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Lido Finance obtains $70M investment from Andreessen Horowitz

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by Paul Carpenter
4 March 2022
Lido Finance obtains $70M investment from Andreessen Horowitz

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Major US venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced Thursday that it has invested $70 million in Lido Finance, a decentralized staking platform.

Launched in 2020, Lido Finance mostly provides staking in Ethereum and other proof-of-stake assets. Users who stake Ether on Lido are granted an alternative token “stETH” that allows users to earn DeFi yield rewards. The tokens are represented on the Ethereum beacon chain on a 1:1 basis and are traded on multiple major exchanges.

Excited to share that @a16z has invested $70M in @LidoFinance, one of the easiest ways to stake ETH and other PoS assets, and we used Lido to stake a portion of our ETH holdings on the Beacon chain. More from @DarenMatsuoka & @_PorterSmith: https://t.co/vc2tzDJ3mS

— cdixon.eth (@cdixon) March 3, 2022

Usually, users interested in Ether staking are required to have at least 32 ETH to operate on their node. However, Lido allows users to stake on its platform with only a small amount of assets, thereby offering a decentralized alternative to centralized exchanges.

Currently, more than $4.6 billion worth of Ether is staked on Lido which represents almost 86% of the market share. Combining the total assets staked on Lido, including Terra (LUNA), Solana (SOL), and Kusama (KRM), the platform represents 80% of the market share in the space.

In addition to investing in Lido, Andreessen Horowitz has also staked a portion of a16z Crypto’s ETH holdings on the Beacon chain. It said in the announcement:

“There will be competitive incentives even after the PoS transition between securing the Ethereum network by staking and alternatively seeking higher returns from participating in DeFi. We will contribute, as both a staker and governance participant, to help ensure a fair, transparent, and credible staking ecosystem.”

The Ethereum network is in the process of transitioning from a Proof-of-Work blockchain to a Proof-of-stake consensus which is more scalable and energy-efficient. It is a mechanism where validators temporarily stake a certain amount of assets in exchange for rewards.

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Paul is an avid researcher and fintech enthusiast, he loves the integration of blockchain and non-blockchain industries and writes about the most current news that impacts the market. His extensive experience helps the audience connect to his written piece.

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