{
  "schema_version": "intent.v1",
  "slug": "earn-staking-yield",
  "title": "earn staking yield on ETH",
  "audience": "builder",
  "prompt": "I want my app, users, or treasury to earn ETH staking rewards while keeping the position liquid and usable in DeFi",
  "maps_to": [
    "liquid staking",
    "staking rewards",
    "steth",
    "wsteth",
    "lst",
    "eth yield",
    "restaking"
  ],
  "stack": [
    {
      "slug": "lido",
      "role": "supporting_protocol",
      "reason": "Use Lido to stake ETH and receive stETH/wstETH, earning rewards while keeping the position liquid."
    },
    {
      "slug": "aave",
      "role": "supporting_protocol",
      "reason": "Use wstETH as collateral in Aave to borrow against the staked position without unstaking."
    },
    {
      "slug": "eigencloud",
      "role": "supporting_protocol",
      "reason": "Optionally restake stETH/wstETH via EigenCloud (EigenLayer) for additional rewards, accepting added slashing and correlated risk."
    },
    {
      "slug": "uniswap",
      "role": "supporting_protocol",
      "reason": "Uniswap provides stETH/wstETH liquidity and an immediate exit path without waiting for withdrawals."
    }
  ],
  "excluded_candidates": [],
  "risks": [
    "Liquid staking tokens can depeg: stETH/wstETH may trade away from ETH depending on market and withdrawal conditions.",
    "Smart-contract and validator-set risk applies to the staking protocol itself.",
    "Restaking via EigenCloud adds slashing exposure and correlated risk on top of base staking.",
    "wstETH liquidity and canonical bridges vary by chain; verify per target chain before relying on an L2 exit."
  ],
  "next_steps": [
    "Choose stETH (rebasing) vs wstETH (non-rebasing) based on how DeFi integrations expect balances to behave.",
    "Decide L1 vs L2: confirm wstETH bridge and liquidity on the target chain.",
    "If using as collateral, verify Aave market caps, LTV, and liquidation parameters for wstETH.",
    "If restaking, review the EigenCloud operator set and slashing conditions before committing stake."
  ],
  "why": "Lido is the default when the goal is to earn ETH staking yield without giving up liquidity: it issues stETH/wstETH that stays usable across DeFi. From there Aave lets you borrow against the staked position, EigenCloud (EigenLayer) optionally restakes the LST for extra rewards at the cost of slashing risk, and Uniswap supplies liquidity and an exit path. The stack is deliberately Ethereum-anchored, with L2 use gated on wstETH bridge and liquidity per chain.",
  "verified_at": "2026-06-16"
}