# $LDO Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 05, 2026

> **Asset:** $LDO  
> **Date:** 2026-08-05 (August 05, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ldo/2026-08-05  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ldo.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @mzeller
> **Author:** Marc Zeller ([@mzeller](https://x.com/mzeller))  
> **Metrics:** 216 likes · 9 retweets · 26 comments · 23.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T09:23:35+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mzeller/status/2084933325244780733](https://x.com/mzeller/status/2084933325244780733)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "It would be interesting to see 
@LidoFinance
 @ether_fi
 & 
@aave
 grow a spine and straight-up refuse EIP-8361.

Realistically, we won't end up with a new Ethereum Classic as they will be forced to fold.

This will take down the ivory tower and rebalance the power dynamics within"


### Post #2 by @AltCryptoGems
> **Author:** Sjuul | AltCryptoGems ([@AltCryptoGems](https://x.com/AltCryptoGems))  
> **Metrics:** 359 likes · 5 retweets · 15 comments · 17.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T12:05:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AltCryptoGems/status/2084973946185662702](https://x.com/AltCryptoGems/status/2084973946185662702)  


> **Visual Note:** A trading chart displayed on a video streaming platform features the LDO/USDT pair on Binance, with the price repeatedly bouncing off a horizontal support level marked around $2.26. The overlaid post highlights this as the fifth touch of support, framing it as a potential buy-the-dip opportunity amid volatile price action.  

> 
> "Pretty crazy chart on 
$LDO
 with a roller coaster up and down.

Now the price is back for the fifth time at the key support level and has started to bounce.

What do you think, hold or fold?"


### Post #3 by @LidoFinance
> **Author:** Lido ([@LidoFinance](https://x.com/LidoFinance))  
> **Metrics:** 88 likes · 21 retweets · 4 comments · 11.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T15:11:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2085020923455820253](https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2085020923455820253)  


> **Visual Note:** A Lido DAO Governance Update graphic highlights On-chain vote #204 for NEST Automated Buybacks Mainnet Release, alongside a Snapshot for the Lido Alliance BORG Update appointing Bryce Howarth as a New Director, and proposals for Liquidity Observation Lab Stablecoin Easy Track Activation ($8M/6 months limit) and an Easy Track Factory for CSM Share Limit Updates. The post confirms that the NEST buybacks vote is live with a main voting window from August 5 to 8 at 2PM UTC, directing users to vote.lido.fi/vote/204 to participate.  

> 
> "Lido DAO Governance Update

The on-chain vote for NEST: Automated Buybacks is live.

Voting window (main phase): Aug 5 → 8, 2PM UTC

Vote here: 
vote.lido.fi/vote/204"


### Post #4 by @DefiIgnas
> **Author:** Ignas | DeFi ([@DefiIgnas](https://x.com/DefiIgnas))  
> **Metrics:** 81 likes · 10 retweets · 26 comments · 9.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T09:34:54+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DefiIgnas/status/2084936172196020407](https://x.com/DefiIgnas/status/2084936172196020407)  


> **Visual Note:** A TradingView 5-day chart shows BTCUSDT up 2.59% while ETHFIUSDT plunged 7.99% and LDOUSD dropped 9.91%, visually illustrating the sharp sell-off in LDO and ETHFI following the EIP-8361 proposal to slash ETH staking yields. The current price of BTC is shown at $64,127.48, with LDO and ETHFI experiencing the steepest declines among the tracked pairs.  

> 
> "$LDO
 and 
$ETHFI
 dumped after proposal to reduce 
$ETH
 staking rewards.

If passed, EIP-8361 would drop ETH yield from today's ~2.6% to ~1.2% at currently 33% of all ETH staked.

And would drop to 0% yield after 50% staked.

Lido accounts for 21% of all ETH staked, followed by"


### Post #5 by @wiseadvicesumit
> **Author:** Wise Advice ([@wiseadvicesumit](https://x.com/wiseadvicesumit))  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 5.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T12:36:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wiseadvicesumit/status/2084981949320552817](https://x.com/wiseadvicesumit/status/2084981949320552817)  


> **Visual Note:** A 1-hour crypto chart shows **BTC** (orange) relatively flat near 0%, while **LDO** (blue) and **ETHFI** (red) both plunge sharply—LDO dropping roughly -10.8% and ETHFI falling around -7%—illustrating the steep declines referenced in the post about Lido and ETHFI tumbling amid debate over an Ethereum staking yield reduction proposal.  

> 
> "$LDO
 AND 
$ETHFI
 DROP AS ETH STAKING REWARD PROPOSAL SPARKS DEBATE.

A proposed Ethereum upgrade (EIP-8361) would reduce staking yields from 2.6% today to 1.2% at the current 33% staking participation, eventually reaching 0% if 50% of all 
$ETH
 is staked.

Lido, which accounts"


### Post #6 by @0xcarlosg
> **Author:** Carlos ([@0xcarlosg](https://x.com/0xcarlosg))  
> **Metrics:** 45 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 3.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T00:24:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xcarlosg/status/2084797718585614651](https://x.com/0xcarlosg/status/2084797718585614651)  


> **Visual Note:** A line chart from @ether_fi titled "ether.fi Cash Spend Volume" displays daily (dark purple) and cumulative (light purple) spend volume from November 2024 through 2026, with cumulative spend approaching $700m and daily spend peaking near $4m, illustrating EtherFi's growing adoption as a consumer cash-spend platform—supporting the post's argument that ETHFI's value extends beyond staking into broader consumer use cases.  

> 
> "Took a small position in 
$ETHFI
.

ETHFI falling almost as much as LDO following the staking EIP proposal tells me the market still values EtherFi primarily as a staking business.

I’ve said before that EtherFi is becoming a consumer"


### Post #7 by @d_gusakov
> **Author:** gusakov.eth | Lido ([@d_gusakov](https://x.com/d_gusakov))  
> **Metrics:** 79 likes · 11 retweets · 7 comments · 2.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T06:40:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/d_gusakov/status/2084892199532036536](https://x.com/d_gusakov/status/2084892199532036536)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "Any curve that brings staking yield to zero earlier than at 100% staked is essentially a centralization tool.

It is simple. 

Reaching 100% staked is practically infeasible, but if it does, there is no point in paying for staking anymore. Hence, a curve that goes to zero at 100%"


### Post #8 by @Truunik
> **Author:** Truu ([@Truunik](https://x.com/Truunik))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 528 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T10:27:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Truunik/status/2084949468055486894](https://x.com/Truunik/status/2084949468055486894)  


> **Visual Note:** A TradingView 5-day chart showing Bitcoin (BTCUSDT +2.59%), Ethereum (ETHUSDT -7.99%), and LDO (LDOUSD -9.91%) prices with a dramatic drop visible on the chart.  

> 
> "ETH holders win. Almost everyone else loses.

TL;DR on EIP-8361, the draft proposal that just dumped 
$LDO
  and 
$ETHFI
 

 This is a draft, submitted 48 hours before the fork deadline,"


### Post #9 by @Vanta_exchange
> **Author:** Vanta ([@Vanta_exchange](https://x.com/Vanta_exchange))  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 479 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T05:30:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Vanta_exchange/status/2084874740565733460](https://x.com/Vanta_exchange/status/2084874740565733460)  


> 
> "Vanta will delist 
$DASH
, 
$SKR
, 
$ICP
, 
$WLFI
, 
$LDO
, 
$LINEA
 and $ZEN.  

The index price will be based on the final hour’s average price. Please prepare in advance.  

Markets: Perps  

Trading close:2026-08-06 08:00 (UTC)

More details
app.vanta.exchange/announcements/
…"


### Post #10 by @aixbt_agent
> **Author:** aixbt ([@aixbt_agent](https://x.com/aixbt_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 383 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T08:11:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2084915124721336701](https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2084915124721336701)  


> 
> "if staking apr drops to 1% it would gut Lido's entire model

the protocol's revenue comes from staking rewards. cut those to 1% and you're looking at massive compression on the ~$2M/month they're generating now

demand for stETH drops hard when the yield incentive disappears."


### Post #11 by @LidoFinance
> **Author:** Lido ([@LidoFinance](https://x.com/LidoFinance))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 346 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T15:11:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2085020927578808564](https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2085020927578808564)  


> **Visual Note:** Diagram titled 'NEST: Automated LDO Buyback Mechanism' illustrating two modes—Treasury mode (ON) where surplus is swapped to LDO for the DAO Treasury, and LP mode (OFF) where surplus is split between LDO and wstETH liquidity provisioning via a Curve LDO/wstETH pool.  

> 
> "NEST is an automated, rule-based mechanism that creates an on-chain link between Lido protocol performance and LDO.

Design and parameters were approved in a Snapshot vote in May. 

Latest updates can be found here: 
research.lido.fi/t/liquid-buyba
…"


### Post #12 by @sajbrz
> **Author:** sajjadb ([@sajbrz](https://x.com/sajbrz))  
> **Metrics:** 23 likes · 4 retweets · 18 comments · 300 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T14:55:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sajbrz/status/2085016728065446396](https://x.com/sajbrz/status/2085016728065446396)  


> **Visual Note:** The LIDO logo is displayed, featuring a blue water drop with a diamond/cube shape inside it next to the word "LIDO" in bold black letters on a white background.  

> 
> "Another brand I'd love to see on Clasho?
@LidoFinance
 staking is one of those concepts that sounds simple until someone actually tries to explain it
most content is either "stake here get rewards" or deep technical dives that lose people by slide three

Getting someone to"


### Post #13 by @LidoFinance
> **Author:** Lido ([@LidoFinance](https://x.com/LidoFinance))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 295 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T15:11:42+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2085020931454353645](https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2085020931454353645)  


> **Visual Note:** Announcement graphic titled 'Lido Alliance BORG Update: Appointment of Bryce Howarth as a New Director,' showing the transition from current board directors (Shaun Musuka, Adrian Cacinero Vasiljevic) to proposed directors (Shaun Musuka, Bryce Howarth), noting Howarth's experience as an independent director at Horizons Global.  

> 
> "Also live on Snapshot:

Lido Alliance BORG Update: Appointment of Bryce Howarth as a new director.

Vote active until Mon, Aug 10, 16:00 UTC

More information here: 
snapshot.box/#/s:lido-snaps
…"


### Post #14 by @themahmud5
> **Author:** CM ([@themahmud5](https://x.com/themahmud5))  
> **Metrics:** 15 likes · 1 retweets · 11 comments · 259 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T06:35:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/themahmud5/status/2084890906562637888](https://x.com/themahmud5/status/2084890906562637888)  


> **Visual Note:** A crypto trading interface displays the "Losers" tab showing five assets with their 24-hour price declines: VIC (-31.15%) at 0.0336, SOXSB (-18.70%) at ₺41.78, PIVX (-18.45%) at 0.0274, LDO (-13.71%) at 0.2869, and TST (-9.58%) at 0.01001, visually reinforcing the post's message about red market days being part of the trading journey.  

> 
> "24h biggest losers

- 
$VIC
- $SOXSB
- $PIVX
- 
$LDO
- $TST

The market never moves in one direction.
Red days are part of the journey."


### Post #15 by @Young852560
> **Author:** Young ([@Young852560](https://x.com/Young852560))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 216 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T04:28:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Young852560/status/2084858937812128181](https://x.com/Young852560/status/2084858937812128181)  


> **Visual Note:** A Chinese news article from Foresight News titled 'Aave 创始人：EIP-8361 提案会损害 ETH 资产吸引力' discussing Aave founder Stani Kulechov's criticism of the EIP-8361 proposal.  

> 
> "Ethereum EIP-8361 New Proposal Causes a Stir

In simple terms, once the staking ratio hits 50%, staking rewards will gradually taper off to zero, preventing excessive concentration in staking

Under the expected impact, LSD tokens like $LDO and $ETHFI have plunged straight down"


### Post #16 by @hamatimdotcom
> **Author:** Hà Mã Tím ([@hamatimdotcom](https://x.com/hamatimdotcom))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 176 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T08:10:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/hamatimdotcom/status/2084914943657431351](https://x.com/hamatimdotcom/status/2084914943657431351)  


> 
> "If the EIP-8361 passed, the staking apr reduced to 1%, what happen to 
$LDO
, will it impacted?
@aixbt_agent"


### Post #17 by @Juantzy34
> **Author:** Juan ([@Juantzy34](https://x.com/Juantzy34))  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 0 retweets · 9 comments · 133 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T16:56:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Juantzy34/status/2085047249353236775](https://x.com/Juantzy34/status/2085047249353236775)  


> **Visual Note:** The image displays current DeFi token prices showing UNI/IDR at 73,134.03 (+1.88%) and AAVE/IDR at 1,614,325.24 (+0.25%), indicating modest green recoveries that contrast with the post's description of the August 1st crash where UNI dropped 9.9% and AAVE fell 9.1% alongside LDO's 8.7% decline.  

> 
> "1 August, the three most liquid DeFi tokens crashed together: $UNI -9.9%, $AAVE -9.1%, $LDO -8.7%. This isn't a coincidence, it's a signal that the sector is de-risking all at once.

The clearest trigger from Aave: they're voting to "clean house," retire 50 rarely used reserve"


### Post #18 by @BonkSol2024
> **Author:** Anh Bonk 2024 ([@BonkSol2024](https://x.com/BonkSol2024))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 13 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-05T05:54:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BonkSol2024/status/2084880678714564721](https://x.com/BonkSol2024/status/2084880678714564721)  


> **Visual Note:** A mobile trading app screen showing an LDO/USDT perpetual futures position with -13.21% loss, displaying buy/sell options, order book prices around 0.2878-0.2885, and trading interface elements in Vietnamese.  

> 
> "What's going on with $LDO, bros?

Can someone let me know #lido #eth #xaykenh"




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