Staking Modules Updates

Community Staking Module

CSM Stake Share Limit Increase

Lido DAO approval of the July on-chain vote not only upgraded the Community Staking Module (CSM) to v3, but also authorized the Community Staking Module Committee (CSMC) to propose changes to the CSM stakeShareLimit through Easy Track motions, within a predefined range of up to 0.5% in either direction.

This provides a faster pathway to react on the staking inflows and sustainably scale the capacity available to permissionless Lido operators. Compared with the on-chain governance process, which can take minimum 10 days, Easy Track motions allows to handle routine changes more efficiently while retaining an objection mechanism.

With the CSM reaching 8.36% of Lido Core TVL as of July 31, the CSMC proposed increasing the module’s stake limit by 0.5 percentage points, to 9%.

This increased capacity creates even more room for permissionless validation within Lido Core, enabling more independent operators to participate in securing Ethereum with up to 2.03% of all staked ETH now able to be operated through the CSM.

Together with dedicated Identified Community Staker (ICS) and Identified DVT Cluster (IDVTC) operator types, this supports a broader and more diverse operator set and contributes to Ethereum’s validator decentralization and resilience.

Upcoming ICS & IDVTC Assessment Cut-Offs

If you're an independent staker and haven’t applied yet, there’s still some time to submit your application and access enhanced parameters within Lido’s permissionless validator set.

Applications remain open continuously, so missing the closest dates doesn’t mean missing the opportunity at all. Next ICS and IDVTC assessment cut-offs are scheduled for December 7 and December 21, respectively, giving interested operators additional time to strengthen their applications and be considered in the final assessment of 2026.

Curated and Curated v2 Modules

mump2p PERCH Proposal

Optimum has published a request for Curated Node Operators (NOs) to run and test mump2p, a gossip protocol designed to accelerate Ethereum block propagation using Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC).

According to Optimum’s mainnet measurements, mump2p propagated blocks 2.42x faster than the baseline, improving head vote accuracy and attestation timeliness — both factors that can drive validator APR. Find more details in the respective docs.

Several Curated Module NOs are already running mump2p on Hoodi. Optimum is inviting more Curated operators to participate in the one-month Hoodi evaluation by expressing interest in the the Research Forum thread and submitting the application form.

Discord Validator Alerts Refresh

Lido Node Operator Mechanisms (NOM) contributors are refreshing the Discord Validator Alerts setup for Curated Module NOs.

If your organization would like to receive validator alerts via Discord, please fill out the form with the Discord IDs of the representatives who should be pinged and select the types of alerts they should receive.

Please submit the form even if you’re already subscribed to Curated Module (CMv1) alerts, as existing subscriptions are being refreshed. Preferences submitted through the form will also be carried over to Curated Module v2 (CMv2).

If any questions, please reach out to the NOM contributors.

Simple DVT Module

Wind-Down Grant Distributed

Lido DAO approved a one-time Grant Framework recognizing the significant operational effort contributed by Simple DVT (SDVTM) regular clusters participants throughout the module’s two years of operation.

A total of 240 eligible operators (based on their support of cluster operations during the wind-down process, as well as not being participants in one of the remaining Super Clusters) received 0.175 stETH to their designated rewards addresses. No claim is required — the funds are available immediately.

Node Operator Community

Lido Poolside

Tokenholder Update

August community call with Lido Labs leadership covered a broad range of topics, including H1 financial and operating results, the state of the DAO Treasury and LDO supply, product updates, the recently introduced EIP-8363: Tapered Issuance Burn and contributors’ perspective on the proposed issuance change, as well as priorities and next steps for the months ahead.

For a comprehensive overview, check out the complete Lido DAO H1 Report:

Lido DAO GOOSE-2026 Report H1 2026

Progress against the GOOSE-2026 goals and the H1 2026 financial results.

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Watch the full 58-minute recording on YouTube or catch the key takeaways in the recap.

Next Lido Poolside: September 17

The next Lido Poolside community call will take place on Thursday, September 17.

Lido contributors will be joined by Joseph Lubin, Founder and CEO of ConsenSys and Chairman of SharpLink, and Joseph Chalom, CEO of SharpLink, to discuss the latest developments in institutional Ethereum staking, including SharpLink’s recent $200 million ETH staking allocation through the Lido protocol.

Find out more and add the call directly to your calendar:

Lido Poolside: Institutional, September 2026 · Luma

Join Lido contributors on Thursday, September 17th, to discuss the latest institutional Ethereum staking developments. Register above to add this Call to your…

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Lido V3 Infra Fee

Max-Profit Relay Sunset

bloxRoute announced the sunset of its Max-Profit relay.

Node operators who wish to continue using a bloXroute relay can configure, or keep configured, the Regulated relay (bloxroute.regulated.blxrbdn.com) or the relevant regional endpoint.

The Relay Maintenance Committee (RMC) will initiate an Easy Track motion to remove Max-Profit from Lido’s list of vetted relays,

MEV Boost Relays MEV Boost Relays

Validator and Node Operator Metrics Q2 2026 Update

The Q2 2026 VaNOM report is now live, providing an in-depth view of Lido validator set composition, infrastructure evolution, and decentralization progress across the protocol.

The biggest evolution of Lido Core landed on mainnet in July, but its impact was already visible in Q2 VaNOM data. With evaluation criteria for the new CMv2 Decentralization Operator type published ahead of the new Curated Module v2 launch, Curated Node Operators had an opportunity to improve and diversify their setups in preparation for the first assessment round.

The first effects are clearly seen across several key validator set metrics:

• Geographic server concentration decreased: Germany’s share fell from around 20% to 16.31%, while the United States, historically the second-largest location, declined to 12.53%.
• Execution client diversity improved: the two most widely used EL clients now each account for roughly one-third of Curated validators, the lowest concentration since the protocol launched.
• Non-cloud infrastructure became the majority for the first time: dedicated servers, on-premises deployments, and colo collectively host 55.88% of Curated validators.

Together, these shifts illustrate how the CMv2 Node Operator Assessment Framework can translate decentralization incentives into tangible improvements in Lido validator setup, encouraging greater geographic, infrastructure, and client diversity and continuous improvements by the NOs to remain competetive.

This also reflect ongoing progress toward a more decentralized Lido validator ecosystem, contributing to the protocol and Ethereum network resilience.

Recent improvement resulted in passing the Ethereum Foundation indicators, which signal notable strengths and common weaknesses across staking pools.

Lido protocol became the first and only staking pool to receive green checks across all indicators, with execution client diversity being the final metric to cross the threshold.

Proposals to Watch

Lido contributors are actively participating in discussions around the future of Ethereum staking. Below are several proposals worth watching: from network-level improvements to validator reward management and deposit security to the protocol ones how Lido’s MEV approach could evolve with ePBS, planned for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade.

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EIP-8148: Custom sweep threshold for validators

would allow operators using 0x02 withdrawal credentials to specify the balance above which accumulated rewards are automatically swept to their withdrawal address, rather than waiting until the validator reaches the 2,048 ETH maximum effective balance.

This would give operators greater flexibility and control over staking rewards, particularly benefiting independent and community stakers sensitive long collection periods.

EIP-8148: Custom sweep threshold for validators

Allow setting custom balance thresholds for sweep withdrawals for validators with compounding withdrawal credentials (`0x02`).

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EIP-8205: Withdrawal credentials preregistration

would allow validator key holders to commit to their withdrawal credentials before a deposit is made, with the commitment enforced by the Consensus Layer and deposits containing mismatched credentials rejected.

The proposal aims to address a deposit front-running issue first reported in 2019, strengthening validator deposit security at the Ethereum protocol level.

EIP-8205: Withdrawal credentials preregistration

Bind a validator public key to withdrawal credentials before validator deposit via an EL system contract enforced by the CL

eips.ethereum.org

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MEV Extraction and Rewards P. 2 — Revisiting Stance in Light of ePBS

proposes an initial direction on how Lido's MEV approach should evolve with ePBS, including a broad acceptance of trustless bids, while keeping a whitelisted approach for trusted bids.

The combination preserves the properties the original stance was designed around: revenue maximization and detectability of MEV hiding while either eliminating trust requirements or explicitly scoping them through governance.

Feedback is appreciated.

Ethereum MEV Extraction and Rewards Part 2 - Revisiting Stance in Light of ePBS

Introduction The original MEV stance groundwork post was written in mid-2022. At the time, the PBS pipeline was still taking shape, software like MEV-boost had not been battle-tested, and enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS) was firmly in the research category. Four years later, the landscape has shifted substantially. Out-of-protocol PBS has become the de facto standard for block production. Today, over 90% of Ethereum blocks are built off-chain through software like MEV-Boost and Comm...

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How to support?

If you believe EIP-8148 and EIP-8205 should be considered for inclusion in Hegotá (currently scheduled for 2027), please share your perspective in the respective Ethereum Magicians discussions. Even a short comment from an operator perspective can help surface practical considerations and provide EF contributors with additional feedback from those running validator infrastructure.