stETH Mechanics
When you deposit ETH into Lido, you receive stETH 1:1. Your stETH balance automatically increases daily as staking rewards are distributed — this is called "rebasing."
Staking Simulator
stETH Balance
33.12
Rewards Earned
1.12 ETH
Daily Rebase
+0.00307 ETH
USD Value (@ $3k)
$99,360
stETH vs wstETH
stETH (rebasing)
Your balance changes daily. 32 stETH becomes 33.12 stETH after a year. Simple to understand but some DeFi protocols don't handle rebasing tokens well.
wstETH (wrapped)
Your balance stays constant, but each wstETH is worth more ETH over time. Better for DeFi composability (Aave, Uniswap, etc.).