The co-authors of EIP-8363 committed to a separate, dedicated process to address Ethereum's issuance policy, with liquid staking protocol Lido offering to help steer this issuance-policy process

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The postponement of the Glamsterdam upgrade was agreed upon during the October 22, 2026, All Core Developers Execution meeting #248.

Orca's liquid staking token xORCA programmatically distributes protocol fees to stakers on a continuous basis

A governance proposal reduced the fee share allocated to Orca's liquid staking token, xORCA, from 40% to 10%, directing 80% of fee revenue to the development team

An Orca governance proposal reduced the xORCA liquid staking share of protocol fees from 40% to 10% while allocating 80% of fees to the core team

On-chain data on October 22, 2026 showed Swell DAO's rswETH liquid restaking token exchange rate inflated by approximately 2.0% to 5.0% above its clean rate of 1.082464 ETH

Swell DAO paused deposits and withdrawals for swETH and rswETH tokens on October 23, 2026, stating operations would remain frozen until net asset values return to correct values

Ethereum records from October 21 and October 22, 2026, tracked by security researcher Spreek, show three separate rate updates raising Swell DAO's swETH token net asset value by approximately 1% per hour without additional ETH backing

On-chain data on October 22, 2026 showed Swell DAO's swETH liquid staking token exchange rate inflated by approximately 3.0% to 6.0% above the clean rate of 1.133254 ETH identified by security researcher Spreek

Swell DAO stated on October 22, 2026 that no ETH had left the swETH or rswETH deposit or withdrawal contracts, holding approximately $29 million in total value locked in each product

Unbacked net asset value rate increases raised Swell DAO's rswETH exchange rate to approximately 1.138 ETH by October 23, 2026

Withdrawal and repayment processes for Echo Protocol lending, liquid staking derivative, and strategy positions began at 00:00 UTC on October 19, 2026.

Echo Protocol halted new lending deposits, borrowing, strategy deposits, liquid staking, and interest accrual on lending positions.

The Lido Ecosystem Foundation welcomed VanEck's initial application for the Lido Staked Ethereum ETF in October 2025, reporting over $2 billion in cumulative staking rewards distributed and total value locked near $40 billion

VanEck's October 2025 prospectus stated that the sponsor believed its planned stETH staking activities were consistent with SEC staff guidance regarding liquid staking

The proposed VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF was designed as a passive investment vehicle that would hold Lido stETH tokens directly to track stETH's price after expenses using a MarketVector benchmark.

VanEck Digital Assets submitted a SEC filing on October 14, 2026, requesting the withdrawal of its registration statement for the proposed VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF under Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933.

VanEck's Lido Staked Ethereum ETF prospectus identified risks including validator penalties, smart-contract vulnerabilities, liquidity constraints, and fluctuations in Ethereum market value.

In August 2025, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance distinguishing administrative liquid staking activities from arrangements involving managerial efforts that could constitute securities transactions.

VanEck Digital Assets provided no detailed rationale or explanation for its decision to withdraw the SEC registration for its proposed Lido Staked Ethereum ETF.

Lido's LDO governance token rallied approximately 7% following the initial announcement of VanEck's trust registration in October 2025.