The Ethereum re-pledge project EigenLayer announced on Wednesday (14th) that it will add permissionless token support (Permissionless Token Support) to its protocol, so that any ERC-20 token can be added as re-pledged without permission. assets.

Eigen Labs, the EigenLayer protocol development team, said on the social platform that this feature will expand "the range of assets that can contribute to the security of decentralized networks" and release "unlimited ERC-20 tokens on the EigenLayer protocol." Cryptoeconomic Security”.

EigenLayer wrote in an article: “With this update, Actively Validated Services (AVS) can choose to accept any ERC-20 token as a re-pledged asset, providing cryptoeconomic security for its AVS . This allows AVS to evaluate the supply and utility of all available tokens to build partnerships across the ecosystem while ensuring the security and protection of its services.”

EigenLayer said potentially supported ERC-20 asset classes include, but are not limited to, native AVS tokens, stablecoins, and tokens denominated in Bitcoin (BTC).

After an initial "beta phase" on the testnet, Eigen Labs said it expects to launch mainnet deployment of permissionless token support next week, and add user interface support for re-stakers later in the third quarter, allowing They are able to deposit these tokens and delegate them to operators.

Coming Soon: Permissionless Token SupportWhatEigen Labs is proud to introduce Permissionless Token Support, an upcoming update, to the EigenLayer protocol. This feature will enable any ERC-20 token to be added as a restakable asset, significantly broadening the scope of
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— EigenLayer (@eigenlayer) August 14, 2024

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