The brief
- Penalties (slashing) went live in April 2025, so misbehaving operators can now actually lose restaked funds.
- EigenDA splits data into coded pieces spread over many operators, to handle more rollup traffic.
- Rebranded its developer platform as EigenCloud in 2025, with $70M from a16z.
Programs
Eigen Labs, two programs
Updated 30 Sep 2025EigenLayerEthereum smart contracts where staked ETH is handed to operators who run extra services (AVSs). Break a service's rules and the stake can be slashed.ScalingNextEigenCloud verifiable compute platformUpdated 30 Sep 2025View program →EigenDAA place for rollups to publish their data, secured by restaked ETH. Data is split into coded pieces spread across operators, who sign receipts checked on Ethereum.DeployUpdated 30 Jul 2025View program →
Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling
Peers
Company & funding
- HQ
- US
- Founded
- 2021
People
- Sreeram Kannan (opens people.ece.uw.edu)Founder & CEO