Grayscale makes Lido the second-heaviest component in its DeFi Fund

Quick Take

  • Staking protocol Lido’s token has been added to Grayscale’s DeFi Fund. 
  • LDO’s weight in the fund sits at 19.04%, second only to Uniswap’s UNI at 45.46%.

Digital asset manager Grayscale added the Lido protocol's LDO token to its DeFi Fund, making it the second-heaviest component.

Grayscale's DeFi Fund is now weighted to include Uniswap (UNI) at 45.46%, Lido (LDO) at 19.04%, Aave (AAVE) at 11.53%, MakerDAO (MKR) at 10.82%, Curve DAO Token (CRV) at 7.03% and Synthetix (SNX) at 6.12%.

"In accordance with the CoinDesk DeFi Select Index methodology, Grayscale has adjusted the DeFi Fund’s portfolio by selling certain amounts of the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings, and using the cash proceeds to purchase Lido (LDO)," Grayscale said in a company release. "No tokens were removed from the DeFi Fund."

Lido is a decentralized liquid staking protocol that allows users to keep staked tokens liquid via a stand-in token, or stToken.

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