Demex Daily #373: EigenLayer Strengthens Ethereum Security with New Integrations

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EigenLayer is expanding its role in Ethereum’s modular security with new integrations into Mantle Network and ZKsync. Mantle has adopted EigenDA for data availability, improving scalability and validator decentralization, while ZKsync is using EigenDA for data storage and integrating EigenLayer’s AVSs for decentralized zk proving. With $9.4 billion in TVL—far exceeding competitor Symbiotic’s $1 billion—EigenLayer benefits from a risk-free restaking model due to the absence of slashing, attracting more capital. These integrations reinforce EigenLayer’s dominance in Ethereum’s restaking sector and its growing role in modular blockchain infrastructure.

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Blockdaemon has acquired expand.network, a DeFi connectivity firm, to help financial institutions access on-chain trading. The deal, valued in the double-digit millions, enables API connections to over 170 DeFi endpoints. Blockdaemon, backed by Goldman Sachs, serves 70% of the top 500 crypto-active institutions and sees DeFi as a cost-saving opportunity for banks. As regulatory clarity improves, the acquisition positions Blockdaemon to accelerate institutional adoption of decentralized finance.