Lido vs Binance staked ETH
Lido wins on measured health — 9.09/10 against 8.6/10. Note the coverage gap: we measured 76% of the criteria for Lido and 100% for Binance staked ETH. Some of that gap is the finding — a service that publishes less can be measured less.
Last collection 2026-08-25: probed 252 services, measured 233, over a 90-day window.
| Measured | Lido | Binance staked ETH |
|---|---|---|
| Status now | Not published | Not published |
| Score On what we could measure: 76% of the criteria weight for Lido, 100% for Binance staked ETH. | 9.09/10 | 8.6/10 |
| Value locked | $23.84B | $9.24B |
| Audits | 2 | 2 |
| Age | — | 3.3 yr |
| Chains | 5 | 2 |
Lido
9.09 / 1076% measured$23.84B in value locked (DefiLlama). Capital is the market voting with its money — scored on a log scale, so the jump from $10M to $100M counts for more than $10B to $20B.
2 published audits with links (DefiLlama) — read the findings yourself. Audits reduce risk, they do not remove it.
No documented launch or listing date to measure age from.
Deployed on 5 chains (DefiLlama). Breadth is a minor tie-breaker — a focused single-chain protocol can still be excellent.
Security audits: 2 published audits with links (DefiLlama) — read the findings yourself. Audits reduce risk, they do not remove it.
Binance staked ETH
8.6 / 10100% measured$9.24B in value locked (DefiLlama). Capital is the market voting with its money — scored on a log scale, so the jump from $10M to $100M counts for more than $10B to $20B.
2 published audits with links (DefiLlama) — read the findings yourself. Audits reduce risk, they do not remove it.
Live 3.3 yr (time since DefiLlama listing (a floor on true age)). Most failures happen young, so time survived is real signal.
Deployed on 2 chains (DefiLlama). Breadth is a minor tie-breaker — a focused single-chain protocol can still be excellent.
Security audits: 2 published audits with links (DefiLlama) — read the findings yourself. Audits reduce risk, they do not remove it.
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