Lido

Liquid staking for ETH and MATIC via Lido

Lido is the largest liquid staking protocol, offering stETH for Ethereum and stMATIC for Polygon. Stake assets and receive liquid tokens while earning staking rewards.

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What this yield is

• Protocol: Lido
• Mechanism: Stake ETH/MATIC, receive stETH/stMATIC
• Rewards: Daily rebase (stETH balance increases)
• Unbonding: 2–5 days for protocol withdrawal queue
• Networks: Ethereum, Polygon

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Available yields

Yield ID	Token In	Token Out	Network
ethereum-eth-lido-staking	ETH	stETH	Ethereum
ethereum-matic-lido-staking	MATIC	stMATIC	Ethereum

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Required inputs

Argument	Required	Description
amount	Yes	Amount to stake (in token decimals)

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Actions & lifecycle

Enter

• Single transaction for native ETH
• Approval + stake for MATIC
• Receive stETH/stMATIC immediately
• Rewards begin accruing next day

Exit

• Request withdrawal via protocol
• Enter withdrawal queue (2–5 days)
• Claim ETH after queue completes
• Alternative: Swap stETH on DEX for instant liquidity

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Example flow

Get yield metadata

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.yield.xyz/v1/yields/ethereum-eth-lido-staking \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <API_KEY>'

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Operational notes

Rebase token (stETH)

stETH is a rebase token — your balance increases daily as rewards accrue. 1 stETH always equals 1 ETH of staked value.

Withdrawal queue

Protocol withdrawals take 2–5 days depending on queue length. For instant liquidity, swap stETH on Curve or other DEXes.

wstETH

For DeFi composability (where rebase is problematic), use wstETH — wrapped stETH with a fixed balance but appreciating exchange rate.

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See also

Liquid Staking Overview

All liquid staking protocols

Rocket Pool

Decentralized alternative