Can liquid staking tokens depeg due to market volatility?
Some top LSTs have previously seen price deviations of up to 77% from Ether’s price due to mass sell-offs paired with liquidations on leveraged lending protocols.
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Some top LSTs have previously seen price deviations of up to 77% from Ether’s price due to mass sell-offs paired with liquidations on leveraged lending protocols.
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