ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, OKX has now launched the EigenLayer series of earning activities, covering the "Learn and Earn" and airdrop reward programs, with a total prize pool of up to 142,500 Eigen tokens.During the event, users can earn rewards by learning about EigenLayer and completing designated staking tasks, while participating in the airdrop activity will also provide additional staking rewards.

ChainCatcher news, in the Space hosted by Wu Shuo and Cobo, Shen Yu recalled for the first time the scene of 12,000 ETH being stolen last year: at that time, Eigenlayer was airdropping tokens, and his physical condition was not ideal. He clicked on a wrong link, which had issues. Although there were risk controls for the domain name and DNS resolution, it was just bypassed. The hardware wallet was a blind sign, and he didn't check it carefully. It was likely North Korean hackers, and it couldn't be recovered. But later, it was found that the safe multi-signature issue was even more serious, with almost every transaction being a blind sign.Shen Yu stated that in the face of national power, trained since his teens, penetrating enterprises, and the challenges of human nature, the industry needs to have a clear awareness. When facing such opponents, even a slight relaxation of human nature is not acceptable; very resilient means and methods are needed, and possibly an independent third party may need to join in security management.Regarding expectations for the market this year, Shen Yu mentioned that it might be in the second half of the year, around June to October, after the U.S. national reserve becomes clearer, that the industry market will see a significant influx of new funds. As for the transition between bull and bear markets, it is difficult to judge; the key depends on whether there will be results from the U.S. national reserve this year. If there are no results, the bull market may end, but at this moment, the probability of it passing is still relatively high.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the decentralized staking protocol EigenLayer, the prediction market platform Polymarket, and the decentralized oracle protocol UMA have announced a collaboration to jointly develop a next-generation oracle system. This system will be developed based on EigenLayer's infrastructure, utilizing its staking mechanism and EIGEN tokens to verify factual truths through "intersubjective consensus," a mechanism that relies on community consensus rather than purely objective data.EigenLayer's technology allows users to reuse staked ETH or liquid staking tokens to secure additional services like oracles while benefiting from the security of the Ethereum network.Polymarket is currently using UMA's optimistic oracle system for market settlements, having successfully processed over 10,000 prediction markets, the vast majority of which have not been disputed. This collaborative project is still in the research and development phase, and specific technical architecture and launch timelines have not yet been disclosed.

ChainCatcher news, EigenLayer announces the redefinition of AVS (Active Verification Service) as "Autonomous Verifiable Service".EigenLayer stated that when it first introduced the concept of Active Verification Service (AVS) in February 2023, it intended to describe how EigenLayer ensures the correctness and security of services built in a decentralized environment. Currently, there is a better way to describe what AVS represents; "active verification" describes how these services are continuously monitored and verified to ensure they are functioning properly. The two key features of the autonomous verifiable framework are: autonomy and verification. The combination of autonomy and verifiability will be EigenLayer's uniqueness.EigenLayer further added that its implementation has no technical changes, but is simply an improvement in terminology to better reflect the potential of these services.

ChainCatcher news, XION announces integration with EigenLayer to drive the next generation of consumer applications accessing Active Verification Services (AVS). Developers on XION can now leverage a suite of tools, including zkTLS, provers, and co-processors, to build innovative applications.According to RootData, XION is a Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for consumer applications, providing a tailored seamless user experience for everyday users. Through its innovative Chain Abstraction infrastructure, XION simplifies complex crypto interactions and offers features such as protocol-level account abstraction, gasless transactions, signature abstraction, cross-device usage, and fiat pricing.

ChainCatcher message, EigenLayer announced on platform X that the Rewards v2 protocol upgrade is scheduled to go live on the mainnet at 12:49 PM Pacific Standard Time on January 21. The upgrade aims to bring greater flexibility, efficiency, and customization to rewards within the EigenLayer ecosystem. This upgrade is also the first EigenLayer Improvement Proposal (ELIP), which will introduce several enhancements, including operator-oriented rewards, variable operator fees, and batch reward claims.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Messari has released the Aethir annual report, key points include:Aethir has established partnerships with companies such as EigenLayer, ai16z, Injective, Near, LayerZero, Beam, Filecoin, Metastreet, Manta Network, Sophon, Magic Eden, Animoca, and Return Entertainment;Aethir's network includes approximately 400,000 GPUs (containers) distributed across 93 locations, providing over 11 million tensor cores, serving about 191.61 million users;In December, Aethir generated approximately $7.6 million in revenue, achieving an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of about $90.68 million, with a total computing duration of approximately 266.19 million hours;The core technology integrates virtual computing containers, quality verification checkers, and resource allocation indexers, supporting 15-minute computing sessions and providing real-time dynamic pricing;As of December 31, 2024, the newly launched $100 million ecosystem fund has supported 20 AI-related projects (such as HeyAnon, ARC, TopHat, etc.), providing funding, subsidies, and decentralized GPU resource access through four batches;A total of approximately 642.83 million veATH has been staked, with about 412.12 million in the AI pool and about 230.71 million in the gaming pool.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Aethir has announced its integration with EigenLayer, a blockchain infrastructure platform for restaking solutions, to fundamentally transform the scalability and efficiency of decentralized cloud computing.This integration will simplify the on-chain process for non-Web3 native GPU service providers, expand Aethir's decentralized network capabilities, and bring new development opportunities to both communities, thereby significantly advancing the development of decentralized cloud infrastructure. The integration of EigenLayer's Active Validation Service (AVS) model can greatly enhance Aethir's scalability, providing more restaking opportunities for ATH token holders and maximizing their returns within the ecosystem. This diversified resource pool enables Aethir to maintain a utilization rate of 70%, far exceeding industry standards. The integration also helps to further advance Aethir's "New Horizons" program, which aims to expand its network by attracting high-quality cloud hosting providers."The integration of Aethir with EigenLayer is a key milestone in Aethir's journey to redefine the future of decentralized cloud computing," said Aethir CEO Daniel Wang. "By leveraging EigenLayer's restaking framework, we not only expand our community's staking opportunities but also unlock new growth opportunities for computing service providers and enterprises. Together, we are setting a new benchmark for the DePIN ecosystem."It is reported that Aethir is an enterprise-grade AI GPU-as-a-service provider, having raised over $140 million in total. Aethir has a rapidly growing network, with approximately 400,000 state-of-the-art GPUs across 93 locations, including over 3,000 NVIDIA H100s and more than 59,000 Aethir Edges, providing scalable GPU computing resources on demand globally.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Eigen Foundation announcement, the Protocol Council has officially launched, and the foundation has completed the final locking transaction to transfer control to the council.The Protocol Council is the core decision-making body of EigenLayer governance, responsible for reviewing and approving EigenLayer Improvement Proposals (ELIPs) to ensure that all protocol upgrades meet security requirements and support the sustainable development of the ecosystem. The council members are composed of diverse representatives from the Eigen ecosystem, aimed at promoting the decentralized governance of the protocol.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, in October, 21 addresses spent 32.45 million USDC to purchase 8.917 million EIGEN at an average price of 3.64 dollars. Since last night, they have started to gradually redeem EIGEN and sell it on-chain. Since 7 PM last night, four addresses have redeemed 1,270,507 EIGEN (5.02 million dollars) from the EigenLayer staking contract and are currently selling it on-chain for ETH or USDC. A few days ago, when EIGEN peaked at 5.6 dollars, their 8.917 million EIGEN had an unrealized profit of 17.65 million dollars, but it has now fallen back near the cost line.

ChainCatcher message, EigenLayer announced on platform X that the Slashing testnet is officially live. The proposed protocol upgrade (ELIP-002) introduces slashing, which is a key tool for executing the economic commitments of AVS.

ChainCatcher message, according to data from DefiLlama, on December 19th, the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols across the network reached $151 billion, among which:Lido has the highest TVL at $36.1 billion, down 4.37% in the past 24 hours;AAVE ranks second at $21.3 billion, down 4.80% in the past 24 hours;EigenLayer ranks third at $16.9 billion, down 4.39% in the past 24 hours.

ChainCatcher news, the Eigen Foundation has allocated 1% of the EIGEN token supply (approximately 16,736,465 EIGEN, worth over $83 million) to the Protocol Guild and has published the transaction hash. It expressed its pleasure in supporting the developers, researchers, and coordinators who are driving the thriving growth of Ethereum.

According to ChainCatcher news, in a Tuesday announcement, Wormhole is collaborating with re-staking protocol developer Nuffle Labs to develop a solution that extends EigenLayer's re-staking capabilities beyond the Ethereum ecosystem. This move aims to advance the security generated by shared staking, protecting multiple protocols and applications simultaneously. The solution leverages Wormhole's messaging architecture and Nuffle's NUFF protocol, allowing assets to be re-staked directly from any L1 or L2 blockchain without the need for asset bridging.It is reported that Nuffle Labs is a spin-off of the NEAR Foundation, developing modular blockchain technology to expand the ecosystem, including the NEAR data availability layer and the NEAR fast finality layer. The collaboration with Wormhole will make all tokens provided through the Nuffle infrastructure available for AVS built on the EigenLayer shared security framework.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, EigenLayer has launched its Rewards v2 testnet at 15:49 EST on December 14. Rewards v2 is a protocol upgrade in the EigenLayer ecosystem aimed at enhancing the flexibility, efficiency, and customization of rewards.

ChainCatcher message, EigenLayer has published its second EigenLayer Improvement Proposal (ELIP-002) on social media: Slashing Mechanism. This ELIP proposal introduces a slashing mechanism to the EigenLayer protocol to enhance cryptoeconomic commitments and provide tools for AVS (Active Verification Service) to innovate and reward high-quality service operators.The slashing mechanism designed in the proposal integrates two new concepts proposed by Eigen Labs: Unique Stake and Operator Sets, allowing AVS to penalize operators for failing to meet commitments (such as computational errors or liveness issues).Unique Stake ensures that each AVS has exclusive access to specific punishable stakes, reducing systemic risk. Operator Sets allow AVS to segment tasks and operators for better accountability and reward distribution.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Eigen Labs plans to launch an upgraded version of Rewards v2, aimed at bringing greater flexibility, efficiency, and customization to rewards within the EigenLayer ecosystem. The testnet will be deployed on the Holesky testnet on December 12, with the mainnet deployment scheduled for January next year.This proposed upgrade is also the first EigenLayer improvement proposal (ELIP) to utilize the EigenLayer governance process (EigenGov) recently announced by the Eigen Foundation. The Rewards v2 upgrade proposal expands the platform's reward capabilities and introduces several features: Operator-oriented rewards: AVS can reward operators based on performance or custom logic. Variable operator fees: Operators can set their own rates based on AVS, providing economic flexibility and attracting diverse participation. Batch reward claiming: Stakers and Operators can claim multiple rewards in a single transaction, thereby reducing gas costs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, ConsenSys' Ethereum validation node provider Infura has announced significant progress in its decentralized infrastructure network (DIN) and plans to launch as an Active Validation Service (AVS) on the Ethereum restaking platform EigenLayer.Infura DIN product lead Tom Hay announced at the Devcon 2024 conference: "By leveraging Ethereum's economic security through EigenLayer, we continue to build a permissionless Web3 infrastructure service marketplace on the steady progress of DIN." Launching DIN as an AVS through EigenLayer offers multiple advantages, including reduced development costs, increased accessibility and reliability of Web3 services, fostering a collaborative environment among providers, and simplifying the process of launching new services across Web3 gateways.The main goal of this deployment is to create a more accessible, reliable, and efficient decentralized infrastructure to support Web3 development while leveraging Ethereum's economic security. It also utilizes EigenLayer's restaking as an entry mechanism, providing staking and slashing protection without requiring projects to prematurely launch tokens.