LDOLido DAO: history, founders and key events
From Dec 2020 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timelineLatest close in our data: $0.4118 (Coinbase Exchange LDO/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
Origin story
Lido is the largest liquid staking protocol for Ethereum. Users stake ETH and receive stETH, a token that earns staking rewards and can still be traded. LDO governs the Lido DAO, which launched in December 2020 when Ethereum's Beacon Chain went live.
Founders: Lido DAO, with founding contributors including Konstantin Lomashuk and Vasiliy Shapovalov.
Source: Binance LDO/USDT daily closes 2022-05-09 to 2022-11-16; Coinbase Exchange LDO/USD daily closes 2022-11-17 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- May 9, 2022milestone
First daily close in our data $2.00 (Binance LDO/USDT daily close, 2022-05-09)
Our sourced LDO price history begins on this day. - Jan 10, 2024rally
Highest close in our data $3.79 (Coinbase Exchange LDO/USD daily close, 2024-01-10)
The highest daily close for LDO in our price history. - Jun 30, 2026crash
Lowest close after the peak $0.24 (Coinbase Exchange LDO/USD daily close, 2026-06-30)
The lowest LDO close in our data after its highest close.
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Sources
Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.