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EigenLayer to Distribute 86M Tokens to Stakers, Node Operators
The tokens equate to around 5% of EIGEN's total supply.
Updated Sep 5, 2024, 12:13 p.m. Published Sep 5, 2024, 12:11 p.m.
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- EigenLayer will distribute around 5% EIGEN's total supply as a part of "season 2 stakedrop."
- The majority of the tokens will go to stakers and node operators.
- TVL on EigenLayer has waned to $11.3 billion in recent months.
Restaking protocol EigenLayer will distribute 86 million EIGEN tokens to users that have interacted with the platform as a part of "season 2 stakedrop," it said in a blog post.
Stakers and node operators will receive 70 million tokens, while ecosystem partners and the EigenLayer community will receive 10 million and 6 million respectively, with distribution due to start on Sep. 17. The tokens equate to around 5% of EIGEN's total supply, which will be 1.67 billion tokens at launch.
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EigenLayer initially announced its token in April after the protocol had received around $15.7 billion in deposits. Since then total value locked (TVL) has dropped to $11.3 billion, DefiLlama data shows.
EigenLayer is a protocol built atop Ethereum, it lets users stake ether , which can be repurposed to secure additional networks or protocols in return for additional yield.
Several restaking protocols have experienced a reduction in TVL over the past month. Renzo's total has dropped by 22% to $1 billion and Karak's has fallen 14.6% to $688 million. This is partly due to dwindling asset prices as ether trades at $2,388 compared to July's high of $3,536, and also results from outflows following the conclusion of several airdrop campaigns.
Airdrop farming was a common strategy for crypto investors earlier this year. It involved staking assets on a protocol in the hope that would increase their share of an airdrop should a native token be released.
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