{"id":24659,"date":"2026-03-30T05:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T05:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/lido-proposes-phased-ldo-buyback-using-10000-steth-from-treasury\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T05:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T05:27:24","slug":"lido-proposes-phased-ldo-buyback-using-10000-steth-from-treasury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/lido-proposes-phased-ldo-buyback-using-10000-steth-from-treasury\/","title":{"rendered":"Lido proposes phased LDO buyback using 10,000 stETH from treasury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p>Lido\u2019s decentralized autonomous organization has proposed a one-off buyback of its governance token to support price levels amid a prolonged downturn.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_7b90bfbcf21b632e31d94c284c7f7b69\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lido DAO has proposed a one-off buyback of up to 10,000 stETH, about $20M, to accumulate LDO amid what it calls a significant valuation gap.<\/li>\n<li>The token is trading roughly 63% below its two-year median against Ether and remains down 95.9% from its all-time high.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to a governance <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/research.lido.fi\/t\/utilizing-market-opportunities-steth-ldo-trade\/11358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">proposal<\/a> submitted by the Lido Ecosystem Operations team, the plan would allocate up to 10,000 stETH from the DAO\u2019s treasury for Lido DAO to accumulate LDO (LDO). At current prices, the allocation is valued at nearly $20 million.<\/p>\n<p>Framing the move as a response to mispricing, the DAO said it \u201crepresents one of the most significant dislocations between LDO\u2019s market price and its underlying protocol fundamentals in the token\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>If approved, the proposal would be executed in smaller batches of 1,000 stETH, up to a total of 10,000 stETH, with plans to use limit orders or adopt a dollar cost averaging strategy to avoid market volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Token holders, however, have the right to review every tranche, as each batch would require separate approval before further execution.<\/p>\n<p>Lido DAO also highlighted the LDO to ETH ratio, which it said was at \u201chistorically depressed levels,\u201d trading at a steep discount to Ether, with its current ratio roughly 63% below its two year median.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Lido remains in the top spot of the Ethereum liquid staking market with a market share of about 23%, according to Dune Analytics data, LDO price has fallen 95.9% from its $7.30 high.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lido\u2019s revenue has fallen<\/h1>\n<p>In its latest update, the protocol reported a decline of 23% to $40.5 million in 2025, but the foundation argues that core performance remains strong despite the drop in revenue.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, it noted that Lido\u2019s rewards were down approximately 20% over the same period, while its costs improved 13% year over year. Its take rate has also increased from 5% to 6.11%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat dislocation is not justified by a proportional deterioration in protocol performance,\u201d the DAO said.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lido\u2019s decentralized autonomous organization has proposed a one-off buyback of its governance token to support price levels amid a prolonged downturn. 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