Lido V3 Testnet-2 Goes Live With Modular Ethereum Staking

Thu Jun 26 2025
Lido launches Testnet-2 of its V3 upgrade, introducing modular stVaults for DeFi, institutions, and developers. Ethereum staking, rebuilt for builders.

🚀 Lido V3 Testnet-2 Is Live — Ethereum Staking Just Got Modular

Build your own staking vault. Leverage DeFi. Go institutional. Lido’s next-gen V3 is here — and it’s all about custom staking infrastructure for builders, DAOs, and degens.


🧪 What’s New in Testnet-2?

The second phase of Lido V3’s testnet isn’t just incremental — it’s a feature-heavy dev playground.

Here’s what’s dropped:

  • Upgraded stVault contracts with more modularity
  • 🧭 Refined UI based on community feedback
  • 🛠️ Improved CLI tools for devs and node ops

🔗 Live now: v3.lido.fi/testnet


🧱 WTF Are stVaults?

stVaults = Modular staking vaults that let you design your own Ethereum staking setup.

🔧 Use cases include:

  • 📈 DeFi-enabled vaults: Put your stETH to work across DeFi
  • 🏦 Institutional staking: One-operator vaults with custody baked in
  • 💸 Leveraged strategies: Recursive minting, reserve ratio optimization

It’s staking as a programmable layer — not a product.


🛡️ Built with Security in Mind

Lido isn’t just shipping fast — it’s securing hard:

  • 🔍 Multiple audits already in motion
  • 🧠 Risk frameworks for vault operators & users
  • 📊 Transparent fee + risk models baked into the protocol

Because modular doesn’t mean reckless.


🔮 What’s Next?

Lido’s roadmap to mainnet:

  • 🧪 Ongoing testnet feedback
  • 🗳️ Community Snapshot vote on final design
  • 🧰 Final docs, dev tools, and partner integrations
  • 🚀 Mainnet launch prep in full swing

V3 isn’t a feature — it’s a full-on infra layer for staking ecosystems.


🧠 Why This Changes Everything

Lido V3 flips staking from a product to permissionless infrastructure.

Now protocols, DAOs, apps, and institutions can build on top of Lido, using stVaults as:

  • 🛠️ Custom staking tools
  • 🔄 DeFi-native yield engines
  • 🪙 Institutional staking rails

And yes — it all keeps feeding liquid stETH back into the Ethereum economy.


⚡ TL;DR

🧪 Lido V3 Testnet-2 is live: upgraded stVaults, UI, and dev tools 🧱 stVaults = modular staking vaults for DeFi, institutions, and leveraged yield 🛡️ Security-first: multiple audits + risk models 🗳️ Community vote + mainnet launch prep coming soon Lido V3 isn’t just an upgrade — it’s Ethereum staking reimagined for builders.

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