Kean Gilbert, Head of Institutional Relations at the Lido Ecosystem Foundation, joined me to discuss the latest on Lido’s liquid staking solutions for Ethereum and how institutions are adopting them.
Get to know Kean:
- Metaverse Theme – Golfing
- Favorite food – Steak
- Favorite musician/artist – Beatles
- Favorite movie – Interstellar
- Favorite book – How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Hobby – Golfing
Topics:
- Institutions getting yield from Ethereum Staking
- Ethereum Treasury Companies
- SEC’s new guidance on Liquid Staking
- Staking security and custody
- Staking in Ethereum ETFs
- Future of Staking
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Timestamps
02:06 Kean’s background
04:15 TradFi adoption of Crypto
05:26 Lido overview
07:20 Staking setup
09:20 Pitching TradFi institutions
11:33 Ethereum treasury companies
13:47 Staking rewards dividend
14:36 SEC liquid staking
18:30 Going beyond Ethereum
19:22 Ethereum enterprise adoption
22:07 Ethereum gas fees
23:55 Future of staking
25:23 Mainstream adoption of Crypto and crypto
28:04 Criticism and risks
30:18 Roadmap
34:04 Wrap questions
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