{"id":349511,"date":"2023-10-09T23:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=349511"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:34:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:04:28","slug":"lst-sector-takes-a-hit-but-lido-marches-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/lst-sector-takes-a-hit-but-lido-marches-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"LST sector takes a hit, but Lido marches forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>The liquid staking sector remained resilient despite declining token prices.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lido Finance maintained dominance with substantial market share and development initiatives.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a year marked by market volatility, the liquid staking sector has defied the odds, showing substantial growth despite challenges. The sector has not been without its hurdles, notably declining token prices.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Realistic or not, here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/calculator\/marketcap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LDO&#8217;s market cap in BTC&#8217;s terms<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over the past few months, token prices across the sector have experienced significant declines, with the average 3-month price movement showing a decrease of -26.21%.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2\/ Price Performance<\/p>\n<p>Token prices have experienced significant declines across the sector in the past months. The average 3-month price movement was -26.21% \ud83e\udd76 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a2OrrK7zmq\">pic.twitter.com\/a2OrrK7zmq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sebastian Motelay (@SebastianMotel1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebastianMotel1\/status\/1711067172842131616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Lido puts up a fight<\/h4>\n<p>However, even in this environment, Lido [LDO] Finance retained its dominant position within the sector. Lido boasted a remarkable 84.4% market share based on assets staked.<\/p>\n<p>This robust presence was further underscored by Lido&#8217;s Market cap to Assets Staked ratio, which stood at 0.11. This figure is significantly lower than the sector&#8217;s average (0.85) or median (0.67) values, reflecting Lido&#8217;s commanding position.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349560\" style=\"width: 1686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F77sJ49XEAA3WxY.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-349560\" src=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F77sJ49XEAA3WxY.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1686\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F77sJ49XEAA3WxY.jpeg 1686w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F77sJ49XEAA3WxY-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F77sJ49XEAA3WxY-1024x485.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F77sJ49XEAA3WxY-768x364.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F77sJ49XEAA3WxY-1536x727.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1686px) 100vw, 1686px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: token terminal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lido&#8217;s popularity was also evident in its impressive number of token holders. On Ethereum alone, 271,350 addresses held Lido&#8217;s stETH token, marking a significant lead over Rocket Pool&#8217;s rETH, which has just a fraction of that number.<\/p>\n<p>Even on non-Ethereum liquid staking tokens like MSOL and SAVAX, there was a substantial user base.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Total Value Locked (TVL) in Lido also surged, reaching $15.37 billion, a notable 10.24% increase within a week. However, the staked ETH Annual Percentage Rate (APR) witnessed a slight decline over the past week, with the 7-day moving average settling at 3.56%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349562\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F7dhvFJXMAAS8nO.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-349562\" src=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F7dhvFJXMAAS8nO.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F7dhvFJXMAAS8nO.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F7dhvFJXMAAS8nO-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F7dhvFJXMAAS8nO-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F7dhvFJXMAAS8nO-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Lido<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Governance remains active<\/h4>\n<p>Amid this impressive growth, Lido has also been focusing on its development. Proposals for development on Solana have been actively discussed and are gaining traction.<\/p>\n<p>One proposal involves Lido on Solana development contributor (p2p) seeking 1.5 million DAI to fund 12 months of operations. This funding is intended to cover various aspects of Lido&#8217;s development, including a development retainer of $200,000 per quarter.<\/p>\n<p>These initiatives are designed to expand Lido&#8217;s presence and usability.<\/p>\n<p>However, the proposal also outlines an alternative in case of unsustainable financials or low fee generation. If the \u201cSunset\u201d option is chosen, p2p will provide a detailed timeline and instructions for users to claim their SOL from protocol contracts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Is your portfolio green? Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/calculator\/lido-dao-profit-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LDO Profit Calculator<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The \u201cSunset\u201d process would involve a gradual cessation of operations, including halting new staking deposits, off-boarding voluntary node operators, and discontinuing frontend support, with unstaking available only through CLI.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the option for sunsetting had a higher number of votes from the governance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349563\" style=\"width: 947px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-at-2.52.36-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-349563\" src=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-at-2.52.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"947\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-at-2.52.36-PM.png 628w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-at-2.52.36-PM-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a year marked by market fluctuations, the liquid staking sector has shown significant growth, with Lido Finance emerging as a dominant force in the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":349572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,66,3,4,20],"tags":[3537,3366],"class_list":["post-349511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-altcoins-news","category-new-news","category-news","category-social","category-trading-view","tag-ldo","tag-lido"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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