What should I look for to minimize smart contract risk in liquid staking?

[Eric.S]

I’m trying to figure out if my approach to staking is actually secure, or if I’m missing something obvious. I’ve been delegating to what looks like a reliable validator, but I keep worrying about the smart contract risk I’m exposed to on this particular liquid staking protocol.

[BrandonCS]

I did not sleep well after the last drop in rewards and started watching the contract events every day for a week.

[DanielZT]

In my case I kept notes on the validator performance and the liquidity protocol behavior and I found the numbers flaky.

[AlexanderM]

Do you think the problem is the contract risk or the validator quality or both

[Scarlett.W]

I tried a tiny stake to feel it out and then paused when the UI changed and the apparent slippage looked worse than usual