Lido’s Ethereum staking share drops 9% in 2025 – Can LDO flip 75%has lost a significant chunk of Ethereum’s [ETH] staking market share to Ether.Fi, with analysts speculating that a positive SEC stance on DeFi could help revive the staking platform. 

In the first half of 2025, Ether Fi’s staked ETH rose 30% while Lido declined 9%, according to Tom Wan, Head of Data at Entropy Advisors.  losses? Assessing LDO recovery potential

On the token market performance, Lido could offer a massive upside in case of a hated rally.

Notably, LDO dropped 75% in early 2025, slipping from $2.5 to $0.6. Although it recovered 60% in Q2, only 16% (160 But about 840 million LDO supply was still in loss. Should they wait to break even or turn a profit, the token’s recovery may extend. 

Further evaluation showed that the main on-chain resistance was $1.5-$1.7, according to IntoTheBlock.

press time, LDO traded at $0.96, meaning a resilient recovery to $1.5 could offer a potential 53% gain. 

However, such a lift-off could offer relatively better returns on Ether Fi compared LDO. According to the Ether Fi/Lido ratio, Ether Fi outperformed LDO by 130% in May.

The ratio has now formed a bull flag pattern, implying a potential 57% relative Ether Fi gain over LDO. 

Around this zone, about 5.5K addresses bought 167 million LDO, making it a key break-even point for a significant part of the supply.