Ether treasuries need liquid staking edge to beat ETFs, says Lido exec

Written by Zoltan Vardai, Staff WriterReviewed by Bryan O’Shea, Staff EditorEther treasuries need liquid staking edge to beat ETFs, says Lido exec8 hours agoLido’s institutional lead argues that more crypto treasury companies will need to incorporate liquid staking to outperform the returns generated by staked Ether ETFs.       Listen0: 00 Cointelegraph in your social feed           Ether treasury companies may need to use liquid staking and other active yield strategies if they want to offer investors something beyond the staking rewards already available through listed Ether products, Kean Gilbert, head of institutional relations at Lido, told Cointelegraph at ETHCC 2026. Liquid staking lets Ether (ETH) holders stake their tokens while receiving a transferable token that can still be deployed elsewhere in decentralized finance (DeFi). Gilbert said strategies such as posting ETH as collateral and borrowing against it could help treasury companies generate higher returns than passive staking products. US-listed staked ETH products now include the REX-Osprey ETH + Staking ETF, launched in September 2025, Grayscale’s Ethereum Staking ETF and Ethereum Staking Mini ETF, and BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, introduced on March 12. Issuer disclosures show different staking economics across Ether products, making direct yield comparisons difficult.