This document outlines Stader Labs' vision to make staking mainstream by removing the complexity and increasing the accessibility of staking for users. It discusses how Stader aims to aid users in discovering and evaluating staking opportunities, automating tasks like redelegation and airdrop claiming. Stader plans to generate revenue from commissions on staking rewards and distribution fees, and expand its product offerings and customer base over time to grow the staking market. The founders have experience in staking and backing from top VCs.
3. Assumes LUNA at $60
Numbers as of Dec 15th 2021 are round to the nearest integer
We are off to a flying start: Launched on Terra
and reached USD 400 M TVL in a month
23 Nov’21 23 Dec’21
Daily TVL since the launch Growth in numbers
Users
Twitter
0 LUNA
5M+ LUNA
4. Strong founder market fit with experience in Staking
Amitej G V S
(Co-founder & CEO)
Sidhartha D
(Co-founder & CTO)
Dheeraj B
(Co-founder & Terra Head)
Vijay N
(Head of Product)
Gautam M
(Head of Strategy & Expansion)
<<Founders
Other leaders
5. Backed by some of the best VC funds, globally
Strategic Round
Seed Round
6. Value locked in Proof of Stake
networks has grown exponentially
Jan'20 Apr'21
200
150
100
50
0
$Bn
In 15 months
Growth rate:
2
7. 100M token holders
<1M delegators
But <1% stake among 100M token holders
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https://www.stakingrewards.com/
9. Because it’s hard to discover and requires
skills / time to evaluate staking opportunity
?
1. Validator discovery 2. Delegation decision
3. Portfolio mgmt.
Where to delegate? (for CEXs,
Funds)
How to evaluate?
How to track?
What are the Risks vs Returns?
When to re-stake/
redeploy?
Whom to delegate?
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4. Operational complexity
Manual re-investment flow
Claiming Air-Drops from each
protocol
10. ...And staking is capital inefficient
Liquidity
Locked for 20-30 days
Derivatives
No way to hedge/ speculate
Can’t leverage staked assets
$
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11. Stader helps delegators find the best staking
opportunity
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Fixing the staking process
by aiding Discovery
Removing friction and
automating tasks for
Convenience
Risk/yield trade-offs
Optimization
Curation of best-in class
validators
Indices of best validators,
with auto compounding,
one-click airdrop claims
Innovative staking
derivatives
What we are building Why we are building it
12. 10
We make money two ways
Commission on Staking rewards:
Distribution commission:
$ $$ $$$
Making staking easier
and more convenient
Liquidity and
algorithmic strategies
Derivatives on top of
staking
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13. We will expand across 3 dimensions to
exponentially increase the size of pie
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SD app with basic
validator basket
Product expansion
Liquid tokens
Products for institutional
investors and validators
Staking for entertainment
rewards
Staking derivatives
Terra
Chain expansion
Solana
EVM based chains
Ethereum
Others
Retail
Customer segments
Institutional investors
Custodians
Exchanges
Currently active
Medium term
Long term
14. Find out more
Stader Labs - Litepaper
Stader Labs
Stader Labs – Medium
Stader Labs (@staderlabs)