LIDO V3 STVAULTS GO LIVE AS INSTITUTIONAL ETHEREUM STAKING PIVOT BEGINS@LidoFinance's V3 launched in late 2025 with stVaults, a customizable institutional staking framework that separates validator operations from risk governance. Phase 3 went live March 2 with permissionless minting, and the GOOSE-3 strategic plan targets 1M $ETH onboarded through stVaults by end of 2026.The institutional rails are real. WisdomTree's stETH ETP in Europe has $36M AUM, BlackRock is exploring $ETH staking inside its ETF, and ...

$8.9 BILLION WAITING TO BE STAKED ON ETHEREUMAt time of writing, there are 3,812,317 $ETH, worth around $8.9 billion, currently queuing to be staked on the @Ethereum network.The figure reflects serious demand among long-term Ethereum holders, especially when compared to the mere 256,443 $ETH waiting to be unstaked.Demand for ETH staking has now outpaced demand for ETH unstaking since as far back as December 2025. ...