What Is the Concept of ‘Liquid Staking’ and Its Associated Risks?
Liquid staking allows users to stake their cryptocurrency while simultaneously receiving a liquid, tradeable token representing their staked position. This token can be used in DeFi applications, maintaining liquidity.
The risks include smart contract vulnerability, the risk of the liquid token losing its peg to the underlying staked asset, and centralization risk if one liquid staking protocol becomes dominant.