Last week EigenLayer experienced a major upgrade. The Rewards protocol, the onchain system that enables AVSs to distribute rewards to their stakers and operators, went live on mainnet on August 6th. The Rewards protocol upgrade grants AVSs the ability to begin rewarding stakers and operators for their past, present, and| EigenLayer Blog
Summary * Actively Validated Services (AVSs) are gaining the ability to reward stakers and operators. * At least 4% of EIGEN's total supply will be distributed to stakers and operators via upcoming programmatic incentives. * These incentives will be distributed via "rewards-boosts" in which stakers and operators will receive EIGEN in proportion to| EigenLayer Blog