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Eigenlayer today launched a developer platform, whether or off-chain, designed to bring a crypto-economic trust for any application. The product brings out the total commitment of the enterprise firm for more than $ 170 million with an investment of $ 70 million from A16Z.
We have first covered Eigenda, but today’s launch brings two additional service offerings: Eigenverfe and Eigencomput.
The gist is to bring the Eigenlayer closer towards the AWS of a full crypto: a verification layer for the Ethereum that combines off-chain execution with the onchain guarantee. The protocol is already stocked with $ 12 billion in the property comfortably, ie Eth. This TVL has, of course, ups and downs in the USD terms with the Eth value, but eth is remarkably sticky in terms.
Eigencloud AI promises a new generation of applications in media, gaming and finance, focusing on proficiency with key features: What-What-What-Q.
For example:
- AI agent who issues evidence for model entrance or decision path
- Oracles and sports where controversies are crypto-economic resolvable
- Memecoin
- The media feeds immunity to deepfac or manipulated news
In short, any web2 application requires confidence, but does not need to have its L1 series.
Eigencloud component
- Eigenda: Offering a high-ingredient data availability layer> 10 MB/s Throput. Think of it as a turbocharged option for atherium’s bloobspace, ready for rollup and content-rice charge.
- Eigenverfey: A program worthy dispute solution system. Developers can specify a state of fraud or purity, and violations are punished through slashing.
- Eigencompute: Verification of-Chain Compute-A-Service which, for example, guarantees node management and link Crypto-Economic for general-purpose workflows.
Together, these primitive developers are given a type of plug-end-play access to primitive developers on the infrastructure of the atherium on the infrastructure.
risk
A compelling vision, to ensure. But it is also quick for practical applications and risks.
Most of Eigenlayer’s TVL ramp-up were operated by aircraft speculation, and were built before slashing in April. But the capital can run as fast as it can come as fast.
Second, critics (including vitallic beeturine) have warned of restoring fingering, possibly putting the social consent of the atherium between a rock and a difficult place. However, the primitives of Eigencloud are set separately from the core verification of the atherium by a separate operator, so Slashing on Eigenlayer does not affect the consensus. Its architecture prevents the same unit from slipping several times in services, with eagen tokens with cryptoiconomic guarantee.
The risk model of rival symbiots is still slightly different, with Different vault And per-network slashing parameter. Since each vault operates independently, failure in a vault does not cascade all rested funds.
Third, governance has a relatively major role. With the finance of both infrastructure and several AVSS with A16Z, it protects it, worrying about capturing some ecosystems.
Eigencloud enters a crowded ground, which is different from the symbiotic. Eigenda competes with data availability networks such as Celestia and Benefits, and there are similar calculation systems such as gainsin and sky.
A select group of developers today is gaining access to Eigencloud, including securitize, which will use eigenverfey to validate the pricing data for $ 2 billion BUIDL funds of Blackrock. The waves are expected to have widespread access and stating rewards.
The A16Z seems impressive to buy $ 70 million token, but it has a $ 4.5 billion fund, so it only brings its condition up to 3.7%.
If Eigencloud can execute on its promise, it may eventually bridget the gap between the web2 flexibility and the web3 Trust. But it is still necessary to prove that matters of actual slashing, decentralized governance and non-defense use will actually work and be on scale.
Improvement, June 17, 2025 at 3:06 pm ET: The slashing risk section was updated to correctly reflect the current architecture.
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