Lido Finance launched Lido Earn on March 12, 2026, adding EarnETH and EarnUSD vaults that route deposits across DeFi yield strategies and use a dedicated liquidity buffer to speed redemptions. Lido later said most EarnETH and EarnUSD withdrawals should be processed within seconds through that buffer, while earlier launch details said requests below 1,000 stETH typically completed in about one day depending on available buffer liquidity. Users receive yield-bearing earnETH or earnUSD tokens, older vaults have shifted to withdrawal-only mode to consolidate liquidity, and Lido's DAO has committed $3 million-$5 million in first-loss protection. LDO showed no significant price reaction after the announcement.