Eigen price

in USD
$1.093
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USD
Market cap
$424.68M #77
Circulating supply
387.38M / 1.76B
All-time high
$5.659
24h volume
$111.25M
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About Eigen

EIGEN is a cryptocurrency that powers the EigenLayer ecosystem, a groundbreaking platform enabling 'restaking.' Restaking allows staked Ethereum (ETH) to secure additional networks and applications, providing Ethereum-grade security to new projects without requiring separate validator sets. EIGEN serves as the token of the ecosystem, incentivizing operators and securing services like data availability, off-chain computation, and verifiable AI. This innovative approach expands Ethereum's trust and scalability, making EIGEN a key player in the decentralized economy. Whether you're a developer or investor, EIGEN offers an opportunity to participate in building the future of blockchain infrastructure.
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Eigen’s price performance

Past year
-69.03%
$3.53
3 months
-20.56%
$1.38
30 days
-38.99%
$1.79
7 days
-19.13%
$1.35

Eigen on socials

Rejamong.eth Ⓜ️Ⓜ️T
Rejamong.eth Ⓜ️Ⓜ️T
Ethereum, can you handle me? Why does @megaeth_labs choose to use EigenDA for DA instead of Ethereum? In a previous post (quote), it was mentioned that Validium and Optimium are rollup methods that store rollup data outside of Ethereum L1. DA (Data Availability) is the guarantee that the transaction data of a block must be accessible to anyone at any time when needed. Ethereum's mainnet has all the data of the blocks shared among L1 nodes, and anyone can download it to verify. In the case of L2, only the state (root) of each L2 block is ultimately stored on L1, while the actual transaction data is stored "somewhere". If this is stored on Ethereum L1, it becomes Optimistic/ZK rollup, and if stored externally, it becomes Validium/Optimium. When using external DA instead of Ethereum, the following risks exist: - If the external DA hides or does not provide data, withdrawals of assets from L2 may be delayed or become impossible. - Since the trust in data provision lies with the external DA provider rather than Ethereum, there is a centralization risk and an increased trust assumption. - There is a possibility of censorship by external data providers. In other words, L2s that use external DA face risks in terms of data availability, verifiability, censorship resistance, and withdrawal stability. Therefore, rollups like @arbitrum and @base pay a significant rollup cost to Ethereum while directly using DA on L1. Nevertheless, Validium like MegaETH does not use direct DA on Ethereum and instead uses EigenDA. The reason is cost and scalability. MegaETH's target TPS is over 100K. This means that up to 100,000 transactions could 'occur' per second. Rolling up 100,000 data points per second on Ethereum L1 is practically impossible. Thus, to achieve the desired scalability, it sacrifices some centralization risk, censorship potential, security, and withdrawal stability. Ultimately, scalability and security/decentralization always have trade-offs. The choice of MegaETH to use EigenDA is a practical decision for 'speed and cost', but it also distances itself from Ethereum's philosophy of verifiable trust. Ethereum will significantly expand the space for L2 DA called Blob through sharding, starting with the Fusaka upgrade at the end of this year. This aims to lower costs and alleviate the trade-offs that L2s sacrifice for speed.
Rejamong.eth Ⓜ️Ⓜ️T
Rejamong.eth Ⓜ️Ⓜ️T
Understanding the distinctions of Ethereum L2 At the end of the year, following the Ethereum Fusaka upgrade, Ethereum L2s are likely to gain significant attention. The distinctions of Ethereum L2 can be broadly categorized into two main aspects: (1) Verification method: Optimistic / ZK (2) DA location: Ethereum / external DA (EigenDA, Celestia..) Accordingly, the types of Ethereum L2 can be divided into the following four categories: 1. Optimistic Rollup - Verification method = Optimistic - DA = Ethereum L1 L2 data is rolled up directly to Ethereum L1, and settlements are made on Ethereum. After optimistic settlement without separate verification on L1, there is a challenge period of 7 days. Base, Optimism, @arbitrum, etc. fall under this category. 2. ZK Rollup - Verification method = ZK - DA = Ethereum L1 L2 data is rolled up directly to Ethereum L1, and settlements are made on Ethereum. ZK proofs are rolled up to Ethereum to verify the proofs through Ethereum contracts. Verification is completed simultaneously with the rollup. ZKsync, Starknet, @katana, etc. fall under this category. 3. Optimium - Verification method = Optimistic - DA = external DA (EigenDA/Celestia..) L2 data is stored in external DA solutions or independently, not on Ethereum. Only settlements are made on the Ethereum mainnet, using the optimistic verification method similar to Optimistic rollups. Arbitrum Nova, etc. fall under this category. It can be considered the least secure L2. 4. Validium - Verification method = ZK - DA = external DA (EigenDA/Celestia..) L2 data is stored in external DA solutions or independently, not on Ethereum. Settlements are made on the Ethereum mainnet, and ZK proofs are verified through Ethereum mainnet contracts, similar to ZK rollups. Sophon, Lens, @Mantle_Official, and the soon-to-be-released @megaeth_labs fall under this category. At this point, there are projects that claim to be ZK rollups simply because they use ZK for verification, but if they do not use Ethereum for DA, then that is Validium, not ZK rollup. If someone claims that MegaETH is a ZK rollup, you can now say, Ah, that's not a ZK rollup!
Martin Ho Ⓜ️Ⓜ️T
Martin Ho Ⓜ️Ⓜ️T
ETH Analysis with @EdgenTech ETH is in a “spring compression” phase before a major turning point. Current price is around $3,978, fluctuating in a narrow range but trading volume and demand from whales are clearly increasing. Over the past week, ETH has been steadily increasing and maintaining a “Strong Buy” signal on most technical indicators – RSI, MACD, ADX are all pointing up, reflecting that the money flow is leaning towards the buying side. The $3,950–4,100 area is now the “battle line” between bulls and bears. If ETH breaks the $4,100 area decisively, the market sentiment will turn to excitement, paving the way for a short-term target of $4,220–4,550, or even further if Bitcoin maintains a stable momentum. At that time, Ethereum can enter a real breakout phase, marking the beginning of a new bullish cycle led by DeFi capital flows, Restaking, and L2 activity. Conversely, if this resistance zone continues to hold and buying power weakens, ETH is likely to pull back to $3,880–3,640 to re-accumulate. This is not a bad signal but a “step back to gain momentum” if buying volume remains around the support zone. The most notable point is on-chain data: about 150,000 ETH (~$600 million) has been bought by whales in the past 3 days showing that smart money is quietly accumulating before the price breaks out. ETH staking remains stable around record highs, making circulating supply increasingly tight. On the macro side, stable interest rates and money flowing back to the risk market make ETH more attractive. Preparations for ETH ETF spot and the “Modular Ethereum Era” trend (EigenLayer, Blast, Base, Linea, Scroll…) are making this ecosystem the center of the next bull cycle. Bottom Line: ETH is at a perfect balance between confidence and skepticism. A break of $4,100 would be a confirmation signal of a mid-term uptrend. Conversely, a slight correction is just an opportunity for new money to enter the market. Watch this price zone closely as it could be the defining moment of ETH’s fate in Q4/2025.
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Eigen FAQ

EIGEN has a total supply of 1.67 billion.
EIGEN tokens were initially available to users of the EigenLayer protocol who claimed their share of the tokens’ total supply. The tokens weren’t transferable once claimed, meaning any EIGEN held couldn't be brought or sold. You can obtain EIGEN once the token is listed for spot trading on exchanges.
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Dive deeper into Eigen

EIGEN is a universal intersubjective work token within the EigenLayer protocol. It's called an "intersubjective" token because it's designed to address intersubjective faults in a network. These are faults where there's consistent agreement among the majority of network participants that a malicious act has been committed. As a result, EIGEN helps to secure the network by discouraging inconsistent behaviors.

The EigenLayer protocol allows stakers of ETH, the native token of the Ethereum network, to extend the network's security to other applications across the EigenLayer network through a novel concept known as restaking. Here, ETH stakers can restake their tokens to secure other protocols built on EigenLayer, without the need to build a separate validator set.

How does EIGEN work?

Where ETH is used to secure services or protocols, EIGEN helps to address intersubjective faults that deserve a penalty by introducing intersubjective staking. In this situation, stakers who act outside of the network's rules can be penalized through slashing. Slashing sees individuals lose a quantity of their staked ETH. According to the project, through this approach, the EIGEN token allows the token to be forked without forking the Ethereum mainnet consensus.

EIGEN is also used to secure EigenDA, a data availability layer that supports Ethereum rollups.

Price and tokenomics

Season one of stakedrop claims for the EIGEN token opened on May 10, 2024. Here, 6.05% of the token's total supply of 1.67 billion EIGEN were made available to eligible users. Season one phase two of the stakedrop launched in June 2024, and made a further 0.7% of the total token supply available. According to the project, future seasons will see a further 1.5% of the total EIGEN tokens released.

Alongside the 15% of tokens allocated to stakedrops, 15% will go towards community initiatives, with 15% allocated to ecosystem development. A further 29.5% will be allocated to investors, with 25.5% assigned to early contributors.

All tokens allocated to investors and core contributors will remain fully locked up for one year after the date on which the token first becomes transferrable for the community. After this date, the EIGEN tokens allocated to investors and core contributors will be unlocked at a rate of 4% per month. This means EIGEN held by investors and core contributors won’t be fully unlocked until three years after the date the tokens first become transferable for the community.

About the founders

EigenLayer was founded in 2021 by Sreeram Kannan, a former professor at the University of Washington. Kannan remains as the project's CEO today. EigenLayer is developed by Eigen Labs, a research organization "focused on contributing to protocols that supercharge open innovation on Ethereum", according to the company's official X account.

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Market cap
$424.68M #77
Circulating supply
387.38M / 1.76B
All-time high
$5.659
24h volume
$111.25M
EIGENEIGEN
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