The Stakewise V3 marketplace enables validators to offer customized options and rewards for ETH holders.<\/p>\n
Stakewise, a project which allows users to stake their ETH without running complex software, is launching a third iteration with the hopes of competing with Lido Finance.<\/p>\n
Stakewise V3 includes a new liquid staking token (LST) and a marketplace where validators can offer customized options to ETH holders looking to stake their tokens. These options range from MEV strategy to rewards.<\/p>\n
A key concept for V3 is that its LST, osETH, will benefit from the network effects of having a single token, while allowing for a permissionless<\/a> set of validators.<\/p>\n This matters because Lido Finance, the leader in the LST space, has received criticism from many prominent leaders in the DeFi space because its validators control over 32% of the staked ETH. While Lido is working to broaden its validator network, it\u2019s not yet permissionless. <\/p>\n Stakewise\u2019s co-founder Kirill Kutakov hopes to fill to need for a more decentralized staking platform.<\/p>\n \u201cWith this system, what we present to the market essentially is this set of tools,\u201d the co-founder said in an interview. \u201cSo solo stakers, or an organization that wants to run nodes on their own while having access to liquid staking, will have it.\u201d<\/p>\nCentralization Concerns <\/h2>\n