TechFlow news, November 27 — According to an official announcement, the Lido protocol has released a new forum proposal outlining its development plan to transition from a single-product staking service to a broader DeFi product portfolio.
The proposal includes four core strategies:
Expanding the staking ecosystem: With Lido V3, stVaults will transform staking into modular infrastructure for integrators, node operators, custodians, and large allocators;
Protocol resilience upgrade: Introducing ValMart, a validator marketplace that dynamically allocates staking based on performance, cost, and decentralization to increase DAO revenue and strengthen risk management;
Expanding Lido Earn: Targeting advanced DeFi users, restakers, stablecoin depositors, passive yield seekers, and on-chain vault managers;
Vertical expansion alongside real-world business applications: Small-scale experimentation combined with bold strategic bets to connect on-chain and off-chain economic activities.
The proposal sets a three-year vision: treating staking as a mature, profitable product line rather than the entire business, building vertically to capture more value, expanding horizontally into stablecoins and new asset classes, and positioning Lido as a major DeFi platform. The entire transformation will uphold core principles including security-first, measurable impact, and iterative validation.
