Unpacking Symbiotic’s Approach to Shared Security (Part 1)

The Need for Restaking Blockchain developers building new protocols that interact with Ethereum require a trustless way to validate all the data that originates off-chain. In other words, developers have the difficult task of bootstrapping their own decentralized network of computers to validate information and provide consensus, including determining how to incentivize other users to join their networks and run their node software on their machines. The Ethereum network already has a massive decentralized network of validators with over 1 million active nodes. Ethereum uses a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, meaning node operators stake capital in the form of ETH to participate, earning rewards for securing the network and facing a loss of financial capital (i.e., slashing) if they misbehave. There's currently over 32M ETH, worth over USD 110B, staked to secure the Ethereum network.

Understanding Babylon Bitcoin Staking and How to Participate

The Babylon staking protocol allows Bitcoin holders to stake their Bitcoin directly on Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains without relying on third-party custodians, cross-chain bridges, or token wrapping. Babylon is set to significantly expand Bitcoin’s utility beyond its traditional roles of value storage and payments. Babylon also introduces slashable economic security to the PoS blockchains it supports. If the staked Bitcoin or its supported validators misbehave, penalties like slashing are enforced.

Project Research Report: Lumoz, Modular Compute Layer Providing Zero-knowledge Proof Services for Rollup Networks

Project Research Report: Lumoz, Modular Compute Layer Providing Zero-knowledge Proof Services for Rollup Networks

Project Research Report: DIN, A Modular AI-Native Data Pre-Processing Layer

DIN is a Modular AI-Native Data Pre-Processing Layer. Created from the foundation of the Data Intelligence Network, DIN is designed to empower everyone to cook data for AI and get paid. And in this article we will deep dive into the inner workings of the DIN project.

Exploring Node Sales: A New Approach to Network Participation and Ecosystem Growth

Node Sale is a new form of fundraising and token distribution, adopted by most projects before the official mainnet launch.

Key EigenLayer Concepts: Restaking with InfStones

The advancement of blockchain technology has led to the development of intricate mechanisms that improve network security and performance. A notable innovation within the Ethereum ecosystem is EigenLayer, which introduces the concept of restaking. This article seeks to clarify EigenLayer and its elements, offering a comprehensive explanation of its functionality and the meaning of terms such as restaking and EigenPods.

Maximize ETH Staking Rewards: Why You Should Consider ETH Restaking

Discover how EigenLayer's ETH Restaking revolutionizes the crypto market in 2024 with potential $2B airdrops, offering a 40% ROI. Learn to participate easily.

Restaking Revolution: EigenLayer's Bold Innovation Redefining the Future of Crypto Staking

The blockchain landscape is undergoing a significant transformation with the advent of EigenLayer, a protocol that is redefining cryptoeconomic security within the Ethereum ecosystem. InfStones, a leader in blockchain infrastructure services, delves deep into EigenLayer's innovative restaking process and its broader implications, particularly focusing on Actively Validated Services (AVS).

Overview of Stride Liquid Staking

Stride is a Cosmos-based liquid staking platform that supports IBC-compatible tokens. When a user stakes on Stride, they receive not just staking rewards, but also Stride’s derivative receipt tokens, stTokens (for example, stATOM). Users can exchange these stTokens for the original non-derivative assets, alongside their staking rewards at any time. This approach allows users to simultaneously participate in yield-generating DeFi protocols on the Cosmos ecosystem with their stTokens.

Effects of MEV on ETH 2.0 and InfStones’ Position

The term "maximum extractable value" (MEV) refers to the maximum reward obtained from a single block production. This value is typically greater than the standard reward for block creation, and it’s created by re-ordering the transactions within a specific block while it is being formed. In other words, MEV is the maximum profit a validator, or network participant can make from altering the order of transactions in a blockchain.