2024-06-24
EigenLayer announced on X that it has enhanced the security of its EigenDA data
availability service on the Ethereum mainnet to protect against Sybil and DDoS
attacks
They’ve introduced a
whitelist security system that utilizes either an internet protocol address or
Ethereum’s elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA) for
authentication.
IP and ETH address ECDSA
authentication measures are
designed to ensure safe and scalable access to data.
Additionally, EigenLayer
is working on implementing permissionless payments for blob throughput on
EigenDA, which is expected to be released by the end of 2024.
This will allow users to
reserve bandwidth at a fixed rate to support high throughput demands.
In May, EigenLayer
completed the second phase of its EIGEN token airdrop, contributing to the
total distribution of 113 million EIGEN tokens.
These tokens will be
temporarily locked until the end of the third quarter of 2024, but users can
engage in staking and delegation activities with EigenDA operators through the
EigenLayer web portal.
