Key notes
- stVaults enable isolated, purpose-built staking setups with access to stETH liquidity and transparency, deployed by Lido.
- Early adopters and supporters include Linea for native yield on bridged ETH and Nansen for staking associated with DeFi strategies.
- Institutions and node operators can now configure vaults for specific compliance and operational needs.
Lido, the leading liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, has introduced stVaults to mainnet. Linea, Nansen and several institutional players joined from day one as early adopters.
In summary, the new primitive deployed today, January 30, allows protocols, Layer 2 (L2) networks, institutions, and other users to configure dedicated staking vaults. These vaults bet on Ethereum
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through selected node operators while issuing stETH, the protocol’s liquid staking token.
According to a report from The Block, the launch follows a year of testing with partners like Chorus One and P2P.org.
Lido V3 is live on Ethereum mainnet, introducing stVaults:
Modular staking infrastructure for builders, powered by stETH.
– Lido (@LidoFinance) January 30, 2026
Several users went live on day one, showing their support for the Lido rollout. L2 Linea, backed by Consensys, uses a protocol-controlled stVault to offer automatic staking and yield on bridged ETH. Analytics firm Nansen introduced its first Ethereum staking product, linking stVaults to stETH-based DeFi options and on-chain insights.
Node operators including P2P.org, Chorus One, Pier Two and Sentora also participated, alongside institutional players such as Solstice, Twinstake, Northstake and Everstake. Lido contributors told The Block that teams no longer need to build staking infrastructure, integrations, and liquidity from scratch.
“This release marks a structural change in how Ethereum staking products are built and deployed. Until now, teams launching staking products typically had to start infrastructure, integrations, and liquidity from scratch,” The Block cited.
Understanding the Lido stVaults
Basically, stVaults transforms Lido into modular infrastructure. Users can adjust pricing structures beyond the standard 10% fee, set risk profiles, or add compliance controls such as validator customization and deposit controls.
Vaults remain opt-in and isolated to limit risk to the broader protocol. Lido issues stETH, a liquid token that tracks ETH staking rewards and operates on DeFi. Notably, the token has a market capitalization of around $27 billion and represents around a quarter of all liquid staking tokens, according to data from The Block.
In August 2025, Lido’s TVL reached a new high alongside lending platform AAVE, as covered by Coinspeaker. Later in October, VanEck filed an application for the first Ethereum-linked ETF, staked by Lido, which was neither approved nor denied as of this writing.
The recent mainnet deployment expands the options for Ethereum staking participants while keeping stETH at the center.
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