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Lido staking plan raises ETH entry bond for larger validators

Under the proposal, the new route would scale to validators with up to 2,048 ETH of effective stake, with mainnet expected in Q4 2026.

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Lido’s proposed route for running larger Ethereum validators would require a 32 ETH entry bond, compared with a 2.4 ETH collateral requirement for its existing default route, according to CryptoSlate. The outlet says the higher collateral can become more fee efficient once enough stake is allocated, but the outcome depends on an operator’s profile and where it sits in the funding queue.

The plan, outlined in an October 1 deployment post, calls for Community Staking Module 0x02 as a separate module for permissionless operators alongside the current 0x01 route. Each validator is identified by a key, and the new module is described as supporting compounding validators with up to 2,048 ETH of effective stake.

CryptoSlate adds that the route remains on Hoodi testnet, with mainnet expected in Q4 2026. The post also says module Staking Router parameters would be put to a later vote, and that prior milestones including July 20 approval of the launch proposal and a September 1 testnet announcement were preparation steps rather than mainnet activation.

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