EigenLayer protocol

Protocol · PageRank 0.1424

Also known as: Eigen Labs, EigenCloud

Overview

EigenLayer is a protocol on Ethereum that enables restaking of ETH and liquid staking tokens to provide economic security for third-party networks known as Actively Validated Services (AVS). It allows stakers to opt into validating additional protocols while reusing their existing staked capital. The protocol is developed by Eigen Labs, which in June 2025 rebranded EigenLayer to EigenCloud, expanding beyond restaking into verifiable cloud services (EigenDA, EigenCompute, EigenVerify); EIGEN remains the native token.

Within the DeFi Intel graph, EigenLayer connects to 185 tracked entities, most strongly to Ethereum, Symbiotic, Renzo.

Relations

Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 5 of 185 total).

Relation	Connected entity	Confidence
`built_on`	Ethereum	95%
`competes_with`	Symbiotic	95%
`restaked_by`	Renzo	95%
`restaked_by`	Kelp DAO	95%
`restaked_by`	ether.fi	95%

In-depth guides on EigenLayer

Frequently asked questions

What can be staked on EigenLayer?

ETH and the EIGEN token, which together secure services built on the EigenCloud stack.

What is EigenDA?

EigenCloud's data availability service, providing tamper-resistant data availability secured by EigenLayer restakers.

Why would a developer use EigenLayer?

To borrow pooled cryptoeconomic security for a new service instead of bootstrapping its own validator set.

Sources

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