What Are Liquid Staking Tokens? LST vs LRT Explained
Liquid staking tokens represent staked ETH plus accumulated rewards. Learn how stETH, rETH, and cbETH work, when the peg breaks, and why LSTs differ from LRTs.
Liquid staking tokens represent staked ETH plus accumulated rewards. Learn how stETH, rETH, and cbETH work, when the peg breaks, and why LSTs differ from LRTs.
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