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Leading Solana MEV infrastructure protocol Jito temporarily experienced downtime early on Wednesday morning.

Paradigm Capital, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency investment space, has made a significant move involving 70 million Lido DAO (LDO) tokens amid the ongoing crypto bull market. In a strategic transfer that took place over the past six hours, Paradigm Capital moved 8.18 million LDO tokens worth approximately $11.29 million to Coinbase Prime.

Crypto prices today stirred a whirlpool of speculations among market watchers globally, showcasing mixed price actions. While Bitcoin (BTC) maintained a trading session in the green at the $75K level, altcoins mainly reflected a turbulent market sentiment.

LDO rallies 32% with bullish momentum building, supported by rising volume and positive metrics.

Jito Labs recorded $78.92 million in monthly fees for October, doubling its previous record of $39.45 million set in May.

The crypto market continued its upward surge, posting a strong 7.41% increase over the past 24 hours and lifting the global market cap to an impressive $2.46 trillion. Trading volumes soared by an astounding 128.03%, touching $192.7 billion.

Lido DAO recorded a strong bull run as positive sentiment surrounds the crypto market. Data shows increased whale accumulation around the asset.

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Lido DAO price fell sharply as the broader crypto market pared gains alongside Bitcoin's dip to near $70,700. On Oct. 31, the price of Lido DAO (LDO) declined over 10% to trade near $1.05 before regaining some ground.

Jito SOL opened the first round of liquid staking, with a limit of $25M. Liquid staking may tap the value of SOL without the need to trade directly.

Lido has launched a new cross-chain staking system using Chainlink's CCIP technology, enabling users to stake ETH directly from Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism through a single transaction.

Lido has announced the integration of Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable cross-chain staking across Ethereum layer-2 networks such as Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism, according to an Oct. 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate.

GMX-Solana has adopted Chainlink's Data Streams as its official Oracle solution for price data, funding rates, and liquidations. In parallel, Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has facilitated cross-chain staking for Lido, broadening accessibility to staked Ethereum (ETH) on Layer-2 (L2) networks.

Lido Finance has launched a "community staking module" to enhance Ethereum staking accessibility, following approval from Lido DAO members.

Lido DAO has taken a big step toward decentralization by voting to add a community staking module, moving closer to a fully open and permissionless staking protocol.

Liquid staking protocol Lido launched its Community Staking Module (CSM) on the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet on Oct. 25. The CSM allows any user staking ETH to become a solo validator.

LidoDAO has launched the Community Staking Module (CSM), a major advancement for solo staking on the Ethereum network. This new feature simplifies access to staking by lowering the entry requirements for node operators.

TL;DR Lido DAO has approved the activation of the Community Staking Module (CSM) on Ethereum, facilitating access for independent stakers to strengthen decentralization. The CSM allows validators to operate with a minimum capital of only 2.4 ETH, thereby reducing entry barriers for new participants.

Lido DAO voted to incorporate the community staking module, a step towards creating a fully permissionless staking protocol.

The new solution enables more independent stakers to participate, thereby focusing on Ethereum's decentralization and security.

The Community Staking Module allows anyone to become a network validator with only 2.4 ETH.

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Jito, the biggest staking network on Solana, is performing well as assets in its ecosystem soar to a record high. Jito (JTO) token rose to the important resistance point at $2.50, its highest swing since Sep.

Lido DAO (LDO) approaches a critical resistance level as key technical and on-chain factors clash.

Lido Finance expands to Optimism, strengthening its position as the leading DeFi platform with over $25 billion in TVL, while its token LDO struggles despite ecosystem growth.

Lido Finance, the largest DeFi platform by assets under management, is expanding. The liquidity staking platform said it now supports the deployment of its stETH value-accruing token on Optimism, a layer-2 solution for Ethereum.

The Lido (LDO) short-term position continues to be compromised in the face of a market-wide correction phase, dragging the altcoin market to the mud. As of writing, the token has lost over 20% in value, representing a massive flip in investor sentiment.

POPCAT leads Lido DAO in market cap. The meme coin based on a viral cat named Oatmeal has achieved a market cap of 987M while Lido DAO nearly matches with 982M.

Recent reports from blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain revealed that the whale liquidated 150,428 INJ tokens, valued at approximately $3.29 million. The transaction involved swapping these tokens for an impressive 2.44 million LDO tokens, worth around $3.05 million at the time of the exchange.

Lido Finance recently reported a remarkable increase in its total value locked (TVL), which rose by 10.83% over the past week, reaching $25.18 billion as of September 23, 2024. This growth is primarily attributed to a significant surge in Ethereum's price, which has enhanced the value of assets staked through the platform.

Lido Finance reported that its total value locked (TVL) increased by 10.83% over the past week, reaching $25.18 billion as of Sept. 23. This growth is primarily attributed to a rise in Ethereum's token price, which boosted the value of assets staked through the platform.

Lido's performance has been disappointing over the past year. The token has seen a substantial drop of 35% year-to-date and continues to face challenges, with a recent 24-hour decline of 3.3%.

Based on Q3 returns, investors holding the other top DeFi blue chips were in losses, but not AAVE.

Lido has been on a bearish trend. However, an analyst's latest optimistic prediction of a potential multi-month rally offers hope.

Several major token unlocks are set to take place in the coming months, which could potentially de-stabilizing the altcoin market. These unlocks will introduce large amounts of new supply, and as a result, investors are bracing for possible price crashes this month.

Several major token unlocks are set to take place in the coming months, which could potentially de-stabilizing the altcoin market. These unlocks will introduce large amounts of new supply, and as a result, investors are bracing for possible price crashes this month.

Story Highlights The live price of Lido Dao is With a surge, Lido Dao could go as high as $5.782 by the end of 2024. LDO price with a potential surge could reach a maximum of $22.112 by 2030.

Major Crypto exchange Coinbase has revealed additional listings this week. Specifically in the past day, Coinbase announced the addition of zkSync (ZK) to its listing road map.

In this bearish market sentiment, Nansen's CEO, Alex Svanevik has made a significant move that could trigger a sharp price drop in Lido DAO (LDO). On September 6, 2024, the on-chain analytic firm Lookonchain made a post on X (previously Twitter) that the CEO had dumped 3 million LDO tokens worth $2.89 million to Coinbase.

An early investor in LidoDAO, Alex Svanevik, divested the last LDO tokens from his wallet. Other whales are transacting the token, while ETH staking is facing challenges due to lower L1 fees.

Korean markets expanded their listings, with Bithumb opening KRW pairs for JitoSOL (JTO) and EtherFi (ETHFI). Upbit listed a new KRW market for the BIGTIME token, belonging to the original RPG game Bigtime.

The leading crypto firm Wintermute has rolled out Lido Staked Ethereum (stETH) as collateral for OTC trading. This move marks a major milestone for the crypto market, with discussions soaring as the crypto can now be used outside of decentralized finance (DeFi).

The market's hostile environment is currently hindering altcoins gaining in the short term. With the broader market down by 2%, LDO losses mounted up to 18% since last week, continuing to end this week with pain for investors in the short term.

Lido DAO (LDO) has been under the spotlight recently, not just for its role in the Ethereum staking ecosystem but also due to the significant market activities involving Wintermute, a leading market maker. The LDO token, currently priced at $1.

Liquid staking protocol Jito and restaking platform Fragmetric have launched a new liquid restaking token on Solana dubbed fragSOL.

August has seen a market downturn, leading to price dips for many assets. Whales, aiming to capitalize on the current conditions, have started accumulating certain altcoins in anticipation of potential gains in the coming month.

With an optimistic surge in Bitcoin prices, bulls anticipate a breakout run above the $65000 mark. Amidst the growing confidence in the market, the DeFi tokens prepare for a bull run as the altcoin season inches closer.