Lido DAO price
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Lido DAO (LDO) is trading at $0.2658 as of 00:55 on 15 November 2026 UTC, down 12.79% over 24 hours and down 17.84% over seven days. Its market value is $238M, which ranks it #103 among cryptocurrencies. It is 94.6% below its all-time high of $4.96, set on 4 April 2022.
Lido DAO price chart
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Performance
Change in price over each period, to the latest figure.
| 1 hour | 24 hours | 7 days | 30 days | 90 days | 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| down 0.02% | down 12.79% | down 17.84% | down 24.49% | up 1.67% | down 58.64% |
Reference · reviewed 14 Nov 2026
What Lido DAO is
Lido DAO is an Ethereum-based liquid staking protocol. It lets ETH holders stake ETH and receive liquid-staking tokens representing those deposits, making the staked position usable within Ethereum applications instead of remaining locked in a conventional staking arrangement. The protocol includes a DAO that governs its parameters and direction. Its website is lido.fi. Holding LDO is not the same as participating in Ethereum staking; the protocol’s liquid-staking products use ETH.
What LDO is used for
LDO is the governance token. Holders can vote on DAO proposals, including changes to protocol parameters and broader direction. LDO is not used to operate validators, earn staking rewards merely by being held, make payments, or pay Ethereum network fees. Staking exposure comes from using the protocol’s liquid-staking products with ETH. Before voting, holders should understand proposal rules, participation conditions, and how their voting power is represented.
Supply
Lido DAO has a circulating supply of 895,801,548 LDO, a total supply of 1,000,000,000 LDO, and a maximum supply of 1,000,000,000 LDO. Because total and maximum supply are equal, its issuance is capped rather than unlimited. At the stated point, 89.6% of the maximum supply has been issued. A cap limits how many LDO can exist and can reduce dilution compared with an uncapped token. It does not mean every issued token is circulating, as newly issued tokens can increase circulating supply over time. These supply figures are as of November 2026.
How Lido DAO has traded
LDO first traded at $3.78 in November 2021. Its all-time high was $4.96, recorded on 4 April 2022. These are historical reference points rather than current price quotes. Annualised volatility is 87%, indicating substantial variation in returns over the measured period. The deepest drawdown in the past year was -68.2%, representing the largest fall from a prior peak during that period. This history shows how sharply market prices can move. LDO is not a stablecoin, so its value is not designed to track a fixed amount of fiat or another asset. Past trading should be treated as market history, not a forecast.
Risks to understand
Key risks include smart-contract failure, errors in staking logic, oracle failure, and problems affecting validator operations. A weakness or disruption in the system could cause losses, interrupt withdrawals, or reduce confidence in the liquid-staking tokens. Those tokens can also trade at a divergence from the ETH they represent. Governance risk matters because proposals can alter the protocol or its economic settings, while concentrated voting power may influence outcomes. Regulatory treatment of liquid staking and related tokens may change. Supply-related pressure can arise as more of the capped supply enters circulation. Market risk is substantial given the 87% annualised volatility and the -68.2% deepest drawdown in the past year. Technical, governance, regulatory and trading risks can combine, and losses may be severe.
Coins ranked near Lido DAO
All coins| Rank# | Coin | Price | 1h | 24h | 7d | Market cap | Volume 24h | Last 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH CBETH | $2,014 | down 0.30% | down 8.83% | down 21.12% | $253M | $1.59M | |
| 101 | ether.fi ETHFI | $0.4916 | up 0.05% | down 12.60% | down 15.72% | $252M | $108M | |
| 102 | EURC EURC | $1.10 | down 0.03% | down 0.17% | down 1.29% | $244M | $6.61M | |
| 104 | Gnosis GNO | $88.21 | down 0.88% | down 10.81% | down 21.77% | $233M | $476K | |
| 105 | Sei SEI | $0.0377 | up 0.76% | down 12.03% | down 17.38% | $231M | $37.59M | |
| 106 | Pendle PENDLE | $1.36 | down 0.64% | down 11.49% | down 16.48% | $230M | $27.09M |
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