StaFi Protocol Monthly-December Community Update

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5 min readJan 3, 2025

In the final month of 2024, StaFi unveiled its exploration into AI, developing AI Agents based on the Eliza framework to facilitate LST operations, progressing steadily according to plan. The rLaunchpad Season 3 voting concluded, with rMOVE/Stack earning the highest votes from the community and now under development. Additionally, the 2025 Q1 roadmap was released, outlining the key initiatives for the upcoming quarter. The StaFi Pioneer Program also kicked off, inviting more community members to participate actively.

In summary, December was a month of significant achievements. Let’s dive into the key highlights from this productive period!

Product & Development

1. Bridge Removal Update

As planned, the $FIS bridge between StaFi and Solana in the rToken App was removed on December 10th.

2. Updates on Eliza Integration

On December 18th, StaFi announced progress on the Eliza integration, enhancing the Eliza Solana plugin with a dedicated liquid staking feature. This update supports multiple Solana-based staking protocols, including Jito, Blaze, Marginfi, JPool, and Marinade. Eliza-powered AI agents now enable natural language-driven staking, allowing users to seamlessly stake $SOL across supported protocols.

Check more updates:

Proposals

1. Voting on StaFi LSaaS Ecosystem and Community Incentive Program

On December 3rd, the voting for the StaFi LSaaS Ecosystem and Community Incentive Program went live. After a one-week voting period, the proposal was approved with strong backing from the StaFi community.

2. Strategic Integration With StaFi LSaaS Module From OpenOcean

On December 13th, OpenOcean, a top multichain DEX aggregator, has proposed a strategic integration with the StaFi LSaaS module. The integration includes:

Swap: Aggregating liquidity for same-chain and cross-chain transactions to provide users with optimal trading rates.
Bridge: Enabling seamless cross-chain asset transfers to integrate StaFi’s liquid staking derivatives into wider DeFi ecosystems.

This collaboration aims to enhance user experience, expand StaFi LSaaS functionality, and unlock new opportunities by leveraging OpenOcean’s advanced cross-chain swap and bridge solutions.

3. rLaunchpad Season3

In rLaunchpad Season 3, a total of 7 New rToken Listing Proposals were submitted:

rMOVE/Stack
$rPYTH/Stack
$rGRASS/Stack
$rWCT/Stack
$rUNI/Stack
$rSTRK/Stack
$LINK/Stack

After a technical review, it was determined that Chainlink’s current staking mechanism cannot effectively balance decentralization and high yields. As a result, the staking initiative has been temporarily put on hold.

Following two rounds of voting, $rMOVE/Stack secured the highest number of votes. The next step is to proceed with the development of $rMOVE/Stack. Stay tuned for updates!

Note: The first round of voting was deemed invalid as the total votes cast did not reach the required threshold of 400K.

Community Updates & Collaborations

1. StaFi DAO Financial Report For November 2024

On December 5th, StaFi published the DAO Financial Report for November 2024, highlighting the following:

Treasury $FIS: 41,794,964
November Expenses: 2,590,322 $FIS, including: Development cost 590,322 $FIS and StaFi Hub validator rewards 2,000,000 $FIS
$FIS Burned: 362,764
rToken Revenue: Details available in the report
Governance: rLaunchpad Season3 and LSaaS Ecosystem Incentive Program

2. Staking Letter #11: AI-Powered Staking With Eliza Framework

On December 6th, StaFi published Staking Letter #11, unveiling the next phase of StaFi AI’s development: creating an advanced bot based on the Eliza framework, tailored to facilitate Liquid Staking Token (LST) operations and staking-related activities.

3. New Partner — zkMe

On December 9th, StaFi announced its new partnership with zkMe, a fully private and decentralized identity provider utilizing zero-knowledge proofs. zkMe will integrate its KYC and identity verification features into StaFi’s LSaaS as a modular component, enhancing the platform’s functionality and privacy.

Details: https://x.com/StaFi_Protocol/status/1866091705889681842

4. StaFi Pioneer Program

On December 11th, the StaFi Pioneer Program launched, aiming to empower the community with exciting opportunities, drive innovation, and foster deeper engagement in the StaFi ecosystem, while promoting the adoption of liquid staking solutions.

By December 31st, the first batch of Top 10 winners was announced. We encourage everyone to keep the momentum going and stay actively involved!

Here are some great memes from the StaFi Pioneer Program:

5. New Round of rETH Liquidity Farming Campaign

On October 12th, a new round of $rETH liquidity farming was launched, offering users additional rewards on their staked $ETH with an attractive APR of up to 30.48%.

Steps:

6. LSaaS Case Study #2 — Building $vPLS and Expanding the $ETH LSD Stack

On December 17th, StaFi released its LSaaS Case Study, highlighting the $ETH LSD Stack — a robust Ethereum-based system designed to streamline ETH 2.0 validator deposits, fee management, proposal voting, and fund storage and withdrawals for both users and nodes.

The Vouch team leveraged this stack to build the $vPLS platform for PulsechainCom, showcasing their commitment to empowering the community with innovative DeFi solutions.

7. Taipei Blockchain Week

8. StaFi LSaaS Partner Page

On December 19th, StaFi introduced the brand-new partners page, showcasing collaborations with the leading names in crypto.

StaFi LSaaS Partner Page: https://www.stafi.io/partner/

9. Treasury $FIS Burn Update #3

On December 20th, StaFi provided an update on its treasury FIS burn progress:

Latest Burned: 425,108 $FIS (December 20th, 2024)

Total Burned: 129,0453 $FIS (0.86% of total supply)

TX: Transaction details

Understanding $FIS Burn Mechanism: Read more

10. Staking Letter #12: StaFi 2.0 Year in Review

On December 25th, StaFi published Staking Letter #12, reflecting on StaFi’s milestones in 2024 across several key areas:

Product Innovations and Launches
Strategic Partnerships
Community Engagement and Events
rLaunchpad Seasons
Sustainability and Governance

StaFi 2.0 has laid a solid foundation for continued growth and innovation. Here’s to an even more impactful 2025 — let’s build the future together!

11. 2025 Q1 Roadmap: LSaaS Partners and StaFi AI

On December 27th, StaFi unveiled its roadmap for Q1 2025, highlighting key initiatives:

LSaaS Builders, Adopters, and Partners

The Open Stack and Open Modularity Platforms will continue to empower builders, adopters, and partners to innovate within the LSaaS ecosystem. The focus is on deepening engagement with developer communities and accelerating adoption.

StaFi AI and Modularity Integration

In January, the AI LST Agent, developed on the Eliza framework, will launch and integrate into StaFi’s LSaaS modularity marketplace, showcasing AI-driven innovation in staking infrastructure.

StaFi Brand and Marketing Expansion

Q1 will emphasize solidifying StaFi’s brand and marketing presence through community activation, enhanced onboarding processes, and active participation in offline events. With a focus on delivering impactful products, StaFi aims to underscore the value of AI and modularity in advancing staking solutions.

January Prospects

In January 2025, the primary focus will be on advancing StaFi AI exploration. This includes progressing with the integration of the Eliza staking framework, researching the Restaking AI Agent and Yield AI Agent, and launching the StaFi AI interface on the product platform. On the marketing front, efforts will ramp up to foster interactions with AI agents and related projects. Additionally, the migration of StaFiHub will continue, and the Movement Stack will be developed and integrated into the LSaaS this month.

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.