Lido's Staking Bond Requirements Exceed 13 Times Default
Key Summary
Lido's proposed staking route for larger Ethereum validators requires a 32 ETH entry bond, significantly higher than its default route of 2.4 ETH. The proposed route, Community Staking Module 0x02, aims to support compounding validators with up to 2,048 ETH of effective stake, offering better fee efficiency compared to the existing default route. A 32 ETH budget can cover the bond for approximately 1,330 ETH of delegated stake, and operator fees per ETH bonded reach parity with the existing default key at around 747 ETH, but this figure is highly dependent on the operator's profile and funding queue.
A higher entry bond lowers collateral per ETH at full balance, but funding and operator profiles determine fee-efficiency gains.
This adjustment aims to optimize staking route efficiency while considering the various factors that influence fee-efficiency gains.