What Is EigenLayer (EIGEN)? Restaking Explained
EigenLayer lets stakers re-use staked ETH to secure additional services on top of Ethereum. Here is how restaking works and what EIGEN does.
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EigenLayer lets stakers re-use staked ETH to secure additional services on top of Ethereum. Here is how restaking works and what EIGEN does.
The IRS safe harbor from November 2025 unlocked staking inside U.S. spot ether ETFs, and Fidelity's filing now puts the $898M FETH in line to join Grayscale and 21Shares as yield-bearing funds.
The integration puts tokenized equities, ~4% DeFi-rate borrowing and 3% cash-back spending into a single self-custody app, the most aggressive 'not a bank' positioning yet from a major restaking…
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