ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the total value locked (TVL) in Ethereum liquid staking soared from $284 million to $17 billion in 2024.

ChainCatcher news, Swell Network announced that users can now check their eligibility for receiving SWELL tokens through its platform and encourages users to collect "White Pearls".In addition, Swell also introduced the re-staking feature for SWELL tokens, allowing users to stake their tokens as rSWELL to help secure the Swell L2 network.

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum liquid staking protocol StakeWise has announced the mainnet launch of StakeWise V3, allowing users to select specific operators for ETH staking in the Vaults Marketplace and explore DeFi opportunities using the liquid staking token osETH.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, Stader Labs co-founder Dheeraj Borra stated that they plan to launch the Ethereum liquid staking re-staking token rsETH in the coming weeks. With rsETH, users can "re-stake" liquid staking tokens across multiple different networks, such as Coinbase's cbETH, Lido's stETH, and Rocket Pool's rETH, and mint a liquid token to represent their share in the re-staking contract.Borra claims that Stader's rsETH is built on the Ethereum re-staking protocol EigenLayer, aimed at simplifying entry into the re-staking ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news indicates that at least five Ethereum liquid staking providers have implemented or are working to implement self-limiting rules, in which they commit not to hold more than 22% of the Ethereum staking market share—this is seen as a measure to ensure the decentralization of the Ethereum network.Ethereum core developer Superphiz stated that the Ethereum staking providers that have committed to or are working to comply with self-limiting rules include Rocket Pool, StakeWise, Stader Labs, and Diva Stake.Puffer Finance has also committed to adhering to self-limiting rules.However, the largest Ethereum liquid staking provider, Lido Finance, voted in June with a 99.81% majority not to implement self-limiting rules. Dune data shows that Lido has exceeded the 22% limit based on staking amount and market share.

ChainCatcher news, the non-custodial liquid staking platform ether.fi announced that it will launch its mainnet in the week of May 1st. ether.fi allows users to maintain control over their keys while delegating Ethereum validator operations to node operators. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum staking protocol Swell Network will update the protocol's features on the Ethereum mainnet in April, including incentivized liquid staking token Swell Ether (swETH), achieving full composability, interchangeable liquidity, a vetted node operator set, and purpose-built vault strategies. Before this, staking deposits will continue to be on hold.It is reported that existing Swell stakers do not need to take any action and will seamlessly migrate to the new version. The DAO has deprecated the previous design model around atomic deposits / NFTs. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Binance will list the Ethereum liquid staking protocol Rocket Pool token RPL in the Innovation Zone on January 18, 2023, at 16:00, adding spot trading pairs: RPL/BTC, RPL/BUSD, RPL/USDT. RPL withdrawals will open on January 19, 2023, at 16:00. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, multi-chain liquid staking platform Stader Labs has released the Ethereum liquid staking token ETHx litepaper. Users need to provide a minimum of 4 ETH to participate in staking. Stader will allocate the funds deposited by users to permissioned staking pools, permissionless staking pools, and staking pools that utilize Distributed Validator Technology (DVT).It is reported that Stader will charge a 10% commission, which will be split equally between node operators and Stader. Additionally, Stader stated that over 40 DeFi protocols, including Aave, Balancer, and QuickSwap, will support ETHx. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the hybrid algorithm stablecoin protocol Frax Finance will launch an Ethereum liquid staking product within two weeks, which will allow users to stake Ethereum and receive the liquid staking token frxETH. However, to obtain Ethereum staking rewards, frxETH needs to be staked as sfrxETH. Currently, Frax Finance is conducting a security audit on the product. (source link)