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Industry
Design houses move from outsourced chip design to AI chip architecture
Design house (DSP) companies that once focused on outsourced semiconductor design are expanding in both contract pricing and funding scale as AI chip mass production becomes harder with foundry steps alone after 2-nanometre nodes. With physical limits nearing, 2.5D and 3D stacking and chiplets are becoming key, making advanced packaging and interconnect new battlegrounds. Firms are shifting toward integrated design platforms and infrastructure architecture partnerships, alongside rising high-value project shares and larger financings.
Crypto
Lido DAO proposes $20 million buyback to support LDO after 95 percent drop
Lido DAO has proposed buying back its governance token LDO by deploying up to 10,000 stETH, a plan reported by CoinDesk. The Lido ecosystem operating team said LDO is trading at a historically depressed valuation and suggested purchases worth about $20 million, based on an ether price of around $2,000. The key issue is how to execute the trades. The proposal allows routing via centralised exchanges and cooperation with market makers.
Crypto
Lido\'s 2025 revenue falls 23 percent on outflows and lower yields
Ethereum-based liquid staking protocol Lido’s 2025 revenue fell 23 percent, The Block reported on Tuesday. Lido’s annual revenue last year was $40.5 million, a sharp drop from the previous year, driven mainly by user fund outflows and lower staking yields. Lido said structural changes in the staking market since 2024, including lower network-wide APR, capital shifting to exchanges and institutional staking and intensifying competition, reduced its market share.