Rune Christensen Sells Final Batch Of $LDO From Initial Lido Finance Allocation

Rune Christensen, the founder of Sky (formerly MakerDAO), is close to offloading the last of the 25 million $LDO tokens he originally received as an early member of Lido Finance’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). On December 17, 2020, Christensen was allocated 25 million $LDO when the token was priced at $1.75. Since 2022, Christensen has … Read more

Whale Trades $3.29M In INJ For $3.05M In LDO As Lido Continues To Thrive: Weekly Analytics Report (Sept 16-23, 2024)

Earlier this week, a whale executed a significant trade, selling 150,428 INJ tokens worth $3.29 million and purchasing 2.44 million LDO tokens valued at $3.05 million through Cumberland. Lido Finance, along with Aave, continues to dominate as one of the most revenue-generating applications. A whale sold 150,428 $INJ($3.29M) and bought 2.44M $LDO($3.05M) via #Cumberland in … Read more

DeFi Blue Chips Poised For Breakout Despite Record Low Valuations

Despite lagging in 2023, DeFi 1.0 assets are now positioned for a significant breakout. DeFi blue chips like AAVE, Maker (MKR), and Lido (LDO) are hitting all-time high revenues even as their valuations remain low. This trend is driven by several factors, including a pro-crypto U.S. landscape, ETH institutional adoption via ETFs, a stronger focus … Read more

Crypto Economy Shrinks, Over 3 Dozen Coins Record Double-Digit Losses

While the crypto market experienced a general decline, with bitcoin dropping 5.6% and ethereum falling 4.4%, roughly six crypto tokens managed to stand out over the past week. Weekly Crypto Report: Bitcoin and Ethereum Drop, Numerous Tokens See Major Losses As of this writing, the global crypto market capitalization stands at $2.39 trillion, reflecting a … Read more

Significant LDO Movements As Address Deposits 3.76 Million LDO To Coinbase

In the wake of a 10% decline in LDO over the past week, a significant transaction has drawn attention. An address identified as 0x0ff…07A85 deposited 3.76 million LDO into Coinbase within the last day, a holding valued at approximately $6.89 million. This address initially opened a position of 6.94 million LDO at an average price … Read more

Whale’s Move From $RNDR To $LDO Sparks Market Activity

In the dynamic cryptocurrency market, Lido DAO (LDO) experienced a substantial 12% surge in the last 24 hours, reaching $3.6, while its market capitalization stands at an impressive $3 billion. Santiment’s recent revelation highlighted Lido DAO among the tokens witnessing a surge in address activity, indicating growing interest and participation since the beginning of the … Read more

Lido Protocol Reveals Plans for Withdrawal Feature Ahead of Ethereum’s Shanghai Hard Fork

While the Ethereum community prepares for the upcoming Shanghai hard fork in March, the development team for the liquid staking project Lido revealed plans to create an in-protocol withdrawal feature. Lido’s team is seeking community feedback on the proposal that would allow withdrawals after the Shanghai upgrade is completed. Lido Dominates Defi Economy With $7.9 … Read more