Leading Ethereum’s re-staking protocol, EigenLayer has unveiled its second EigenLayer Improvement Proposal (ELIP-002). The latest move is expected to be a significant step towards accountability and operational efficiency in its ecosystem. EigenLayer Releases ELIP-002 According to the official post, the proposal introduces a penalty mechanism, known as slashing, alongside two innovative concepts: Unique Stake and...Read More
The Eigen Foundation has announced its pledge to allocate 1% of the EIGEN token supply to the Protocol Guild, a collective funding mechanism dedicated to supporting Ethereum Layer 1 R&D. The latest pledge forms part of the team’s mission to create a marketplace for “programmable trust” through its decentralized restaking protocol. Eigen Foundation’s 1% Token...Read More
According to several online reports, the official X account of the restaking protocol EigenLayer appears to have been hacked. An October 18 post from EigenLayer’s social media account promoted a fake airdrop campaign targeting users eligible for a previous distribution. Fake Airdrop Claims Pseudonymous on-chain investigator ZachXBT was among the first to alert users, issuing...Read More