Grayscale Adds Lido to DeFi Fund, Signaling Growing Institutional Interest in Liquid Staking

Grayscale Investments, the world's largest digital asset manager, has added Lido (LDO) to its DeFi Fund (DFX). The addition of LDO to the Grayscale DeFi Fund demonstrates growing interest in liquid staking services.

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Lido (LDO), a prominent player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, has emerged as a frontrunner in the rapidly expanding Liquidity Staking Derivatives (LSD) sector. Amidst the turbulence caused by the highly controversial lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has found itself in a state of uncertainty and caution.

Synthetix is pleased to announce the addition of Lido Finances' stETH as the latest asset for leverage trading on Synthetix Perps. This new perpetual futures market “has been approved by SIP 2021 and had parameters set in SCCP 2015.

On June 18, 2023, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has been rangebound and hovering at just above the $42 billion range. Presently, Lido Finance dominates the value locked in defi with $12.69 billion or 29.76% of the aggregate.

Lido DAO (LDO) price gains today suggest the bulls are determined to push it to the $2.5 mark as the broader crypto market cap increased in the last day. LDO has joined the top-gaining coins today, June 7, with an over 6% price increase over the past 24 hours.

The digital currency ecosystem is wriggling out of the mixed performances exhibited in the past week as it prepares to kickstart the new week on a bullish note. While in the past week many altcoins recorded huge losses, three digital currencies including XRP, Lido DAO (LDO) and Terra Classic (LUNC) recorded impressive growth in the

According to statistics, the liquid staking platform Lido accounted for 7.45% of the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) a year ago today. Since then, Lido's market dominance has significantly increased over the last 12 months to its current 26.18% share.

After establishing itself as the go-to staking king, whales now have eyes on the Lido finance token. This was because 87% of the LDO supply at the time of writing was held by whales despite holding the tokens at a loss.

Renowned crypto trader and analyst, operating under the pseudonym DonAlt, has recently shared his perspectives on two major altcoins, Lido DAO (LDO) and Litecoin (LTC), which he currently finds interesting due to various market factors.

In a significant move this week, Lido, a popular Ethereum staking platform, unleashed the second version of its platform, Lido V2, allowing users to withdraw Ethereum (ETH) directly. This noteworthy advancement, along with the further decentralization of its network, demonstrates Lido's strategic drive toward providing an optimally secure and user-friendly staking experience.

In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrencies, Lido DAO (LDO) has made significant waves in the past week, experiencing an impressive surge of nearly 20%. Though the surge comes at a time the global crypto market is not deep in a downtrend, Lido's current rally can be attributed to two notable factors.