In this episode, we’re joined by Konstatin Lomashuk and Hasu to discuss Lido v3! We covered liquid staking today, Lido v3’s marketplace model, and the fungibility of stETH. We also unpacked what institutional stakers need, and how Lido v3 makes it possible. Finally, we discussed how Lido is approaching BD, and structured products.

Thanks for tuning in!

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Resources

Lido v3 Announcement: https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/1889335909834797458

The State of Liquid Staking, GOOSE-2, and Lido v3: https://youtu.be/x8UV4c6KQsA

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:30) Liquid Staking Today

(7:40) Ledger Ad

(7:58) Lido v3's Marketplace Model

(19:23) The Fungibility of stETH

(25:49) Design Inspiration For Lido v3

(30:56) Ledger Ad

(31:31) What Do Institutional Stakers Need?

(43:53) Ads (Uniswap and Morpho)

(45:14) How Is Lido Approaching BD?

(53:20) Can Other Staking Providers Use Lido's New Infra?

(58:53) Structured Products and the Curator Set

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