The Design and Challenges of Ethereum's Liquid Staking Solutions

This chapter explores the design approach of Ethereum and its evolving ecosystem of liquid staking solutions. It discusses the restrictive initial design criteria of Ethereum compared to other ecosystems like Cosmos, and highlights the adoption of protocols like LIDO and Rocketpool. The chapter delves into the challenges faced by these solutions and introduces DIVA, a layer two solution for staking that addresses scalability and trust minimization.