Odaily Planet Daily News EigenLayer launched the Slashing testnet on December 20 and plans to roll out a mainnet upgrade after the approval of EigenLayer Improvement Proposal-002 (ELIP-002). This potential upgrade will introduce features such as unique staking allocation and operator sets to reduce penalties while assigning tasks to AVS and defining penalty rules. After the upgrade, EigenLayer can use staked ETH from Ethereum L1 as cross-chain ecosystem validation collateral without unlocking the original assets. RedStone and Infura have become some of the first service providers to join the AVS ecosystem. EigenLayer plans to upgrade the staking reward mechanism in January 2025, enhancing the performance-oriented incentive model and further expanding user applications. (Cointelegraph)