This is definitely a great step towards achieving Goal 2 out of the three proposed by @Hasu in the ‘GOOSE 2023 cycle: Lido DAO Goals for 2024 and 2024-2026’ proposal, which was approved by the Lido DAO ~four months ago (time flies). With recent discussions and announcements about institutions becoming more involved and starting to show interest in the industry—and, sooner rather than later, in Ethereum and staking—enhancing Lido’s widespread presence and adoption continues to be the optimal strategy for safeguarding against a potential future takeover by institutions.
Simple DVT is certainly an important milestone in that direction, advancing Lido’s node operator ecosystem to evolve into the most varied Ethereum staking service, one that ensures alignment with Ethereum’s core values while consistently achieving high performance benchmarks.