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Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $57 Billion, Securing Over $20 Billion in 3 Months
21.1.2024
Data from defillama.com reveals that over the past 93 days, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols escalated from $37.46 billion on Oct. 20, 2023, to the present $57.74 billion. Notably, 57.3% of the total value in defi is anchored in the Ethereum blockchain, while...
Hackers Mislead Rocket Pool X Users with Bogus Contract Breach Claims
18.1.2024
Followers of Ethereum-based staking protocol Rocket Pool’s X account have over the past 24 hours found themselves caught in a web of confusion. Hackers took control of the account and used it to spread misleading information about a supposed smart contract breach. From 6.30 UTC on Wednesday,...
Former Lido Holder Files Lawsuit Against Lido DAO
18.12.2023
A former Lido holder has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Lido decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), a governing body that manages the liquid staking protocol, according to a recent court document. An unregistered securities claim Andrew Samuels filed the complaint on December 17th...
Bitcoin Project Babylon Raises $18M to Bolster Development of Staking Protocol
7.12.2023
The fundraise was led by Polychain Capital and Hack VC and included contributions from Framework Ventures, Polygon Ventures, Castle Island Ventures and OKX Ventures
Mantle launches liquid staking protocol on Ethereum Mainnet
6.12.2023
A revolutionary way in which Ethereum lovers relate with the PoS (proof-of-stake) validator network via the mantel LSP (Liquid Staking). It is a new protocol that provides an opportunity for people to deposit their ETH and get paid with mETH. This new approach offers greater flexibility...
Mantle Launches Non-Custodial Liquid Staking Protocol on Ethereum
4.12.2023
Source: Adobe Ethereum layer-2 project Mantle has announced the launch of its new liquid-staking protocol, Mantle LSP. In a Monday post on X (formerly Twitter), the proejct said Mantle LSP will allow users to deposit ETH and participate in network staking through validator nodes. ???? Interact with...
Mantle Releases Liquid Staking Protocol, Expanding Beyond Layer-2 Operator
4.12.2023
The release will be the second core product in the Mantle ecosystem, and comes just six months after the Mantle Network, a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, went live
Lido Achieves 9 Million Ethereum Milestone as Rocket Pool Surpasses 1 Million in Defi’s Booming Staking Sector
3.12.2023
Recent data reveals that Lido, the leading liquid staking protocol (LSP), now holds over 9 million ethereum within its system. This figure represents a significant 77.81% of the total ethereum value locked in current LSPs, underscoring Lido’s dominant position in the market. Lido and Rocket...
Jito Foundation Launches JTO Token To Manage Solana-based Liquid Staking Protocol
27.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Jito Foundation is introducing a governance token designed to oversee and stimulate the development of the Solana-based liquid staking protocol. In a statement released on Monday, the company disclosed plans to create 1 billion JTO tokens to facilitate the governance of its Jito...
Vulnerability Disclosure Prompts InfStones to Rotate Validator Keys
23.11.2023
Source: Pixabay InfStones, a crucial node operator affiliated with Lido Finance, is poised to temporarily remove its Ethereum validators from the liquid staking protocol. In response to a substantial vulnerability uncovered by security researchers at dWallet Labs, the operator plans to execute...
Protocol Village: Babylon Unveils Bitcoin Staking Protocol for Cosmos Ecosystem
2.10.2023
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 2-8, with live updates throughout
Bitcoin Network’s Inherent Properties Can Be Leveraged to ‘Enhance the Security of PoS Chains’ — Babylon Chain CTO
11.8.2023
Fisher Yu, the co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) at the bitcoin staking protocol Babylon Chain, has argued that when staking bitcoin, stakers “do not need to trust or give their bitcoins to any third parties.” According to Yu, such an attribute helps to “eliminate...
Brevan Howard Joins $12M Round for Liquid Staking Protocol Alluvial
11.7.2023
Ethereal Ventures and Variant co-led the round for Alluvial, creator of the enterprise and institution-focused Liquid Collective
Rocket Pool to Integrate With Zksync Era, Offering Faster Speeds and Lower Transaction Costs
2.6.2023
According to Rocket Pool, a liquid staking derivatives provider, users will have the ability to liquid stake their ETH using the Layer 2 (L2) Zksync Era network. The company clarified that Rocket Pool liquid stakers utilizing Zksync Era will enjoy faster speeds and lower transaction costs. Liquid...
Liquid Staking Protocol Lido’s Defi Dominance Swells From 7% to 26% in 12 Months
25.5.2023
According to statistics, the liquid staking platform Lido accounted for 7.45% of the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) a year ago today. Since then, Lido’s market dominance has significantly increased over the last 12 months to its current 26.18% share. Lido’s Market...
Ethereum ‘re-staking’ protocol EigenLayer launches on testnet
7.4.2023
The re-staking collective aims to address Ethereum validator economic incentives
Coinbase Ventures Joins Liquid Staking Protocol Rocket Pool’s Oracle DAO
3.4.2023
The investment branch of Coinbase, one of the largest centralized exchanges, will receive a share of rewards dedicated to Rocket Pool’s Oracle DAO
Staking Protocol EigenLayer Raises $50M Amid Crypto Winter
28.3.2023
Blockchain Capital led the round for the solution that allows Ethereum stakers to reuse those tokens
Lido’s Liquid Staking Protocol Dominates with $9.3B in Locked Ethereum, Boosted by Tron Founder’s Deposits
2.3.2023
During the past 30 days, the total value locked (TVL) in Lido Finance’s liquid staking protocol increased by 10.57%, with 7.56% of the increase occurring within the last seven days. The protocol’s dominance in decentralized finance (defi) has also increased, with its TVL accounting...
Lido Finance activates staking rate limit after more than 150,000 ETH staked
27.2.2023
Lido Finance had to activate its safety feature "Staking Rate Limit" after over 150,000 ETH was staked in a single day