Ethereum

2024

EigenLayer

Foundation

Coin

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 <li><strong>Ethereum researcher Dankrad Feist joins restaking protocol EigenLayer</strong></li>
 <li><strong>Feist to focus on decentralization &amp; risks associated with restaking</strong></li>
 <li><strong>Feist to help mitigate risks, sees potential benefits for Ethereum</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist has been appointed as an advisor to EigenLayer, a <a href="https://coinedition.com/eigenlayers-15b-token-launch-sparks-division-for-excluding-us-china/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">restaking protocol</a> for the Ethereum blockchain. Feist’s decision, announced in a recent online post, follows a similar move by fellow Ethereum researcher Justin Drake, <a href="https://coinedition.com/ethereum-researchers-side-hustle-sparks-conflict-concerns/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">who joined EigenLayer earlier</a>.</p>
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Together with Justin Drake, I have recently decided to become an advisor to Eigenlayer, on the same conditions — I am taking this position personally, not representing the Ethereum Foundation, and with a focus on risks and decentralization. I am therefore fully expected to take…</p>— Dankrad Feist (@dankrad) <a href="https://twitter.com/dankrad/status/1792741374447534083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">May 21, 2024</a>
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<p>Feist emphasized that his role as an advisor is undertaken in a personal capacity and is not affiliated with the Ethereum Foundation. He has pledged to prioritize issues of decentralization and the inherent risks associated with restaking protocols. While collaborating with EigenLayer, Feist is expected to offer critical perspectives on the project’…</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://coinedition.com/ex-ethereum-dev-joins-staking-startup-can-he-prevent-a-dystopian-future/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ex-Ethereum Dev Joins Staking Startup: Can He Prevent a Dystopian Future?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinedition.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

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