Liquid Stake Units (LSUs)

Overview

Liquid Stake Units (LSUs) are native Radix tokens representing staked XRD with a specific validator. Unlike liquid staking on other chains (Lido's stETH, etc.), Radix LSUs are built into the protocol — they're native resources, not smart contract wrappers.

LSU value accrues automatically as staking rewards compound — the exchange rate between LSU and XRD continuously increases. Users can use LSUs in DeFi while still earning staking rewards: as collateral on Weft Finance, in liquidity pools on Ociswap, or managed via ShardSpace.