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a16z Invests $70 Million in EigenLayer, EigenCloud Revealed

VC giant a16z crypto has bought an additional $70 million in restaking protocol EigenLayer’s EIGEN tokens, while the project today introduced EigenCloud, its novel developer platform.

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Blockchain News

Soneium Slashes Finality by 98% With Astar Network, AltLayer, and EigenLayer

Astar, AltLayer, and EigenLayer partner to build a Fast Finality Layer for Soneium and slash finality by 98% to under 10 seconds.

, by Sead Fadilpašić

DeFi News

EigenLayer, Polymarket, and UMA Join Forces to Develop Next-Gen Oracle System

EigenLayer, Polymarket, and UMA have announced a collaboration to explore and potentially develop a next-generation oracle system.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Victim Loses $800K in Airdrop Scam Amid EigenLayer X Account Hack

EigenLayer's X account, the second-biggest protocol on Ethereum, was hacked on October 18 to front an airdrop scam. One victim's wallet was drained of over $800,000 in crypto. In an X post, EigenLayer Labs highlighted an ongoing compromise of the "@EigenLayer" account...

, by Harvey Hunter

Eigen Labs and Eigen Foundation Reveal Investor Staking Rules in New Disclosure

Eigen Labs and Eigen Foundation have released new disclosures on Wednesday detailing the rules governing investor staking rewards on EigenLayer. According to the announcement published by Eigen Labs and Eigen Foundation, investors will have a maximum annual staking reward capped at 1% of...

, by Hongji Feng

Crypto VC Firm Robot Ventures Secures $75M in Latest Funding Round

Robot Ventures has raised $75 million for its latest fund, which will support early-stage crypto startups in a recovering market. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the new fund was the fourth round with investors including TrueBridge Capital Partners, Haun Ventures, and individual...

, by Hongji Feng

Decentralized Protocol Hinkal Launches ‘Eigenlayer for Privacy’

Hinkal Protocol, a multi-chain privacy layer for confidential on-chain transactions, has launched the Shared Privacy Protocol which allows cross-chain privacy through anonymous staking.

, by Tanzeel Akhtar

Ethereum Foundation Researcher Faces Criticism Over Paid Advisory Role with Eigen Foundation

Justin Drake, a prominent researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, has disclosed his acceptance of an advisory role at EigenFoundation, the organization behind the EigenLayer protocol.

, by Hassan Shittu

EigenLayer to Airdrop 28M More EIGEN After First Airdrop Hits Backlash

Restaking protocol EigenLayer is handing out an extra 100 EIGEN to 280,000 qualifying wallet addresses after criticism over its first airdrop.

, by Harvey Hunter

EigenLayer’s Mainnet Draws Support from Coinbase and Google Cloud

Coinbase Cloud and Google Cloud join EigenLayer's Mainnet as node operators, enhancing security for Ethereum-backed projects. This collaboration extends Ethereum's security benefits to a wider range of services and networks.

, by Jimmy Aki

Andreessen Horowitz Supports Crypto Startup EigenLayer With $100 Million Investment

Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has invested $100 million in crypto restating startup EigenLayer after its latest funding round. A new Bloomberg report shows the company backed the startup with a $100 million investment as it gains popularity with its restaking model. ...

, by David Pokima

Ethereum Restaking Draws $4.4 Billion to EigenLayer Amid Surging Interest

Over the past 10 days, EigenLayer witnessed a major increase in inflows, receiving over $4.4 billion with its Ethereum restaking feature as a key contributor. According to data from DefiLlama, there is now $1.93 billion worth of wrapped ether tokens locked on the protocol, as well as $2.73...

, by Brian Yue

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a16z Invests $70 Million in EigenLayer, EigenCloud Revealed

Soneium Slashes Finality by 98% With Astar Network, AltLayer, and EigenLayer

EigenLayer, Polymarket, and UMA Join Forces to Develop Next-Gen Oracle System

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