- Eigenlayer, a project with a unique retake mechanism for Ethereum holders
- It proposes to improve the security and efficiency of the entire DeFi
- Its token EIGEN reached an ATH of $4.47, but later went through several corrections and is now trading at $3.64
Eigenlayer’s EIGEN made a promising debut on the initial listing, starting at $4.10 and soon reaching $4.47 which turned out to be its ATH.
After that, it experienced a correction, and after that, it consolidated at $4.25 with a market cap of about $730 million.
And another correction, at the time of writing EIGEN is trading at $3.64.
EIGEN, the Eigenlayer Behind It and Where Are the Expectations Coming From?
Eigenlayer is a promising re-stakinking protocol whose goal is to enable Ethereum holders to reuse their staking assets as ETH itself and LSD, improving the security of dApps, and optimizing capital for a safer and more efficient DeFi ecosystem.
This is an ambitious and meaningful initiative, so it deserves its attention, and its derivative token EIGEN has become highly anticipated by many in the crypto industry. This is also evidenced by its capitalization at its peak of $730 million, which gave it the 103rd spot among more than 10,000 crypto assets.
More About EIGEN and Questions About Its Distribution
So, as mentioned earlier, it experienced a few corrections closer to $3.78, then $3.84, and has now consolidated at $3.64. With a current offering of 186,582,000 EIGEN, its FDV is valued at $6.57 billion.
Currently, 214,454 unique addresses hold EIGEN tokens and 1,072.67 transactions were recorded before the last correction.
The top 100 holders collectively control about 82% of all tokens, and 46% of the total token supply is distributed among the three largest wallets:
- Coinbase Prime Custody – 27.62%
- Gnosis Safe Proxy – 12.66%
- Eigenlayer Address – 5.85%
Conclusion
Overall we see a very active start, even with a few corrections, as the project promises to improve the entire infrastructure significantly.
However, for many, the distribution may raise questions regarding how decentralized the token is and its exposure to large holders, which could also cause additional correction.
We will be watching the dynamics closely, as early market sentiment should translate into price most directly and immediately.
