Tag: EigenLayer
EigenLayer to begin ‘slashing’ restakers in April
EigenLayer plans to start “slashing” restakers on April 17, resulting in the Ethereum restaking protocol’s “first feature-complete iteration,” it said [...]
Ethereum Researchers Relinquish EigenLayer Roles Over Conflict of Interest Concerns
“Going forward I will turn down all advisorships, angel investments, and security councils,” Drake said on X. “This personal policy goes above and bey [...]
The Protocol: Peter Todd Wants to Fix Satoshi's Bitcoin Bugs
The HBO documentary turned the spotlight on an early Bitcoin contributor who recently has proposed an upgrade to fix all the bugs left in Bitcoin's or [...]
EigenLayer's Token Launch Draws Scrutiny Over Supply Concerns
In some ways, the release of EigenLayer's native EIGEN token this week was as expected; price rapidly rose moments after it was listed on exchanges, l [...]
Is EigenLayer Ready For Institutional Adoption?
Firstly, the majority of institutions hold their assets with a qualified custodian or trusted institutionally-focused wallet provider. However the pri [...]
EigenLayer to Distribute 86M Tokens to Stakers, Node Operators
Stakers and node operators will receive 70 million tokens, while ecosystem partners and the EigenLayer community will receive 10 million and 6 million [...]
Crypto Airdrops Ban U.S. Users, but Americans Are Claiming Tokens Anyway
Another EigenLayer ecosystem restaking project, Renzo, in April issued its token via offshore entities, and also geoblocked U.S. web traffic. "Our Ter [...]
Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects’ Airdrops to Its Employees
According to CoinDesk's analysis, AltLayer allocated 46,512 ALT to each Eigen Labs employee. Ether.Fi followed with 10,490.9 ETHFI per person. Then ca [...]
As Restaking Takes Shape on Solana, Ethereum-Focused Renzo Jumps in With ‘ezSOL’
“We think that restaking is going to be the largest DeFi segment, similar to how liquid staking grew, and because of the complexities associated with [...]
Ethereum-Based Swell Imports Wrapped Bitcoin to Serve as Liquid Restaking Token
“Swell’s roots are in Ethereum. But we are bullish on restaking across the blockchain ecosystem,” Swell founder Daniel Dizon said in the announcement. [...]
EigenLayer Total Value Locked (TVL) Outflows of $2.3B Signal Restaking Sector Slide
On June 25, ether (ETH) was trading at $3,300, a shade higher than Thursday's price of $3,200. During that period, however, the total value locked (TV [...]
Second Ethereum Foundation Researcher Acknowledges Advisory Deal Paid in EIGEN
"I am taking this position personally, not representing the Ethereum Foundation, and with a focus on risks and decentralization. I am therefore fully [...]
The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer
In this week's issue, we've got the scoop on a new possible rival to restaking pioneer EigenLayer. PLUS Are meme coins an investable asset class? With [...]
Lido Co-Founders, Paradigm Secretly Back EigenLayer Competitor as DeFi Battle Lines Form
Similar to EigenLayer, Symbiotic will offer a way for decentralized applications, called actively validated services, or "AVSs," to collectively secur [...]
EigenLayer Opens Claims for Airdrop of EIGEN Token, Though It's Non-Transferable
Perpetual futures markets price the fully diluted value of the token at around $15 billion.
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