Lido: Boosting Liquid Staking ETH Yields

Lido Finance’s Head of Institutional Relations Kean Gilbert stated to Cointelegraph at ETHCC 2026 that ETH treasury companies need to use liquid staking and active yield strategies to offer investors returns beyond listed ETH products. Liquid staking allows ETH holders to stake their tokens and receive usable, transferable tokens in DeFi. He expressed that higher returns than passive staking products can be obtained by using ETH as collateral and borrowing.

Kean Gilbert, Lido Finance Head of Institutional Relations, Cointelegraph interview at ETHCC. Source: Cointelegraph

Lido Finance Emphasizes Liquid Staking at ETHCC 2026

Gilbert argued that ETH treasury managers need to develop active strategies by integrating ETH detailed analysis tools to differentiate from passive products. With liquid staking, staked ETH tokens (like stETH) are used in DeFi protocols to generate additional yield.

US-Listed Staked ETH ETFs and Comparative Yields

Among US-listed staked ETH products are REX-Osprey ETH + Staking ETF (September 2025), Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF and Mini ETF, and BlackRock iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (March 12). The products' staking yields vary: Grayscale ETHE at %2.26 (April 6), ETH at %2.56 (April 2), native staking at %2.72. Axis co-founder Jimmy Xue emphasized that treasury companies offer a different premium from ETFs through active management.

Institutional Companies Achieving Success with Liquid Staking

Sharplink Gaming obtained 33% of its staking rewards from liquid staking (March SEC filing). BTCS Inc. liquid staked 4.160 ETH out of its 29.122 ETH via Rocket Pool detailed analysis (July 2025 SEC filing).

BTCS Inc. SEC filing. Source: SEC.gov

ETH Current Price and Technical Levels

ETH is currently trading at $2,074.96 (-3.20% 24h). RSI 48.97, overall trend uptrend but Supertrend giving bearish signal. EMA 20: $2,083.83. Supports: S1 $2,053.67 (strong, -1.08%), S2 $1,938.04 (-6.65%). Resistances: R1 $2,104.57 (strong, +1.37%), R2 $2,165.14 (+4.29%). Investors can evaluate liquid staking opportunities with ETH futures. Liquid staking optimizes ETH staking yields up to %2.72.