From App Chains to Big Chains to Verifiable Cloud: How EIGEN Defines Crypto's Next Era

The Cloud Thesis recognizes that programmable trust infrastructure creates the most value by enabling all other applications. Rather than betting on specific chains or applications, the cloud thesis bets on the abstraction layer that makes both more powerful.

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VIBEscore: Judged by AI. Verifiable by All.

VIBEscore isn't just a game—it's a demonstration of what is possible with EigenCloud: web2 apps with crypto verifiability.

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Verifiable AI for Crypto Governance: A Research Collaboration with Sentient

Crypto governance is slow and centralized. Eigen Labs and Sentient collaborated on research exploring how verifiable AI could revolutionize DAO governance by autonomously evaluating proposals and enforcing rules.

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Introducing EigenCloud, A Developer Platform to Unlock Crypto's App Era

EigenCloud brings verifiability-as a-service to every developer; a16z crypto has purchased $70M in EIGEN from the Eigen Foundation

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EigenCloud: Cloud-Scale Programmability, Crypto-Grade Verifiability

Crypto solved scalability but programmability remains the bottleneck. EigenCloud combines cloud-scale programmability with crypto-grade verifiability, enabling sophisticated apps impossible with today's smart contracts.

AVS SPOTLIGHT: Human Network by Holonym - Building Human Keys for Perfect Crypto Onboarding

Imagine the digital world as a sprawling city where every building requires a different complex key—random strings of characters that are impossible to remember and easy to lose. In today's crypto landscape, these seed phrases and private keys create significant barriers to mainstream adoption, functioning as complicated

Redistribution is Live on Testnet

Redistribution is Live on Testnet Eigen Labs is pleased to announce the Redistribution feature is now available on Holesky, Sepolia, and Hoodi Testnets.  AVSs will be able to repurpose and distribute slashed funds instead of burning them. This change expands the expressivity of slashing on EigenLayer, opening up new use

Ava Protocol: Enabling Verifiable Execution for Agent-Driven Workflows

Ava Protocol eliminates the need for custom bots and fragile offchain infrastructure. Built on EigenLayer, it validates agent decisions and executes them onchain through a decentralized network—letting developers focus on logic while Ava handles the rest.

AVS Archetypes: Unlocking Task & Epoch-based Patterns for Scalable Decentralized Services

An “AVS archetype” is a design pattern for building AVSs on EigenLayer that defines how work is generated, tracked, and settled - helping developers quickly conceptualize and implement their AVS designs.

The Next Evolution in Slashing: Redistribution Coming to EigenLayer

Redistribution is coming to EigenLayer. Soon, AVSs can repurpose slashed funds instead of burning them, unlocking new possibilities for verifiable services. This opt-in upgrade creates more expressive slashing mechanics with better incentives for all participants.

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Slashing Goes Live on Mainnet: Powering a New Era of Verifiable Applications with Economic Enforcement

EigenLayer advances to feature-complete protocol with major partners, Infura and LayerZero, as flagship AVSs integrating slashing

AVS Spotlight: Infura's DIN - Leveraging EigenLayer's Slashing for Decentralized Infrastructure

Infura's DIN harnesses EigenLayer's slashing to create blockchain infrastructure with real economic stakes. Providers back their promises with staked ETH, creating the first marketplace where reliability failures have financial consequences—bringing trustless security to web3's connection points.

Slashing on Mainnet is Coming Soon - What You Need to Know

Slashing goes live on EigenLayer mainnet April 17th. Get essential details on what slashing is, the implementation timeline, key reminders for all users, and specific guidance for AVSs, Operators, and Stakers in this comprehensive update.

Intro to Slashing on EigenLayer: AVS Edition

EigenLayer's slashing on mainnet arrives April 17th, enabling AVSs to set custom conditions, manage operators through Operator Sets, and implement Unique Stake Allocation—creating stronger security guarantees with targeted accountability.

Intro to Slashing on EigenLayer: Stakers' Edition

Slashing arrives on EigenLayer mainnet April 17th. Learn how it impacts Stakers through opt-in requirements, allocation timelines, and monitoring responsibilities—plus why this feature completion enhances the risk/reward ecosystem for delegators.

Intro to Slashing on EigenLayer: Operators' Edition

EigenLayer's slashing launches April 17th, giving Operators control through opt-in participation, Operator Sets, and Unique Stake Allocation—isolating risks while creating new reward opportunities aligned with your specific risk profile.

The Future of EigenLayer Testing: New & Improved Testnets & Tooling Coming Soon

Eigen Labs expands EigenLayer protocol testing capabilities with multiple new testnets and developer tools. Explore Hoodi deployment, improved CLI, Self Slasher AVS, and local devnet toolchains—empowering AVS builders with robust, versatile environments for seamless integration.

AI Beyond the Black Box: Inference Labs is Making Verifiable, Decentralized AI a Reality with EigenLayer

Inference Labs is making AI verifiable on-chain with their Zero-Knowledge Verified Inference Network. By leveraging EigenLayer's security, they've created a system that makes dishonest behavior unprofitable while reducing proving times by 76%.

EigenLayer Update: Holesky Network Instability and Upcoming Sepolia Support

Due to Holesky testnet instability following Ethereum's Pectra Upgrade, EigenLayer will launch on Sepolia Network (March 10) while maintaining Holesky support. EigenDA targeting Sepolia availability by late April.

The Trust Layer for AI Agents: How Ungate Wukong Leverages EigenLayer for Trust-Minimized Autonomous Agents

What if you could know with certainty that an AI is acting independently? Ungate and EigenLayer build the trust layer for AI, where autonomous agents don't just claim independence—they prove it cryptographically through verifiable execution.

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Redefining AVS: From Actively Validated to Autonomous Verifiable Services

EigenLayer redefines AVS as Autonomous Verifiable Services, reflecting a powerful shift from how these services are validated to what they truly represent: systems that are self-sustaining, verifiable, and built for decentralized ecosystems.

Scaling to $1B in Delegated Assets: How Pier Two Unlocked Growth with EigenLayer

From early launch partner to securing over $1B in delegated ETH and EIGEN, Pier Two's success demonstrates how institutional operators can scale efficiently with EigenLayer's restaking framework to build market-leading positions.

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EigenLayer at ETHDenver 2025: Complete Event Guide

Your comprehensive guide to all things Eigen at ETHDenver 2025

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Introducing Verifiable Agents on EigenLayer

The “Level 1 Agent” is a standardized way for agents to integrate with verifiable tools by using AVSs.

EigenLayer 2024 Year in Review: Building the Future of Open Innovation

2024 was a monumental year for EigenLayer. Since launching our first staking contracts in June 2023, and following the full mainnet deployment of the EigenLayer protocol in April 2024, we’ve made great strides toward our vision of building coordination engines for driving open innovation.  We launched the EigenLayer protocol,