Lido V3 (stVaults)

Lido stVaults are the core of Lido V3 on Ethereum: isolated staking vaults that let institutions, node operators and protocols pick their own validator setup while minting stETH against the staked ETH. The stVaults app is where vault owners create and fund vaults and manage stETH minting and withdrawals.

Other versions of this protocol: Lido.

Rating B: 1 restriction: Wallet screening. Liquid staking · Ethereum.

Official app: stvaults.lido.fi. Frontend code: github.com/lidofinance/staking-vault-widget.

Restrictions

• Geo Block: no.
• Feature Block: no.
• Wallet screening: yes. /api/validation -> external validation API {validationAPI}/v2/check/{addr} (unnamed; the same service as stake.lido.fi), local address file as a fallback. Where it runs: API. Fail mode: fail-open (API error and no address file: the address counts as valid; the IPFS build skips the check).
• VPN / Tor detection: no.
• Terms of Service: lido.fi/terms-of-use, Last updated 2026-09-23. Crimea, CU, DPR, IR, LPR, KP, SY + sanctioned; US/UK: Earn only.

Notes

Wallet screening runs through the shared Lido validation API; there is no geo-IP code. Vault limits (paused deposits, jailed vaults) come from the protocol contracts.

Live checks

• stvaults.lido.fi/api/validation (2026-10-11): sanctioned 0x098B…2f96 -> isValid:false, control 0x5aAe…eAed -> isValid:true
• stvaults.lido.fi (2026-10-10): loads release 0.23.0; only matomo.lido.fi analytics besides the app

Evidence

• pages/api/validation.ts
• providers/address-validation-provider.tsx
• github.com/lidofinance/staking-vault-widget
• lido.fi/stvaults
• lido.fi/terms-of-use

Checked 2026-10-28. All interfaces · Methodology