In this episode of the ECN Podcast series "China Upgrade and Staking," host Stephanie interviews Kirill Kutakov, co-founder of StakeWise, to discuss StakeWise and the implications of the upcoming Shanghai upgrade for Ethereum staking. Kirill provides an overview of StakeWise, highlighting its dual token model and its mission to democratize access to liquid staking. The conversation explores the factors customers consider when choosing liquid staking derivatives (LSDs), the impact of the Shanghai upgrade on the Ethereum network, and StakeWise's vision for the future of liquid staking with the launch of StakeWise v3. Kirill details the innovations in v3, including the ability to mint a liquid staking token for solo validators, the permissionless marketplace for votes with a scoring system, and the integration of Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) with Obol and SSV. The episode concludes with a discussion of the StakeWise DAO and the expected timeline for the mainnet launch of StakeWise v3.
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