EigenLayer, the top of the range, Ethereum ETH
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restoration project, has released a roadmap outlining its plans to launch its mainnet.
“Our primary goal remains a smooth launch that prioritizes both security and performance,” Eigen Labs said in a statement. blog post published Thursday. “To achieve this, we are introducing a phased approach now and which will continue over the coming weeks.”
Last month, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz invested $100 million in Eigen Labs, the core development team behind EigenLayer. The total value of assets deposited under the project exceeded $10 billion earlier this month.
EigenLayer’s protocol allows users to restake validators’ ether stakes natively or via liquid staking tokens, allocating these funds to economically secure third-party protocols.
The project’s ramp-up to mainnet involves the launch of its final testnet on Ethereum’s Holesky testnet which will be “up and running soon”, he said in his post. During a “stage 2” testnet on Goerli, 6,000 operators tested the network. Now, as “Goerli is no longer actively supported by Ethereum client teams,” the final EigenLayer testnet is being moved to Holesky, Eigen Labs also said.
As the organization prepares for EigenLayer’s mainnet launch, Eigen Labs said its “web application and all mainnet contracts will be suspended to facilitate controlled deployment and operator onboarding to the network.” . Eigen Labs added: “This temporary halt to deposits and withdrawals will help ensure a smooth transition. »
Gradually, operators will be able to register on the main network, the organization also indicated.
About a year ago, Eigen Labs closed a $50 million Series A funding round led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Polychain Capital, among others.
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