Ether.fi expands into tokenized stocks, metals, and Aave-powered portfolio loans
Ethereum's leading staking platform is adding traditional asset trading, fiat accounts, and collateralized borrowing to compete in on-chain banking.
The Ether: Thursday, August 13, 2026
Blocks: 25,742,367 - 25,749,550
Slots: 14,979,599 - 14,986,798
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The day in review
The day in review
Protocol
- Major corporate ETH holders and the Foundation advanced infrastructure: Sharplink committed $200 million to Lido staking, while researchers shifted L1 proving…
Apps
- Ether.fi expanded into tokenized stocks, metals, and collateralized borrowing to compete as an on-chain bank.
World
A quiet day here.
Lido:
Sharplink commits $200 million ETH staking allocation to Lido
A major corporate ETH holder designates a substantial stake for Lido, reinforcing institutional demand for decentralized staking infrastructure.
EF moving away from Poseidon hashing for Ethereum L1 as off-the-shelf provers advance
Ethereum Foundation researchers are shifting from custom Poseidon hashing to standard cryptographic functions for zero-knowledge proofs on the L1, reflecting maturity in production-grade proving systems.
Also in the news this day
Stories that gathered new coverage this day but broke earlier, so they live on their own day's page.
- Risk Stewards: Supply and Borrow Cap Adjustments on Aave V3 / 2026.08.11
- EIP Editing Office Hour #111 agenda posted, call August 18
- Aave V3 security program expands to AI-assisted reviews alongside manual audits and contests
- Arbitrum Security Program continues with 12-month rolling audit and oversight evolution
- Map of agent-mandate ERCs clarifies autonomous agent authorization scope
- Obol publishes strategic case for Simple DVT adoption in Lido
- Frame Transaction Breakout #2 scheduled for August 25
- EIPIP Meeting #130 agenda posted, call September 16