Ethereum-based liquid staking giant Lido contributors have announced the mainnet release of stVaults, a new staking primitive designed to open Lido’s staking infrastructure, liquidity, and integrations to external builders.
The launch marks Lido’s expansion from a single liquid staking product into shared staking infrastructure, allowing teams to run custom validator configurations and, optionally, mint stETH.
According to the announcement, stVaults introduces isolated staking environments that make it easier for developers, Layer 2 networks, and institutional operators to build new staking products without bootstrapping infrastructure from scratch.
A New Primitive for Staking Businesses
Lido V3 is live on Ethereum mainnet.
The mainnet launch follows a long path of staged validation, including multiple public testnets, security reviews, and a mainnet soft-launch. Lido contributors designed the public launch process to deliver the same qualities that make Lido Core durable: a relentless focus on security, including multiple public audits, community input, and a commitment to open software.
This release extends the Lido protocol with the introduction of stVaults, a modular staking primitive designed for stakers that need configurations beyond a single pooled model, while still benefiting from stETH’s liquidity and network of integrations.
Until now, stakers have faced a structural trade-off:
Choose pooled liquid staking for liquidity, simplicity, and DeFi utility, but accept limited customization.
Choose bespoke staking setups for control and policy requirements, but accept operational complexity and illiquidity, subject to Ethereum’s entry/exit queue.
stVaults resolve the dilemma between bespoke control and liquid utility. They allow customization where it matters (operator selection, policies, fees, reward logic, and risk parameters) while maintaining access to a shared liquidity layer through stETH. stVaults bring a new paradigm to Ethereum staking offerings by enabling any team to build a staking business using the most powerful network effects in DeFi.
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