ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, the Eigen Foundation has granted 1 million EIGEN tokens to AltLayer. AltLayer stated that the tokens will be directly used to give back to the community, with the first batch of 500,000 EIGEN tokens starting to be distributed to reALT holders and stakers this week.The remaining 500,000 EIGEN tokens will be distributed when the V2 reward mechanism of Eigen Layer goes live on its mainnet in 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Eigen Foundation has committed to allocating 1% of the EIGEN token supply to the Protocol Guild.According to the Eigen Foundation's statement, these funds will be used to support the ongoing work of the Protocol Guild, which currently has 180 members from 29 teams.

ChainCatcher news, Spot On Chain monitoring shows that Winslow Strong, head of the Qualia Research Institute, sold all of his 704,902 EIGEN tokens through Amber Group and CowSwap 10 hours ago, worth approximately $2.23 million.It is reported that most of these tokens came from the allocation when EigenLayer launched on October 1. In addition, Strong also sold a small amount of two other restaked tokens, SWELL and ETHFI.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, 2 hours ago, a whale transferred 365,000 EIGEN tokens to Binance, worth about 1.34 million USD.The whale claimed 536,000 EIGEN tokens a week ago and started transferring small amounts to the exchange three days ago. Currently, there are still 159,000 EIGEN tokens remaining (about 590,000 USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past 30 hours, 2 new wallets (possibly belonging to the same person) spent 2,471 ETH (6.03 million USD) to purchase 1.63 million EIGEN.· 0x45cE spent 1,234 ETH (3.01 million USD) to purchase 791,845 EIGEN at a price of 3.8 USD;· 0x2425 spent 1,237 ETH (3.02 million USD) to purchase 835,391 EIGEN at a price of 3.61 USD.

ChainCatcher news, EigenLayer officially stated on X that an isolated incident occurred this morning, where an investor's email regarding the transfer of belonging tokens to a custody address was hijacked by hackers. The hackers replaced the specific address in the email, resulting in 1,673,645 EIGEN tokens being incorrectly transferred to the hacker's address. The hackers have sold these stolen EIGEN tokens through decentralized trading platforms and transferred the stablecoins to centralized exchanges.EigenLayer stated that they are in contact with these platforms and law enforcement. Some funds have already been frozen. This attack did not involve the EigenLayer protocol itself, and there were no vulnerabilities exposed in the protocol or token contracts.Previous news, Lookonchain monitoring showed that a certain address received 1.67 million EIGEN from the Eigenlayer team wallet and completely sold them at a price of $3.3, totaling approximately $5.51 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune panel data, the EIGEN token of EigenLayer has claimed 95.74 million in Stakedrop1, and Stakedrop2 is currently ongoing with a claiming rate of 27.1%, approximately 23.306 million EIGEN.Currently, 69.25 million EIGEN are in a staked and locked state, while approximately 49.796 million EIGEN tokens are in circulation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the EIGEN token of EigenLayer will be unlocked at 5 AM UTC on October 1st and will be available for trading on exchanges such as Binance. Based on EIGEN futures trading data, the price of the EIGEN token is expected to reach approximately $4 per token.It is reported that the EIGEN token has been non-transferable since its launch in May, but its futures price has been steadily rising since September. The total supply of EIGEN is 1.67 billion, and the fully diluted valuation (FDV) is expected to exceed $6.8 billion.

ChainCatcher news, Eigenpie announced on social media that it has received an allocation of EIGEN tokens due to its contributions to the EigenLayer protocol. Eigenpie stated that these tokens will be fully distributed, with each user's allocation entirely based on the EIGEN points they have earned, unaffected by early withdrawals.Additionally, the 100,000 EIGEN tokens obtained from the ecosystem partner category will be fully distributed to vlEGP holders in recognition of their key role in the long-term development of the protocol.

ChainCatcher message, the Eigen Foundation announced on platform X that the transfer restrictions on EIGEN tokens are expected to be lifted on September 30, 2024. The Eigen Foundation emphasizes that there will be a 7-day withdrawal waiting period after the currently staked EIGEN tokens are unstaked.

ChainCatcher news, Eigenpie announced on social media that it has officially launched the second phase of the EIGEN token distribution for Season 1. The distribution depends on two factors: the amount of ETH/LST deposited in Eigenpie and the duration of the deposit.Eigenpie stated that users who are not eligible for Phase 1 of Season 1 are still eligible to participate in Phase 2 of Season 1.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum Foundation core researcher Justin Drake tweeted that he has recently become an advisor to the Eigen Foundation. While serving as an advisor can yield many EIGEN token rewards, he is prepared to terminate the advisory position at any time if EigenLayer's direction contradicts the interests of Ethereum, and he commits to reinvesting all advisory income into valuable projects within the Ethereum ecosystem, whether through investment or donations.In addition, Justin Drake stated that he is very selective about advisory positions, and the entire negotiation process took over a year to discuss. The conditions for his advisory role are that the responsibilities are limited to researching restaking risks, providing advice in a personal capacity, and his name will not appear in marketing materials.