The Eigen Foundation has announced the launch of EIGEN Season 2 Stakedrop, with claims going live on or before September 17, 2024. This initiative aims to recognize key contributors and participants across the ecosystem, including stakers, operators, ecosystem partners, community members, and early supporters. The eligibility criteria for the Stakedrop include open source contributions, participation in EigenLayer hackathons, and active involvement on platforms such as Twitter, Farcaster, Discord, and various podcasts. Additionally, Eigen Labs has introduced the EigenPod upgrade, which enhances the EigenLayer protocol by making native ETH restaking easier and more rewarding through a novel balance checkpointing system. The upgrade of EIGEN and bEIGEN contracts has also been initiated to support the rollout of programmatic incentives.
Introducing the EigenPod Upgrade Eigen Labs is pleased to announce the EigenPod upgrade, a major update to the EigenLayer protocol, making native ETH restaking on EigenLayer easier, more rewarding. What The EigenPod upgrade introduces a novel balance checkpointing system for… https://t.co/APtUgNsij6
Season 2 Stakedrop eligibility criteria includes • Open source contributions • EigenLayer hackathon participants • Twitter • Farcaster • Podcasts • Discord • Analysts • Mirror https://t.co/JELLw2cwz5 https://t.co/5fcgPvgLQn
Season 2 announcement is out! Claim will be live by 9/17 🎯 If you are an early vocal supporter of the @eigenlayer ecosystem on Twitter, Discord, Farcaster, @viamirror, @DuneAnalytics @flipsidecrypto, or podcasts, you might be part of Season 2 as well 🎉 Check out your… https://t.co/2AvZK7Lrcf