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How to Buy dsETH

Holders of dsETH will gain access to a sustainable, less volatile source of yield while simultaneously contributing to the decentralization of the Ethereum network.

In this article, you’ll learn:

  • What is dsETH?
  • How to Buy dsETH
  • How to execute small trades of dsETH
  • How to execute large trades of dsETH

What is dsETH?

The objective of dsETH is to give token holders diversified exposure to liquid staking tokens with weightings that favor decentralized liquid staking protocols. At launch, the index will be composed of rETH (Rocket Pool), wrapped stETH (Lido), and sETH2 (StakeWise). Learn more about your dsETH yield in this article.

How to Buy dsETH

Depending on how much dsETH you intend to purchase and whether you want to purchase dsETH on-chain or off, dsETH is available on various platforms. This article will provide basic instructions for where and how to buy dsETH.  If you need additional help, don’t hesitate to reach out to our team via Discord. Please also read the disclaimer below.

For trade sizes less than 35 dsETH

Ethereum

zkSync

  • Wallet - Argent (currently found in the Swap crypto section)

You can also earn yield by providing automated liquidity for dsETH on:

For trade sizes larger than 35 dsETH

For larger trades (of more than 35 dsETH), purchase is available via Flash Mint on the Index Coop app. Compared to typical DEX trades, Flash Mint can facilitate more cost-effective large trades by minting new units from the underlying product components. This is especially helpful where the cost of slippage would exceed the cost of gas for buying each token and minting a new product unit.

* Please note, the 35 dsETH Flash Mint recommendation is an estimated threshold, and the best purchase path will depend on a number of factors, including:

Gas: The cost of a mint is roughly 10x the cost of a swap, so when gas is higher, it increases the breakeven point for minting liquidity

Profile: If there is more/less liquidity, it will change the cost to enter/exit via a swap.

Current Premium/Discount: If there is a discount, it is advantageous to buy on a DEX. If there is a premium, it is not advantageous.

Questions?

Please reach out to institutions@indexcoop.com for more information on institutional purchases.

About Index Coop

Index Coop is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that powers structured product and strategy tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. We aim to create decentralized finance (DeFi) products that are simple to use, accessible to everyone, and secure. Our token products are built on Set Protocol v2 and Index Protocol (a good-faith fork of Set Protocol v2). Both protocols are open-source, audited, and battle-tested.

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