Binance staked ETH vs Lido

BETH represents staked ETH held by Binance, accruing consensus rewards daily while remaining tradable on both the CEX and BNB Smart Chain. Unstaking requests are processed in 1‑5 days, faster than the native beacon chain exit queue. Holders can farm extra yield in launch pools or use BETH as collateral on Venus.

Lido is the largest liquid‑staking protocol, minting stETH and other LSTs that track underlying validator balances 1:1 minus a 10 % reward fee. Its dual‑dao governance splits responsibility between the Lido DAO and the protocol’s Node Operator Registry, reducing centralisation risk. By May 2025 over 9 million ETH—roughly 30 % of staked supply—was custodied under Lido smart contracts.