EigenLayer (EIGEN) is an Ethereum restaking protocol that lets staked ETH and liquid staking tokens be re-pledged to secure additional networks and middleware. The EIGEN token underpins governance and intersubjective slashing across the actively validated services (AVS) built on top of it.
Why it's tracked here
Social signal around EIGEN tracks how the market feels about the broader restaking and shared-security narrative on Ethereum. Mood shifts here often precede flows into LRTs and AVS-adjacent tokens.
What moves social signal
- AVS launches, integrations, and slashing-related protocol upgrades
- Token unlocks, airdrop seasons, and points program changes
- TVL swings and rotations between major LRT issuers
- Ethereum staking yield shifts and competing restaking narratives
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