EigenLayer
Eigen Labs Axes 25% of Staff to Focus on Building EigenCloud
Eigen Labs, backed by $220 million in venture funding, will continue to operate its EigenLayer and EigenDA protocols as part of EigenCloud.

a16z Bets Big on EigenLayer Again With $70M Token Buy to Back ‘EigenCloud’ Launch
Ethereum’s largest restaking protocol has launched EigenCloud, a new platform offering “verifiability-as-a-service” for developers.

The Protocol: Will ETH Developers Swap Out the EVM for RISC-V?
Also: Matter Labs Sued; Scroll’s Euclid Upgrade; EigenLayer Adds ‘Slashing’ Feature

Pantera Leads $29M Funding for EigenLayer Rival Symbiotic to Expand Staking Play
The funding will expand the current team and contribute to the protocol’s Universal Staking framework.

The Protocol: EigenLayer Ready to Launch Missing Feature
Also: Bitcoin L2 SDKs; North Korea's THORChain Use; and Quantum-Resistant BTC

The Protocol: Peter Todd Wants to Fix Satoshi's Bitcoin Bugs
The HBO documentary turned the spotlight on an early Bitcoin contributor who recently has proposed an upgrade to fix all the bugs left in Bitcoin's original code. PLUS: Criticisms mount after EigenLayer unlocks EIGEN token, as Babylon vaults to top of Bitcoin DeFi leaderboard.

EigenLayer's Token Launch Draws Scrutiny Over Supply Concerns
The token has dropped from $4.39 to $3.57 since it went live.

EigenLayer's EIGEN Token Slides 12% After Debuting at $6.51B FDV
The token initially rose to $4.26 but has since fallen back to $3.77.

EigenLayer Tokens to Be Released in Coming Hours, Futures Trade at Fully Diluted $6.8B
Binance will list spot trading pairs at 05:00 UTC.

EigenLayer to Distribute 86M Tokens to Stakers, Node Operators
The tokens equate to around 5% of EIGEN's total supply.
