Lido's proposed staking route calls for over 13x the default entry bond
A report on Lido's proposed staking design says a larger entry bond cuts collateral per ETH at full balance, with fee efficiency hinging on funding and operator profiles.
A proposed staking route from Lido would require an entry bond more than 13 times larger than the default, according to a CryptoSlate report. The figure applies to the bond operators would need to post under the design, rather than the standard entry requirement.
The report notes that raising the entry bond has a mechanical effect: at full balance, the amount of collateral backing each ETH falls. In other words, a bigger upfront commitment does not translate into proportionally more collateral per unit of staked ether once an operator's balance is complete.
Whether the higher bond produces meaningful gains in fee efficiency is not settled by the bond size alone. According to the report, those outcomes depend on how the position is funded and on the profile of the operator running it.
Lido is among the largest liquid staking providers on Ethereum, and questions about validator bonds and operator eligibility have been a recurring theme as such protocols widen their validator sets. The proposal described here remains a design option rather than a confirmed change.