According to ChainCatcher, Obol Labs, a distributed validator technology provider, announced that its partner EtherFi plans to deploy $100 million worth of equity (1,000 validators) on Obol distributed validators (DVs). These validators will be operated by a multi-organization cluster of seven professional validation organizations, including Pier Two, DSRV, Nethermind, Chainnodes, A41, Cosmostation, and Validation Cloud. These node operators have extensive experience in running Obol DVs.

EtherFi, the Liquidity Restaking Protocol (LRP), aims to maintain a secure, resilient, and decentralized staking environment. By adopting distributed validators, EtherFi and Obol Labs work together to ensure the highest quality restaking capital for Activation Validation Services (AVSs).