{"id":19734,"date":"2023-02-07T07:50:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinnetworknews.com\/ethereum-liquid-staking-trend-continues-to-swell-5-platforms-control-97-of-market-defi-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:50:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:50:51","slug":"ethereum-liquid-staking-trend-continues-to-swell-5-platforms-control-97-of-market-defi-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinnetworknews.com\/ethereum-liquid-staking-trend-continues-to-swell-5-platforms-control-97-of-market-defi-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Liquid Staking Trend Continues to Swell; 5 Platforms Control 97% of Market \u2013 Defi Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"
As of Feb. 7, 2023, the value locked in 11 Ethereum-based liquid staking protocols has risen above $11 billion, with Lido, Coinbase, and Rocket Pool recording 4-10% gains over the past month. Lido holds more than 73% of the total value locked (TVL) out of the 6.87 million ether held by the 11 liquid staking platforms. More than 15% of the liquid staking TVL is being staked with Coinbase\u2019s wrapped ether.<\/strong><\/p>\n Staking Ethereum has become a highly sought-after trend since its introduction on the network\u2019s Beacon chain. The Beacon chain contract has 16.47 million ether locked, worth $26 billion, that cannot be withdrawn until the upcoming March hard fork. A significant portion of this locked ether is held within liquid staking protocols, as 11 decentralized finance (defi) protocols hold 41% of the total, or 6.87 million ether.<\/p>\nLido Leads the Pack With 73% of Total Value Locked in Ethereum Liquid Staking Industry<\/h2>\n