EigenLayer（EIGEN）：重新質押革新以太坊生態系統，市場價值前景看好

ld is surging. As the leading protocol in the field, EigenLayer, according to defillama data, currently has a TVL of up to $16 billion, which can be said to have gained widespread attention and trust from market funds.

 

The staking leader Lido TVL is 33.80 billion, Eigen's TVL 16 billion, according to the total amount of TVL staked by Eigen is 47.3% of the total TVL of LDO, the circulating market value of Lido is $1.60 billion, and the circulating market value of Eigenlayer is $800 million. If the token adopts airdrop partial circulation is 113 million, then the price is 7U.

 

Considering that Eigenlayer is a leader in re-pledging and that pledging its tokens has potential airdrop returns, coupled with the fact that such projects are bound to be popular and have strong liquidity. At the same time, due to the similar token attributes to CelesTia, after the listing, a large number of people rushed to buy after the airdrop selling pressure and market washing operation, the market value peak is likely to reach TOP50 or above, that is, 3 billion USD circulation market value, and its price will reach 12U to 27U.

 

Currently, the latest pre-market transaction price of Bitget is 5.79U. With the expectation of a rise in the overall market, there may be at least a threefold increase.

 

IV. Economic model

 

EigenLayer's tokens are mainly used to support its restaking mechanism. By staking ETH or other liquid staking tokens (such as stETH, rETH, etc.), users can provide encrypted economic security for other protocols and obtain protocol fees and rewards. In addition, restaking can improve verification efficiency, reduce marginal costs, and support verification services for new protocols.

 

According to The Block, the total supply of EigenLayer tokens at launch was 1.67 billion. The foundation has allocated 45% of the tokens to its community. This is further broken down into staking airdrops (15%), community initiatives (15%), and ecosystem development (15%).

 

In addition, 29.5% of the tokens have been allocated to investors, while early contributors will receive 25.5%.

 

The total lock-up period for investors and early contributors is three years. The first year involves complete lock-up, followed by gradual release at a rate of 4% per month over the next two years.

 

EigenLayer refers to the community airdrop as "staking" and will distribute 15% of the token supply to those who use the platform to stake. These tokens will be distributed over multiple seasons. In the first season, the foundation will distribute 5% of the token supply to users based on the staking activity snapshot on March 15, 2024. In the first season distribution, 90% of the tokens will be collected by eligible re-participants on May 10th - the claim period is 120 days, and the final 10% will be collected in the second phase of the first season one month later.