
Lido V3’s launch on Ethereum mainnet introduces stVaults—modular staking backed by stETH—expanding beyond pooled liquid staking while preserving liquidity and DeFi integrations.
On January 30, Lido V3 went live on Ethereum mainnet, deploying stVaults—a modular staking infrastructure supported by stETH. The upgrade marks Lido’s evolution from a pooled liquid staking model to support diverse staking configurations while maintaining stETH liquidity and DeFi composability. stVaults allow customizable validator environments and optional stETH minting, enabling external teams to leverage Lido’s infrastructure without sacrificing integration with DeFi protocols. Early adopters include Consensys’ layer-2 network Linea, staking bridged ETH to reward liquidity providers, and Nansen, introducing its first Ethereum staking product via stVaults.