Lido Staked Ether (STETH) Daily Market Analysis 18 February 2026

Lido's stETH sees institutional adoption and protocol upgrades amid market consolidation – here's the latest: • Europe's first fully-backed stETH ETP launched by WisdomTree (16 February 2026) • Lido V3 upgrade introduced with stVaults for institutional staking (17 February 2026) • New DeFi vaults launched for wstETH to generate additional yield • stETH trades at $1,982 with -1.51% weekly change and $18.81B market cap • Competitive pressure grows as Stake protocol shows faster DeFi integration