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182 - Hasu Explains: Is Lido a Threat to Ethereum?

Lido has over 30% ETH staked. Should we be alarmed? Joining us is Hasu to shed some light on this question.

Aug 4, 2023 • 1 min read

Lido has over 30% ETH staked. Should we be alarmed? Joining us is Hasu to shed some light on this question.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

4:34 Is Lido's Perception Unfair?

9:08 Is Lido Too Big To Fail?

15:57 What Can An Entity Do With 33%?

21:27 TLDR Recap and Overview

24:11 When Does Lido Risk Become Systemic

32:54 Lido Is Not One Entity

36:40 Node Operators vs DAO

41:19 LDO Governance

49:39 Is Lido Forkable?

52:37 The Path To 5,000 Operators

58:46 Distributed Validator Technololgy

1:08:16 Addressing The Critics

1:17:31 The Staking Social Layer

1:24:40 Is Lido Treated Unfairly?

1:26:47 Can We Keep Ethereum Decentralized?

1:30:07 Risks and Disclaimers

Resources

Hasu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hasufl

Uncommon Core v2: https://www.ucc2.xyz/

Hasu last on Bankless: https://youtu.be/1qqkoGatPdE

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