# Lido approves Validator Exits SNOP v3

> The approved standard incorporates triggerable withdrawals, expands applicability to Simple DVT, Community Staking, and future modules, and clarifies node-operator exit, configuration, responsiveness, and reporting obligations.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/on-chain/2025-10-22-lido-validator-exits-snop-v3/
- Type: Control change
- Stage: Approved, not executed
- Evidence: confirmed
- Materiality: material
- Event date: 2025-10-22
- Version: 1, published 2026-08-22 (first published 2026-08-22)
- Advisor-relevant: yes
- Affects: Lido (protocol)

## What happened

Lido tokenholders approved version 3 of the Standard Node Operator Protocol governing validator exits.

## What changed

The approved standard incorporates triggerable withdrawals, expands applicability to Simple DVT, Community Staking, and future modules, and clarifies node-operator exit, configuration, responsiveness, and reporting obligations.

## What did not change

The vote did not itself change the Withdrawal Queue contracts, prove universal operator implementation, or demonstrate stressed-condition exit performance.

## Confirmed

- The official Lido vote concluded on October 22 with the For option prevailing.
- SNOP v3 incorporates triggerable-withdrawal responsibilities.
- The standard expands beyond the prior curated-operator context to newer staking modules.
- The approved text specifies clearer operator obligations and revised consequences for non-conformance.

## Still open

- Implementation and compliance status across individual node operators and modules.
- Observed performance during large, urgent, or congested validator-exit requests.

## What it means for an advisor

- Replace SNOP v2 references in Lido diligence with the approved v3 standard.
- Continue monitoring operator compliance and withdrawal timing because policy approval does not eliminate execution and queue risk.

## Sources

1. [Proposal for Updating Lido on Ethereum Validator Exits SNOP to v3](https://snapshot.org/#/lido-snapshot.eth/proposal/0x62eb338c6d256d43ee54e2b79e9442b58fcfda4ecdcd817ff6422d564d153e9a) · Lido DAO · 2025-10-15


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