# wstETH

Breaking: Balancer protocol suffers major exploit, draining millions including wstETH, raising security concerns across DeFi. Meanwhile, wstETH sees increased social media buzz around new DeFi integrations and yield opportunities.

### About wstETH
wstETH is a wrapped liquid staked Ether token providing yield opportunities within DeFi protocols.  

### Insights
- wsteth sentiment is up 21.95% from the previous week.
- wsteth posts created is up 19.44% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [-----] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:wsteth/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/wsteth/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
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Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [------] -73%  
[--] Month: [-------] -56%  
[--] Months: [----------] +75%  
[--] Year: [----------] -21%  
1-Year High: [---------] on 2025-11-03  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2026-01-28  

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### Mentions: [---] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:wsteth/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/wsteth/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [---]  
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [---] -7.80%  
[--] Month: [---] -38%  
[--] Months: [-----] -21%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-13  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-09-14  

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### Creators: [---] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:wsteth/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/wsteth/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[---] unique social accounts have posts mentioning wstETH in the last [--] hours which is down 14% from [---] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [---] -6.60%  
[--] Month: [---] -26%  
[--] Months: [---] -1.50%  
1-Year High: [---] on 2025-11-13  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-09-14  
  
  
### Sentiment: 84%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:wsteth/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/wsteth/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 84%  
Daily Average: 88%  
[--] Week: 100% +18%  
[--] Month: 78% +2%  
[--] Months: 78% -12%  
[--] Year: 78% -13%  
1-Year High: 100% on 2025-03-29  
1-Year Low: 32% on 2025-11-04  

Most Supportive Themes:
- DeFi Integrations: (30%) wstETH is being integrated into various DeFi protocols, offering users more yield opportunities and collateral options.
- Yield Opportunities: (25%) Protocols like Puffer Finance, Gearbox, and Inception are offering high-yield opportunities and rewards for depositing wstETH.
- Collateral Usage: (20%) wstETH is accepted as collateral on platforms like Compound, enabling users to borrow ETH or wstETH.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Balancer Exploit: (75%) A significant exploit on the Balancer protocol resulted in the draining of millions of dollars, including wstETH, osETH, and WETH.
- Security Concerns: (25%) The Balancer exploit, being the third major breach since 2021, raises concerns about the security of DeFi protocols and composability.
  

### Top wstETH Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"Once Simulation Mode is active you may continue to add test collateral by clicking on the "Top Up Balance" option. Then select a token (e.g. ETH wstETH USDC) enter the amount of tokens you want and click "Top Up" to instantly receive the simulated tokens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/VenusProtocol/status/2023958587060392123) [@VenusProtocol](/creator/x/VenusProtocol) 2026-02-18T03:11Z 226.3K followers, [---] engagements


"thx $HACHI claimed 🚀 $HODL $USELESS $Seedance $WSTETH $Franklin $Clavicular $RLUSD $OPAL 🚀 Major Airdrop Announcement: $HACHI 🚨 The distribution of rewards is now open to all eligible participants and community supporters. 🔗 https://t.co/PdrEmFUSoe Don't miss your chance to claim. #JupiterExchange $UNITY #HACHI https://t.co/vgNJkJtp2A 🚀 Major Airdrop Announcement: $HACHI 🚨 The distribution of rewards is now open to all eligible participants and community supporters. 🔗 https://t.co/PdrEmFUSoe Don't miss your chance to claim. #JupiterExchange $UNITY #HACHI https://t.co/vgNJkJtp2A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JoeOddo4/status/2023882894008349065) [@JoeOddo4](/creator/x/JoeOddo4) 2026-02-17T22:10Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"$HACHI airdrop is live $PsyopAnime $WSTETH $SKR $KCS $titcoin $STETH $SPLAT $ASTER $MUSHU $nub 🚀 Major Airdrop Announcement: $HACHI 🚨 The distribution of rewards is now open to all eligible participants and community supporters. 🔗 https://t.co/PdrEmFUSoe Don't miss your chance to claim. #JupiterExchange $UNITY #HACHI https://t.co/vgNJkJtp2A 🚀 Major Airdrop Announcement: $HACHI 🚨 The distribution of rewards is now open to all eligible participants and community supporters. 🔗 https://t.co/PdrEmFUSoe Don't miss your chance to claim. #JupiterExchange $UNITY #HACHI https://t.co/vgNJkJtp2A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/victordrinks27/status/2023875343145480598) [@victordrinks27](/creator/x/victordrinks27) 2026-02-17T21:40Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Our coming deployment will enable $ETH staking into $wstETH for native yield using @LidoFinance DeFi wrapper In collaboration with @philidorlabs we will let users decide if they wants to allocate into their vault strategies and benefits extra yield More coming this week In the strategic depths of liquid staking chess @LidoFinance node operators hold powerful pieces: $wstETH already commanding the native Ethereum staking yield Introducing our newest vault: Philidor wstETH on @Morpho a dedicated fortress tailored for Lido node operators https://t.co/8UPXYqXPwv In the strategic depths of liquid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StakeLab/status/2023734516334927888) [@StakeLab](/creator/x/StakeLab) 2026-02-17T12:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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