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Lido leads the sector with $41 billion in TVL, as an SEC Division\u2019s recently published view on liquid staking boosts investor confidence.<\/p>\n
Liquid staking protocols<\/a> surged to a record of over $86 billion in total value locked (TVL) yesterday, Aug. 14, according to DefiLlama<\/a>, marking a new high for the sector as demand for staking grows. <\/p>\n Today, the total liquid staking TVL stands at just over $81 billion, with over $62 billion on the Ethereum network.<\/p>\n The new ATH figure represents over 50% of total decentralized finance (DeFi) TVL, which currently stands at around $164 billion, per DefiLlama.<\/p>\n The record TVL comes after a period of volatility for both liquid staking and DeFi as a whole, following a sharp decline between December 2024 and April.<\/a> Experts say the rebound signals growing user confidence in Ethereum\u2019s staking ecosystem and renewed appetite for yield-generating crypto products.<\/p>\n Liquid staking protocol Lido<\/a> is leading the growth, with the platform reaching a new all-time high TVL of $41.07 billion this week \u2014 nearly half of the entire sector. This represents a 95% surge since early July, when its TVL was approximately $21 billion. <\/p>\n Lido\u2019s native token LDO<\/a> is currently trading at $1.37, up 21% over the past week and more than 48% over the past month.<\/p>\n Following Lido, Binance Staked ETH holds $14.81 billion in TVL, Rocket Pool has $3.17 billion, and Jito Liquid Staking sits at $2.97 billion, per DeFiLlama.<\/p>\n Liquid staking refers to when crypto holders deposit assets into a third-party liquid staking provider and receive tokens that represent their staked crypto and staking rewards, instead of locking up funds entirely.<\/p>\n Notably, the surge in liquid staking TVL has coincided with a month-long Ethereum (ETH)<\/a> price and TVL rally<\/a>, as ETH pushed toward a new all-time high in recent days. ETH is currently trading around $4,400, up 37% over the past month. <\/p>\n Last week, The Defiant reported that staked ETH<\/a> hit a new all-time high of 30%, per Coinbase, suggesting growing long-term confidence in Ethereum. Though as of this week, as ETH tested $4,800 levels, the queue for validators to unstake ETH reached another record high.<\/a><\/p>\n Traditional finance (TradFi) activity is helping drive the trend as spot ETH exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recorded more than $2.9 billion in net inflows<\/a>over the past week<\/a>, not yet including today\u2019s inflows, surpassing the previous weekly record of $2.1 billion set in mid-July. ETH ETFs also broke their daily inflow record this week, taking in $1.02 billion on Monday, Aug. 11, per data from SoSoValue.<\/p>\n To date, ETH ETFs have reached a total net asset value of $29.22 billion \u2013 over 5% of Ethereum\u2019s market cap \u2013 with cumulative net inflows totaling nearly $13 billion.<\/p>\n Adding to market confidence, earlier this month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)<\/a> Division of Corporation Finance clarified that, in its view, certain liquid staking activities are not considered securities transactions. <\/a><\/p>\n While the statement is not an official SEC ruling, it sparked enthusiasm among investors, especially for institutions looking to participate in staking, and liquid staking in particular.<\/p>\n At the time of the announcement, Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder of RedStone, called the SEC\u2019s guidance a \u201cwatershed moment\u201d for the crypto industry in comments shared with The Defiant.<\/p>\n \u201cThe distinction between protocol-driven staking and programs with managerial discretion provides much-needed regulatory certainty,\u201d he explained, adding: <\/p>\n \u201cLiquid staking platforms on Ethereum and other chains have already attracted significant institutional capital, with TVL growing beyond pre-2022 levels. This clarity should accelerate institutional adoption, as firms can now confidently deploy capital without regulatory ambiguity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lido leads the sector with $41 billion in TVL, as an SEC Division\u2019s recently published view on liquid staking boosts investor confidence. 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ETH Rally and ETF Inflows<\/h2>\n
SEC Clarity<\/h2>\n