ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Ethereum restaking protocol Kelp announced the completion of a $9 million token financing at a valuation of $90 million, led by SCB Limited and Laser Digital (the cryptocurrency division of Nomura Securities), with participation from Bankless Ventures, Hypersphere Ventures, Draper Dragon, DACM, Cypher Capital, GSR, HTX Ventures, and DWF Ventures. Additionally, angel investors such as Scott Moore from Gitcoin, Sam Kazemian from Frax Finance, Marc Zeller from Aave Chan Initiative, Saurabh Sharma from Jump Crypto, and Amrit Kumar from AltLayer also participated in this round of investment.Co-founder Amitej Gajjala stated that Kelp DAO expects to "launch governance tokens soon" and is "currently undergoing legal and exchange due diligence."According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, [Kelp DAO](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Kelp DAO?k=MTA2OTA= "Triple Yield Restaking Protocol") is a triple yield restaking protocol based on EigenLayer. rsETH is a liquidity re-staking token (LRT) issued by Kelp DAO, designed to provide liquidity for non-liquid assets deposited into restaking platforms (such as EigenLayer).

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum restaking protocol Puffer Finance announced that it will release significant news next Wednesday.

ChainCatcher message, in a research article on April 2, Coinbase analysts David Han and David Duong revealed the hidden security and financial risks in the Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer. EigenLayer allows validators to earn additional rewards or LRT by participating in Active Validation Services (AVS). While the restaking protocol through EigenLayer can park assets and increase yields, it also increases risks. The analysts also emphasized the protocol's potential in promoting Ethereum innovation and infrastructure development.

ChainCatcher news, according to official website data, the Ethereum restaking protocol Renzo's TVL has surpassed 500 million USD.According to data from the crypto platform RootData, Renzo announced the completion of a 3.2 million USD seed round financing in mid-January, led by Maven11, with participation from SevenX Ventures, Figment Capital, and IOSG. Binance Labs also recently announced an investment in Renzo to support liquidity restaking on the EigenLayer ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer has successfully completed the first phase of the testnet for the restaking feature and will launch the mainnet. Users interested in participating in the early restaking experience can fill out an application form.Previous report, in early April, EigenLayer launched the first phase of its protocol testnet on the Ethereum Goerli network, supporting only liquidity restaking and native restaking. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to an announcement on the official website of the U.S. SEC, Ethereum's re-staking protocol EigenLayer developer Layr Labs is about to complete a new round of financing of $64 million, having raised nearly $57 million so far.According to Crunchbase data, Layr Labs has previously raised $15.6 million through three rounds of financing. (source link)