Lido Adds Direct ETH Staking From Four Layer 2s to Its Interface
Lido added direct ETH staking from Arbitrum, Base, Linea, and Optimism inside its interface, and the flow uses local liquidity pools that deliver wstETH while ETH is bridged to Ethereum for staking. The change is described as a one-transaction path for users across those Layer 2 networks.
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Users on Arbitrum, Base, Linea, and Optimism can notice the change when using Lido’s interface, because the staking flow now presents a direct path from those networks. In practice, that means they receive wstETH from local liquidity pools while the ETH involved is bridged to Ethereum for staking.
What changes in practice is the route inside the interface: staking is presented as a single transaction across the listed Layer 2s, rather than a separate sequence inside the interface. What stays in place is the use of local liquidity pools, which continue to supply wstETH while being replenished in the background.
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Has this happened before?
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 9 days ago | Lido Unveils Morpho-Based Lending Protocol for Staking Loops event | 2 actors in common · 6 news media |
| 9 days ago | Lido brings ETH staking to US clients of BitGo Bank & Trust event | 2 actors in common · 3 news media |
| 12 days ago | Ethereum Staking Entry Queue Holds 1,457,964 ETH With 25-Day Wait event | 2 actors in common · 5 news media |
| 14 days ago | Blast Will Shut Down as Operating Costs Outpace Revenue event | 2 actors in common · 3 news media |
| 16 days ago | MetaMask Staking exits its Lido validators following a security incident event | 2 actors in common · 19 news media |
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