2025Q3 Roadmap — Igniting Growth through Liquid Staking Vaults (LSV)

4 min readJul 1, 2025

As we enter Q3 2025, StaFi is stepping into a critical growth phase — launching Liquid Staking Vaults (LSV) and expanding adoption through the LSaaS SubDAO model. This quarter marks the transition from early infrastructure building to ecosystem-wide utility, with a strong focus on real deployments and scalable adoption.

2025Q2 Recap: Building the AI-Powered LSaaS Foundation

Q2 2025 was about laying groundwork. You can read the full roadmap here. Key achievements include:

AI Delegation Engine (Alpha)

We released the first iteration of our AI-powered delegation algorithm, designed to optimize validator selection and improve staking yield.

SubDAO Growth

Chaos Finance launched on Sonic SVM, becoming the first LSaaS SubDAO to go live on a modular execution layer.
Gimo Finance went live on the 0G Testnet, focusing on vault optimization and cross-chain staking logic.
Hito Finance began building a Liquid Staking + MEV product on Hyperliquid, still in early research and exploration.

Developer Support

The launch of the LSaaS Dev Portal enabled builders to start working with StaFi’s SDKs and templates to create vaults faster and more flexibly.

These milestones laid the foundation for what’s coming next: modular, permissionless staking infrastructure at scale.

2025Q3 Roadmap: Launching LSV and Accelerating SubDAO Adoption

1. Liquid Staking Vaults (LSV): Unlocking Permissionless Staking Infrastructure

LSV is the most significant upgrade to the StaFi stack to date — an open, permissionless vault framework that allows any builder to launch custom liquid staking solutions across chains.

What LSV enables:

Plug-and-play vault logic with modular staking strategies
Custom sets, fees, compounding, and risk parameters
AI-based vault automation
SubDAO- or community-owned staking infrastructure

Deployment Path:

First Launch: On Solana SVM, where performance and flexibility offer the ideal testbed for early builders.
Next Phase: Expand into EVM chains like Ethereum, Mantle, and Polygon.
Future Exploration: Move-based chains such as Aptos and Sui, and other modular ecosystems.

Q3 Objectives:

Complete the deployment of LSV on Solana SVM and EVM
Support early SubDAOs and partners in deploying Vault on SVM and preparing for EVM expansion
Build documentation, onboarding flows, and community dev support for vault creators

2. SubDAO Expansion: Focus on Gimo and Chaos

While Q2 was about infrastructure and onboarding, Q3 focuses on real-world traction — led by Chaos and Gimo

Chaos Finance (Live on Sonic SVM):

Prioritizing vault adoption and user growth. Q3 will bring integrations with AI staking and upgraded user-facing tools.

Gimo Finance (Live on 0G Testnet):

Preparing for mainnet launch and optimizing vault-level incentives and economics. Gimo aims to expand LSaaS reach into other EVM and L2s.

Hito Finance (in R&D phase):

Continuing to explore MEV + staking synergy on Hyperliquid. Hito is a longer-term bet focused on next-gen staking mechanisms, scheduled for launch in Q3-Q4.

Next Steps:

Deepen StaFi’s collaboration with Gimo and Chaos for go-to-market, user experiences, and liquidity
Equip builders with playbooks, SDK upgrades, and design patterns to speed up LSV adoption
Recruit new SubDAO teams to launch LSaaS vaults on SVM, EVM, and beyond

3. Empowering FIS: The Engine Behind Modular Staking Growth

With LSV and LSaaS accelerating, FIS becomes more critical than ever to StaFi’s long-term value cycle.

FIS utility in Q3 and beyond:

Staking & Bonding: FIS is proposed to be used to secure vault deployments, vote on SubDAO proposals, and align incentives.
Fee Accrual: Protocol-level fees from LSV and SubDAO vaults will contribute to the FIS ecosystem via staking or treasury.
Governance Power: FIS holders will shape the future of StaFi — including vault incentives, SubDAO onboarding, and network parameters.

StaFi’s modular design ensures that as LSV and SubDAOs scale, FIS captures the value generated by every staking vault deployed on the network.

Conclusion

StaFi is evolving into a foundational layer for decentralized, customizable, and AI-powered liquid staking.

Q3 is our most ambitious quarter yet — with LSV live, Chaos and Gimo expanding, and new chains on the horizon, the StaFi ecosystem is entering a new era.

Let’s build the future of staking — together.

About StaFi

StaFi is a leading Liquid Staking infrastructure provider and protocol for PoS chains. Its Liquid Staking as a Service (LSaaS) framework enables developers to create Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) and Liquid Re-staking Tokens (LRTs) across ecosystems like ETH, EVM, BTC, CosmWasm, and SOL. By issuing rTokens (e.g., rETH, rMATIC, rBNB), StaFi unlocks the liquidity of staked assets, allowing users to earn staking rewards while retaining the flexibility to engage in DeFi. With support for major blockchains such as Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, BNB Chain, and Cosmos, StaFi bridges liquidity and security in Proof-of-Stake networks.

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