Does Lido's Dual Governance Now Make It the Safest Place to Stake ETH? - Ep. 860
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Lido just rolled out one of the most ambitious governance overhauls in DeFi: a dual governance system designed to give power back to stakers—and make it harder for malicious proposals to pass.
But what does it actually do?
And could it make Lido the safest place to stake ETH?
Hasu, a strategic advisor at Lido, and Lido co-founder Vasiliy Shapovalov join Unchained to break it all down.
How the dual governance model works
Whether this dilutes LDO token value
What this means for DeFi, and if others will follow
Whether this might get institutions off the sidelines
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Guests:
Hasu, Strategic advisor to Lido and Strategy lead at Flashbots.
Vasiliy Shapovalov, Co-founder of Lido
Unchained: Lido DAO Enables Dual Governance, stETH Holders Can Trigger ‘Rage-Quit’ Mode
Learn more about the topics discussed:
How Liquid Staking Works
What Are Externally Owned Accounts (EOAs) in Ethereum?
What Is Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and How Does It Work on Blockchains?
What Is Distributed Validator Technology?
Timestamps:
🎬 0:00 Intro
🧩 2:07 What problem Lido’s new governance model is actually solving
⚙️ 7:33 How dual governance works—and why it’s such a big shift
🚀 15:32 Why Hasu says this changes everything for Lido
🧠 22:20 What the team had to weigh when designing the system
🛡️ 30:26 How Lido built in resistance to attacks
📉 32:02 Whether this system weakens the value of the LDO token
🗳️ 38:58 How they’re thinking about fixing DeFi’s voter apathy problem
🏦 45:29 Whether institutions will see this as a positive sign and embrace stETH
🌐 48:01 How this compares to Sky’s “emergency shutdown”—and whether DeFi will follow suit
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With Ethereum's switch to Proof-of-Stake around the corner, a full spectrum of staking options has emerged. Many who want to participate will not be able to run their own self-custodied 24/7 validator node, and not everyone has the required 32 ETH. For these folks, Staking-as-a-Service allows broader participation in the PoS consensus mechanism. To discuss this, team members from Coinbase, Lido, and Rocket Pool come together in this panel to explore their approaches to the world of ETH staking!
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Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures