EigenLayer Mainnet Slashing feature Release
APR
17
Event date
Thursday 17 April 2025, UTC
Event description
- EigenLayer’s “slashing” feature, launching on mainnet April 17, 2025, introduces a mechanism where Actively Validated Services (AVSs) can penalize operators for failing to meet commitments, enhancing accountability in its shared security model.
- Slashing builds on EigenLayer’s restaking protocol, which lets Ethereum stakers reuse staked ETH to secure AVSs, a concept that has secured over $2 billion in TVL since its 2023 launch, per DeFiLlama data.
- This upgrade, detailed in EigenLayer’s blog, allows AVSs to set custom slashing conditions and manage operators via Operator Sets, addressing a 2024 concern from the Ethereum Foundation about restaking risks like systemic failures.
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