Ethereum Lido (STETH)
What is Lido?
Lido is a liquid staking solution for Ethereum. It is backed by industry-leading staking providers such as Everstake, and others. One of the peculiarities of the Lido liquid staking is that it lets users stake their ETH – without locking assets or maintaining infrastructure – while participating in DeFi, e.g., lending. Lido attempts to solve the problems associated with initial PoS staking, including illiquidity, immovability, and accessibility, making staked ETH liquid and allowing for participation with any amount of tokens to improve the security of the Ethereum and Polygon networks respectively.
When staking with Lido, users receive stETH tokens on a 1:1 basis representing their staked ETH. stETH balances can be used like regular tokens, and are updated on a daily basis to reflect your ETH staking rewards.
About Lido
Lido is a modular liquid-staking protocol for ETH that mints stETH representing staked ETH while routing deposits into separate staking modules (via the Staking Router) to increase decentralization and operational diversity.
Curated Module (CM)
Permissioned, bondless module managed by an approved set of professional node operators; it is the main workhorse and holds the vast majority of Lido’s stake — ≈93% of Lido’s deposits (largest share). Everstake takes part in this Module and has about 7k validator keys (each key contain 32 ETH).
Simple DVT Module (SDVT)
Uses simple distributed-validator-technology (DVT) clusters (Obol/SSV solutions) to run fault-tolerant, multi-party validators; intended to add diversity and resilience. ≈4% of Lido’s stake (small but growing, subject to module caps). Everstake also takes part in this Module using both SSV and Obol solutions.
Community Staking Module (CSM)
Permissionless module for community / solo operators who post a stETH bond as collateral; designed to scale permissionless entry and broaden operator participation. ≈3% of Lido’s stake today (has had proposals to raise its cap). Everstake does not take part in this Module.
How to stake Lido (stETH)?
Where can I stake Lido (stETH)?
You can choose a crypto wallet convenient for you and use the guide at the link or write to Everstake support and get more detailed information
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Staking Details
Epoch duration
32 slots × 12s per slot = ~6.4 minutes (one epoch).
Fee
10% (50% to Lido, and 50% — Everstake, in Curated Module)
Auto-compounding
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Fee to activate the wallet
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First reward info
The first epoch after staking
Min amount to stake
No minumum deposit
Unstaking (withdrawals) period
There is no strict period for this. After initiating the withdrawal process for stETH and submitting the request through the Withdrawals tab, the completion time usually ranges from 1 to X days, depending on factors such as the withdrawal size and the existing withdrawal queue. Check the Exit queue length on the Rated Explorer for real-time data. Note that there is a withdrawal period after the unstaking period and the funds can go back to your wallet only once it has elapsed. Its duration depends on the number of users exiting the network at the same time as you. To learn the actual numbers, please check the Withdrawal queue length on the Rated Explorer. For a more accurate estimate of the waiting time, enter your withdrawal request amount on the Requests widget
Alternatively, you have the option to exchange stETH for ETH on supported exchanges immediately.
Stake activation time
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Validator set
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Slashing
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Max amount ot stake
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Reward frequency
On a daily basis each day at 12PM UTC
Why Everstake?
Everstake is the №1 staking infrastructure platform, trusted by over 1.5M users and institutional clients worldwide. Committed to the highest standards of compliance with certifications such as SOC 2 Type II, CCPA/CRPA, ISO 27001, and GDPR, we deliver secure and reliable staking solutions across 85+ supported chains with a reliability rate of 99.98%
Our skilled team manages reliable infrastructure, prioritizing the safety of your funds. Delegating through Everstake offers opportunities to boost your yields while ensuring peace of mind about your token's security.