Q2 2025 Modules Updates
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Simple DVT Module
Q2 marked the one-year anniversary of the Simple DVT Module! This milestone highlights the module’s important role in diversifying the Lido validator set and strengthening Ethereum staking. Read the full recap:
In June, protocol deposits activated 2,735 new Simple DVT validators, bringing available clusters capacity to full allocation.
Lido x Obol
Lido x SSV
Mainnet | Status: Active ▶️
- Cohort 1 is active, 12 clusters running 80 validators each
- Cohort 2 is active: 14 clusters running 80 validators each
- Cohort 3 is active, 10 clusters running 80 validators
- Obol Super Clusters are active, 4 clusters running 500 validators each
Mainnet | Status: Active ▶️
- Cohort 1 is active, 12 clusters running 80 validators each
- Cohort 2 is active, 9 clusters running 80 validators each
- Cohort 3 is active, 15 clusters running 5 validators each
- SSV Super Clusters are active, 5 clusters running 500 validators each
Community Staking Module
The CSM had held steady at 2% of Lido stake for over 3 months. Following the activation of all depositable validators in the Simple DVT Module and Curated Set Node Operator Pier Two running the minimum viable number of active validators (1,000) for business continuity, the CSM became eligible for a stake share increase to 3%.
This increase should be approved via July on-chain vote (intent was expressed during the Snapshot).
Community Stakers Identification (ICS) Framework
The proposed framework introduces a score-based system designed to help identify independent stakers in a robust straightforward manner and empower their participation in the Lido validation.
Watch Sasha walking through the ICS Framework in her 15-minute talk from the recent Node Operator Community Call 👇
CSM operators are strongly encouraged to weigh in on the Research Forum post. Based on the community feedback, the proposal will be finalized and submitted for the DAO approval via Snapshot.
Curated Module
DVT is Coming to the Curated Module!
In June, LDO tokenholders approved a proposal to support the use of Obol and SSV DVT solutions within the Curated Module, with several guidelines to ensure responsible and safe adoption.
Node Operators interested in deploying DVT in an intra-operator setup are encouraged to join the ongoing discussion by outlining their DVT experience and how they would integrate it into their existing infrastructure setups.
Commit-Boost Added to the APMs Allowed List
The Auxiliary Proposer Mechanisms (APM) Committee reviewed and approved the addition of Commit-Boost (PBS module) to the APMs Allowed List.
Commit-Boost is a new validator sidecar focused on standardizing communications between validators and 3rd-party protocols. Its modular nature allows validators to opt-in to different commitment protocols and the initial PBS module is already in use by ~10% of Ethereum validators, with months of testing and no reported issues.
For node operators Commit-Boost allows out-of-the-box support for metrics reporting and plug-in system to add custom modules.
The APM Committee decision applies exclusively to the PBS module; other modules relying on the Commit-Boost sidecar will be evaluated independently in future assessments. Lido Curated Node Operators are free to adopt it.
APMs Allowed List is the registry of the Auxiliary Proposer Mechanisms (APMs), implementations, associated parameters and values, that have been assessed and vetted by the community as sufficiently de-risked and demonstrably beneficial to both Lido and the broader Ethereum ecosystem.
Maintained by the APM Committee, this list is regularly revised and updated to adequately reflect the rapidly evolving landscape of software offerings and network conditions.
Node Operator Community
Node Operator Community Call
The 29th Node Operator Community Call featured updates across the protocol — including the launch of Lido V3 Testnet-2, a walkthrough of the Community Stakers Identification Framework, and news on the upcoming CSM stake share limit increase.
Guest speaker Saulius presented the Grandine Consensus Layer client and shared how a recent LEGO grant will support Ethereum client diversity efforts.
Catch the highlights in the recap or watch the full 70-minute recording on YouTube.
Lido V3 Testnet-2 Live
Lido V3 is a major upgrade expanding the protocol, empowering Node Operators (NOs) to leverage Lido’s infrastructure and robust staking features to deliver best-in-class staking experiences. It enables NOs to create dedicated stVaults for their customers, ensuring they can fully benefit from Lido’s ecosystem.
Testnet-2 is more than just an upgrade or patch — a brand new suite of contracts with new addresses, rebuilt from the ground up for a new architecture, a modified web UI and CLI are fully synced and ready for action.
Learn more from Lido contributor Yuri in this Node Operator Community Call #29 segment, as he detailed the redeployment of the Lido V3 stVaults contracts on the Hoodi, highlighted the improvements made to stVaults based on builder feedback, presented the audit progress and provided guidance for users migrating from Testnet-1 to Testnet-2, outlining the necessary steps to ensure a smooth transition.
Explore more the Hoodi testnet deployment docs.
Lido Mainnet MEV-Boost Relays List Update
Manifold SecureRPC has been moved from the Mainnet (may use) category to the Mainnet (must use some) list. No action is needed.
You can find the latest Lido MEV-Boost Relays Allowed List here.
Community Sentiment Around Raising the Gas Limit
Despite Ethereum’s 20% gas limit increase during late 2024 (from 30M to 36M), throughput remains limited at ~20 TPS.
In May, after the Pectra upgrade, Curated Node Operators began testing a 60M gas limit on the Hoodi testnet. After a stable week-long trial with no incidents on the testnet, Curated operators have started to raise the gas limit to 45M on mainnet.
As of July 1st, 7.1% of Lido Curated validators are voting for the 45M gas limit.
Track gas limit voting with the Lido Pumped Gas Dune Dashboard, which offers a clearer view of gas limit changes across Lido operator set. As well, it includes a 14-day history, with data available at both an aggregated level and for individual blocks, all verifiable on-chain.
Lido on Ethereum SNOP on Block Proposals v3
In June, LDO tokenholders approved the upgrade of the existing Block Proposer Rewards Policy v2 to the new Lido on Ethereum Standard Node Operator Protocol – Block Proposals v3.
This change reflects both Ethereum and Lido evolutions — Pectra hard fork, Staking Router 2.0 implementation, as well as features like APMs — and lays the groundwork for the future development of the Lido protocol, including the upcoming Lido V3 and CSM v2 upgrades, as well as triggerable withdrawals support.
Standard Node Operator Protocol (SNOP) is a DAO-approved guideline that outline clear expectations and responsibilities for Node Operators participating in the Lido protocol validation. They are developed collaboratively by Lido DAO contributors and the broader community to ensure fairness, transparency, and operational alignment across the validator set.
SNOPs are designed to promote decentralization and censorship resistance while maintaining high standards of performance and accountability.
These protocols serve as a crucial layer of social consensus, guiding operator behavior and maintaining protocol health. All NOs running validators using Lido are strongly encouraged to stay familiar with all SNOPs in effect , as updates are regularly proposed as the ecosystem evolves.
LCST Welcomes New Participants
Two new teams joined the Lido Community Staking Tribes (LCST) initiative.
Founded in 2017, Cryptoknight Academy is a Web3 education platform empowering working professionals to enter the crypto world.
In line with their mission, they are now educating their community to the benefits of Ethereum home staking. Through three workshops, four participants will be selected to receive Dappnode hardware, kickstarting their validator journey with the CSM.
Nethermind, a research and engineering company building infrastructure across cryptography, agentic AI, and decentralized systems, is sponsoring four engineers to run validators through the Lido.
Interested in joining as well? Get in touch with Sam or Enti to get involved and help secure Ethereum’s future while growing your team’s staking capabilities.
