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Lido Finance's Jacob Blish said if the SEC bans U.S. citizens from interacting with any staking protocols, it could hurt both investors and contributors.
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Hoskinson fears the US SEC might lump all staking protocols together "due to a fundamental misunderstanding about the actual facts of operation and design."
Brian Armstrong said that his crypto company has heard rumors to that effect.
Lido said its staking deposits grew across all chains except Kusama — its LDO token surged 18% to $2.45 as of press time.
The testnet is a precursor to real staking withdrawals, which are expected in March.
Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade in March will enable withdrawals from the beacon chain by granting ETH validators the ability to unstake.
Staked ETH has risen 18% to over 16 million ETH but over 70% of stakers have made losses, according to Dune analytics.
