Lido to Incorporate NFTs into its Unstaking Process

From April, individuals staking on Lido will receive NFTs as part of its deposit withdrawal process. As such, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol intends to issue NFT certificates whenever a user unstakes Ether; these NFTs will be used to claim their ETH tokens.

Through the initiative, holders of the NFTs can transfer them to another address and allow a third party to redeem the rewards, or they can sell the NFTs on secondary marketplaces. In the latter case, Lido will not take any royalty percentage from the sale.

Launched in 2020, Lido is the largest DeFi protocol by total value locked (TVL). The platform was one of the first to offer liquidity to ETH holders through its stETH token. Now, it’s pioneering a new way to redeem staking rewards through non-fungible tokens.

Also, the NFT representing withdrawal request is transferrable so the address receiving NFT could claim ETH instead. One more step, the NFT could be traded on the secondary marketplace 👀

— satBalwyn (@SatBalwynnorth) March 29, 2023

These plans were discussed during the Node Operator Community Call #5 and will take effect once the Ethereum blockchain undergoes the Shangai or Shapella upgrade in April. Lido allows users to stake ETH for stETH at a 1:1 ratio. The token represents the staker’s initial deposit plus the accrued interest.

Withdrawals On Lido Involve Two Steps

According to Mariya Muzyko, product manager at Lido, the process will involve two steps: requesting and claiming.

When a “user requests a withdrawal, they will receive a non-fungible token that represents the withdrawal request.” This NFT will be used to reclaim their staked ETH plus the accrued interest. Once a user redeems the tokens, the NFT will be burned.

That said, Lido notes withdrawal periods will take one to five days and will depend on the amount of stETH being removed, plus the total number of requests being processed at the time.

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