Liquid restaking is finally interesting

$EIGEN, $ETHFI, and the path to a real fee market.

DeFi Dan@defi_dan
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· 1 min read· 5/11/2026

TL;DR

Restaking finally has products people actually use. Here's my thesis.

The interesting curve: operator competition → meaningful AVS fees → restaker yield. We're in step 2.

The numbers

  • Total restaked ETH: ~4.2M
  • AVS count growing 20% MoM
  • Fee revenue is real, not just emissions

What I'd build

If I were starting today, I'd ship a smart restaker — quant-driven AVS selection optimizing for slashing-adjusted yield.

The infra is here. The product layer isn't.

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