A CoinDesk opinion piece suggests that Staked Ether should be considered the benchmark for the decentralized economy. The article posits that Staked Ether, as a yield-generating asset, holds a special place in digital asset investors' portfolios, and its generated yield can serve as a standard for measuring other financial instruments within the ecosystem. The article further explains that Staked Ether's structural characteristics make it a unique choice for a decentralized economy benchmark yield because it is based on Ethereum, the largest decentralized smart contract network, and its liquid tokens have become the preferred collateral in DeFi protocols.