Eigenlayer – Dec LM

EigenLayer Finally Ready to Launch Crucial Missing Feature

When Ethereum’s hottest startup of last year, EigenLayer, launched a year ago to massive expectations — many community members were quick to criticize that it was lacking a critical...

EigenLayer’s Sreeram Kannan: King of the Professor Coins

Kannan may have played a larger role than any other entrepreneur in revitalizing DeFi on Ethereum. But not everything went according to plan.

Ethereum Researchers Relinquish EigenLayer Roles Over Conflict of Interest Concerns

Researchers Justin Drake and Drankrad Feist set off a controversy in May when they revealed that they'd accepted big token payouts from EigenLayer, raising conflict of interest concerns.

Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects’ Airdrops to Its Employees

Eigen Labs circulated a list of team members' wallet addresses to EigenLayer ecosystem projects that were preparing to issue tokens. The firm later banned the practice, citing potential conflicts...

Second Ethereum Foundation Researcher Acknowledges Advisory Deal Paid in EIGEN

The news set off a debate on the social-media platform X about whether advising the EigenFoundation might constitute a conflict of interest – given the flagged risks to Ethereum...

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.

EigenLayer’s EIGEN Airdrop Might Signal Demise of Once-Popular ‘Points’

EIGEN's airdrop comes after a wave of criticism of its distribution plan and points program.

Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles

Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's veri oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world.

EigenLayer, Crypto’s Biggest Project Launch This Year, Is Still Missing Crucial Functionality

The "restaking" protocol with $15 billion in deposits won't hisse rewards to depositors and is missing its mission-critical "slashing" feature.

Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security

Both Omni and Ether.Fi have committed to EigenLayer's pooled security model.