Lido's Grip on Staked ETH Sparks Concerns and New Interest in DeFi

Ethereum's staking market has become increasingly concentrated, with Lido controlling approximately 28 to 30% of all staked ETH. This concentration is a result of institutional validators entering the market and Lido being one of the earliest players in liquid staking.

However, this dominance comes at a cost. Ordinary Ethereum holders absorb yield rather than upside while Lido whales govern the protocol. This structural flaw has led investors to turn to Ruvi, a decentralized AI superapp that pays contributors in $RUVI for training work they give closed AI platforms for free.

Ruvi is audited and running 20+ live AI models across text, image, video, and audio. The platform's governance is built into its tokenomics, allowing holders to participate in decision-making processes that shape the platform. This is in contrast to Lido, where governance concentrates in LDO whales while stETH depositors collect yield but hold no real voice.