Shapella upgrade is causing Liquid Staking Tokens to skyrocket: Details

April 15, 2023

Ethereum prices crossed $2000 for the first time in eight months after the Shapella upgrade.

The bullishness on Ethereum has resulted in a drastic shift in the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem.

The shift is very much visible in the liquid staking tokens like Lido, Rocket Pool, Frax Share, etc.

LSTs are receipt tokens that allow users to directly participate in staking while also maintaining the ability to use their LST elsewhere in DeFi

Lido is far and away the most popular LST and has increased in price by more than 10% in the past 24 hours.

Rocket Pool has increased in price by more than 19%, making it the greatest increase among major LSD protocols in the past 24 hours.

Frax Share’s FXS token has increased by nearly 9% in the past 24 hours. It has nearly 2% of the liquid staking market share.