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Ethereum restaking: Blockchain innovation or dangerous house of cards?

Published 10/18/2023, 09:30 AM
Updated 10/18/2023, 10:00 AM
Ethereum restaking: Blockchain innovation or dangerous house of cards?
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Ethereum restaking proposed by middleware protocol EigenLayer is a controversial innovation over the past year that has some of the brightest minds worried about the potential ramifications.

Restaking involves reusing staked or locked-up Ether tokens to earn fees and rewards. The restaked tokens can then help secure and validate other protocols.

Proponents believe restaking can squeeze additional security and rewards from already staked ETH and grow the crypto ecosystem in a healthier way based on Ethereums existing trust mechanisms. Restaking could serve as a security primitive for exporting Ethereums trust generated by its validators to other projects.

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