Lido Begins Rollout of Higher-Balance Ethereum Validators in Small Initial Phase

Lido has begun opening access to higher-balance Ethereum validators, according to reports from NewsBTC and CryptoSlate. The protocol, which oversees one of the largest pools of staked ether, is treating the change as an early-stage test rather than a full rollout. For years, Ethereum validators operated under a strict 32 ETH balance cap. Node operators needed to run separate validators once their stake exceeded that threshold, which multiplied the number of validator instances across the network.