Hex Trust Adds Custody Support for stETH via the Lido Protocol

项目方LDO(Lido)Publicado a 2025-09-16Actualizado a 2025-11-10

Hex Trust, a leading digital assets financial service provider specialising in market services, custody, and staking has introduced custody and staking support for stETH, Ethereum’s largest liquid staking token issued via the Lido protocol. Institutions using Hex Trust can now access Ethereum staking rewards while maintaining flexibility and liquidity through stETH.

stETH has become the most widely adopted liquid staking token on Ethereum, representing nearly a quarter of all staked ETH. It is integrated across lending platforms, trading venues, and collateral frameworks. For institutions, stETH provides a way to combine staking rewards with deep, immediate liquidity in their portfolios.

By supporting stETH, Hex Trust brings together liquid staking and institutional-grade custody. Clients can hold and deploy stETH within their portfolios, stay liquid, and access onchain use cases without needing to run validator infrastructure directly. Hex Trust’s platform goes beyond custody, providing integrated access to markets, DeFi, and staking. This means institutions can manage stETH within a single infrastructure - from secure safekeeping through to onchain deployment - without adding new operational layers.

Built for Institutions

Secure Custody: stETH supported within Hex Trust’s established custody platform, built for institutional clients.
Capital Efficiency: Receive Ethereum staking rewards while retaining the flexibility to manage portfolios and liquidity needs.
Broad Utility: Deploy stETH across lending markets, collateral frameworks, and restaking strategies, extending its value beyond simple staking.
Operational Ease: Access staking rewards without the overhead of running or managing validators directly.

Expanding Access to Institutional Staking

With more than $10 billion in assets under custody and a growing roster of institutional clients, Hex Trust’s support for stETH reflects how established custodians are incorporating liquid staking into their service stack.

“For institutional investors, efficiency and security are not just preferences — they are necessities,” said Calvin Shen, Chief Commercial Officer at Hex Trust. “Our clients need to generate rewards without compromising on their risk framework. Our solution provides that critical combination: a secure custody platform that enables a seamless one-click staking experience. This eliminates the operational friction and counterparty risks associated with managing on-chain activities, allowing them to focus on portfolio strategy, not infrastructure.”

The integration reinforces the momentum of institutional adoption of Ethereum staking and highlights stETH’s position as the market leader in liquidity and utility. For custodians, asset managers, and ETF issuers, stETH provides a scalable way to access staking rewards while retaining flexibility in portfolio and treasury management.

Kean Gilbert, Head of Institutional Relations at the Lido Ecosystem Foundation, added: “Hex Trust’s integration extends custody access to stETH, issued via the Lido protocol. This is another step toward making Ethereum staking accessible to institutions in a way that balances security, scale, and liquidity.”

About Hex Trust

Established in 2018, Hex Trust offers regulated institutional digital asset markets services, custody, and staking to builders, investors and service providers. Get access to our comprehensive, secure and regulated suite of services built on our fully integrated infrastructure.

For more information, visit hextrust.com or follow Hex Trust on LinkedIn, X and Telegram.

About Lido Institutional

Lido Institutional represents a dedicated group of contributors focused on advocating for the use of Lido’s open-source, liquid staking middleware by non-retail users. Lido's middleware provides a way to participate in the blockchain network validation process and get staking rewards for this activity. With a mission to democratize staking, Lido middleware lets users connect with node operators and stake their digital assets without the need to individually maintain hardware. For further information, please visit lido.fi/institutional

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