Lido builder-payment rules

What happened

Lido contributor Gabriella_S proposed new builder-payment rules on November 4, 2026, ahead of Ethereum’s proposed block-building changes.

What changed

Operators would accept protocol-guaranteed payments from eligible builders without Lido-specific approval. Builders offering additional payments would require approval through Lido’s Allowed List.

What did not change

Operators would continue directing all attributable block rewards to Lido’s execution-layer rewards vault. The proposal leaves holder withdrawal terms unchanged.

Confirmed

• The contributor proposed mandatory access to the permissionless builder market.
• The Curated Module Committee would vet new applicants for the Allowed List.
• The contributor planned a November vote, with implementation following Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade.

Still open

• The proposal establishes no completed vote or implementation date.
• The contributor left some safeguards against builder failures open because client configurations remain under development.

What it means for an advisor

• Ketju should track the vote and review the Lido memo’s explanation of reward collection and builder payment risk before activation.
• The proposal supplies no basis to change Ketju’s existing position limit or withdrawal assumptions.