Restaking

Jito introduces restaking vault infrastructure on Solana in 2024, enabling validators to earn additional yield from MEV-related services through vault mechanisms.

EtherFi emerges as the largest liquid restaking vault protocol in 2024, accumulating billions in ETH deposits through streamlined vault architecture.

EigenLayer distributed EIGEN tokens on May 10, 2024 to early restakers, with tokens initially non-transferable, generating controversy over allocation sizes and geographic restrictions.

EigenLayer opens EIGEN token claims to 280,000 wallets, distributing 113 million tokens based on March snapshot, but locks transfers until community consensus forms.

Renzo's ezETH restaking vault token depegs from ETH in April 2024, triggering panic selling and broader concerns about liquid restaking vault security.