May 15
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Learn how Ethereum liquid staking works in 2026, including the difference between stETH and wstETH, how liquid staking tokens can be used across DeFi, and the key risks to understand before using strategies like collateralized borrowing, liquidity pools or restaking. Official links used in this tutorial: Lido: https://lido.fi/ Uniswap: https://app.uniswap.org/ Aave: https://app.aave.com/ Curve: https://www.curve.finance/ EigenLayer: https://app.eigenlayer.xyz/ CoinMarketCap wstETH page: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/lido-finance-wsteth/ This tutorial is part of The Freedom System, our step-by-step financial education app for people who do not just want more finance content, but a real system for what to do next. Inside The Freedom System, you learn how money, markets, investing, digital assets, DeFi, risk management, and financial automation fit together. You build your own Personal Financial Statement, calculate your Freedom Number, and follow a daily AI-guided path designed to move you from financial confusion to a structure you understand, control, and maintain. This Ethereum liquid staking tutorial supports the Self Custody & DeFi module of the curriculum. The goal is not to chase yield or speculate. The goal is to understand how ETH liquid staking works, what risks the strategies carry, and how these tools can fit into a broader financial system with discipline and risk control. Freedom Capital: The Freedom System: https://studio.com/the-freedom-system/freedom-system?c=6Pc9gaY2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreedomCapitalDA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedomcapitalda/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freedomcapitalda Chapters: 00:00 What you can do with liquid staking tokens 01:20 stETH vs wstETH explained 04:00 Why wrapping matters in DeFi 06:00 Wrapping stETH on Lido 08:00 Swapping liquid staking tokens on Uniswap 10:00 Using wstETH as collateral on Aave 12:00 Borrowing risk and liquidation risk 14:00 Liquidity pool strategies 18:00 Restaking with liquid staking tokens 20:00 Safety checklist before using LST strategies Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. Digital assets and DeFi involve risk, including volatility, smart contract risk, liquidity risk, slashing risk, liquidation risk, protocol risk, third-party platform risk, phishing risk, and potential loss of capital. Always verify official URLs, understand the risks, and do your own research before connecting a wallet or using any DeFi protocol.