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Liquid staking protocols, like Lido, Rocket Pool, and Tenderize allow users to access liquidity while staking their tokens.
The liquid staking provider issues the delegator a derivative token, like a receipt. That derivative token accrues staking rewards and can also be lent out to generate additional yield, or swapped with other tokens.
The biggest benefit of liquid staking is the ability to generate additional yield from staked tokens.
If you were to stake Polygon’s MATIC token, you delegate the token to the network and lose access to it, until you unbond.
Liquid staking providers stake the token for you and issue a derivative as a receipt. You can lend out the derivative token to make additional yield on your position.
Liquid staking tokens can also be swapped for other tokens. The receiver of the swapped liquid staking derivative can trade it in to the liquid staking provider to receive the native MATIC token, plus any accrued rewards.
There is additional risk when liquid staking. You must trust the liquid staking provider and also trust that the derivative will stay pegged to the underlying token.
If the liquid staking provider turns out to be unethical, insolvent, or run poorly, then the liquid staking derivative token may crash in value.
Additionally, liquid staking providers use smart contracts that are at risk of being exploited and hacked.
Do Your Own Research and verify that the liquid staking provider has continual 3rd-party audits of their staking smart contract.
Liquid Staking vs. Staking
Instead of staking your tokens directly with a validator, you would stake through the liquid staking provider.
The liquid staking provider then stakes tokens for you, held in a smart contract, which issues you a derivative token as a receipt.
For example, if you were to stake MATIC tokens using the Tenderize protocol, tMATIC tokens would then appear in your wallet.
The derivative tMATIC tokens are fully liquid and can be traded, held, or lent out to generate additional yield.
Traditional staking usually requires you to lock your tokens onto a network.
Your staked tokens are then used by your selected validator to generate blocks and sign transactions.
To get your staked tokens back you must unbond your stake. Every blockchain ecosystem has different lockup periods and unbonding periods.
Liquid staking on the other hand issues you a derivative receipt token that accrues staking rewards. That derivative token can be returned for your original native tokens, plus accrued rewards at any time. The derivative token can also be swapped, or lent out to DeFi protocols to generate additional yield.
Liquid staking services are the protocols and their platforms that provide liquid staking as a service.
The most well-known liquid staking provider is Lido Finance.
Rocket Pool is another well-known liquid staking provider.
Unfortunately, liquid staking providers are responsible for centralizing power on various blockchains.
Tenderize is a newcomer and intends to help the networks it serves decentralize.
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