StakeWise
Staking · Liquid Staking · osETH
StakeWise V3 lets users stake into solo or curated vaults and mint osETH, an overcollateralized liquid staking token, keeping rewards within the vault.
Permissionless, overcollateralized ETH staking.
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Research
Components, facts, FAQ, timeline, and tokenomics in one place
Main components (4)
Vaults
Permissionless smart contracts that form StakeWise V3's staking marketplace. Each Vault is run by a chosen node operator with its own infrastructure, MEV strategy, fee/commission, and deposit cap. Stakers can deposit any amount of ETH (or GNO on Gnosis Chain), earn native staking rewards, and unstake without needing 32 ETH.
osETH (osToken)
Overcollateralized, slashing-protected liquid staking token minted against ETH staked in a Vault. In standard 90% LTV Vaults, holders must keep >1 ETH backing every osETH (a 10% overcollateralization buffer), so slashing losses are absorbed by the buffer before osETH holders are affected. osGNO is the Gnosis Chain equivalent.
SWISE token & StakeWise DAO
SWISE is the native governance token. Holders form the StakeWise DAO, which governs protocol parameters and controls the DAO Treasury (a Gnosis Safe with a committee and SafeSnap module). DAO-approved Vaults can reach up to 99.99% LTV backed by a 5M SWISE operator bond.
StakeWise Boost
A leverage strategy that lets users borrow additional assets on Aave against osETH, stake them, and loop the position to amplify staking yield.
Differentiator
Vault-based architecture where anyone can launch a staking vault; osETH is overcollateralized and protocol-insured.
Organizational structure
Units & roles
- Governance
StakeWise DAO
Community of SWISE token holders that governs protocol parameters and controls the DAO Treasury, a Gnosis Safe operated with a committee and a SafeSnap module allowing on-chain execution of governance decisions.
Investment rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-08 | Private / seed | $2M | Greenfield OneCollider VenturesGumi CryptosLionschain Capital | Source |
Similarity to traditional finance products
How StakeWise maps onto established TradFi structures, and where it diverges.
| TradFi product | Similarity to StakeWise | Key differences |
|---|---|---|
| Overcollateralized secured lending (e.g. a margin loan against pledged securities) | Minting osETH against staked ETH resembles borrowing against pledged collateral: you unlock liquidity while retaining the underlying yield-bearing asset, subject to an LTV cap. | There is no lender charging interest and no counterparty bank; the position is enforced entirely by smart contracts. The overcollateralization exists to absorb slashing, and osETH itself continues to accrue staking rewards rather than being idle collateral. |