Lido expects staked Ethereum withdrawals in May

Liquid staking protocol Lido (LDO) has set a May target for staked Ethereum (stETH) withdrawals. The protocol explained that its timeline was affected by the ongoing audits of its V2 platform. Lido spent $1.2 million on seven audits In a March 14 Twitter thread, the DeFi protocol said it had spent $1.2 million on seven…

Massive staked Ethereum withdrawals by whales allow arbitrageurs to profit

Lido (LDO) staked Ethereum (stETH) traded at a discount to Ethereum (ETH) on Curve after a whale removed 84,131 ETH ($101 million) from the protocol, allowing arbitrageurs to profit from the situation. Peckshield also reported that a whale withdrew 42,400 stETH from Aave. #PeckShieldAlert A Whale has withdrawn ~42.4k $stETH (~$50M) from Aave Protocol V2…

Lido and Idle DAO launch new risk-adjusted ETH 2.0 staking products

Lido, a multichain liquid staking solution, and Idle DAO, a decentralized organization building financial products for Web3, have partnered to launch a novel DeFi primitive. The newly launched stETH Perpetual Yield Tranches (PYTs) were designed to target the more risk-averse segment of the DeFi market, offering an APR ranging from 1.8% to 8%. Idle DAO…