunity to leverage this architecture to deliver flexible, institution-ready staking strategies grounded in transparency and risk management.
Why Lido V3 & stVaults
In 2026, Ethereum reached all-time highs in staked ETH and validator entry queue duration, while transaction volumes increased alongside historically low gas costs. At the same time, institutional concerns around liquidity intensified, particularly as exit queues extended beyond 50 days.
With the launch of Lido V3, stVaults allow institutions to navigate entry and exit constraints while retaining optional access to stETH liquidity, reducing friction without weakening staking security.
By running a dedicated Lido V3 stVault instance, Pier Two enables RockSolid to address challenges across deposits, redemptions, and liquidity while preserving institutional-grade staking performance and operational resilience.
Integration & Security Approach
The RockSolid AutoPlus Looped ETH Vault is implemented using the ERC-7540 Asynchronous Tokenized Vault standard, which extends OpenZeppelin’s ERC-4626 to introduce workflows and controls around asset movement and custody.
RockSolid’s smart contracts have been audited by Nethermind and incorporate:
- A dedicated Lido V3 stVault deployment
- MPC-based signing controls
- Transparent, onchain-verifiable reporting
Pier Two supports this setup by operating the underlying non-custodial validator infrastructure, ensuring robust uptime, performance, and protocol-aligned security.
Expected Outcome
Institutional clients can deposit and withdraw ETH subject to Ethereum’s entry and exit queues, while retaining the option to unlock stETH liquidity through Lido V3 when conditions allow—providing flexibility without compromising staking integrity.
The RockSolid AutoPlus Looped ETH Vault offers additional utility for institutional users and is designed with conservative risk management at its core.
Lido V3 stVaults also enable teams like RockSolid to select their preferred staking provider. In this case, Pier Two delivers proven, non-custodial staking operations, ensuring that all activity remains programmatic, immutable, and transparent onchain.