Liquid restaking roles explained: restakers, operators, AVS and rollups
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Breaks down the distinct roles in EigenLayer liquid restaking: restakers, operators, AVS protocols and modular rollups using AVS building blocks. Notes four ways to restake, with LSTs through liquid restaking protocols the most popular.
Key claims
Restaking can happen in four ways
Mantle is the first EVM rollup built on EigenDA
A more decentralized operator set improves security
It's @eigencloud season and it seems that there is still a considerable degree of unclarity around the distinct roles involved in the liquid restaking process. ♾✨
Let me break that down! 👇
✦ Restakers: Potentially you or generally individuals that contribute their staked $ETH to lend economic security to AVS protocols through @eigencloud.
Restaking on @eigencloud can happen in four ways, as outlined in the below visual. The most popular way to restake is LSTs through liquid restaking protocols (second option below).
✦ Operators: Potentially you as well.* Operating nodes, these entities facilitate the construction of decentralized networks for services seeking security through EigenLayer.
A more decentralized operator network equates to improved security for the services provided by @eigencloud.
* ) you can easily spin up an operator with @easynodexyz
✦ Actively Validated Services (AVS): Protocols that borrow security services from operators via @eigencloud.
This includes all sorts of use cases ranging from shared sequencers and fast finality layers to oracles, proving networks or interop solutions and more.**
** ) For a comprehensive ecosystem overview of all the restaking solutions and AVS (and restaking) protocols in the space, check my post below!
✦ Finally, there are modular rollups that leverage @eigencloud-based building blocks in modular network architectures (see visualization above).
This for example includes @0xMantle, which is the first EVM rollup built on @eigen_da or basically any restaked rollup launched with @altlayer.
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✨♾ The Eigenlayer Ecosystem ♾✨ Eigenlayer mainnet is live. 🍾 I have spent months researching the ecosystem. 🔍 Today it's time to unveil the magic world of @eigencloud. ✨ Keep reading for a simple introduction to @eigencloud and the most comprehensive ecosystem guide you will
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