EigenLayer Total Value Locked Crosses $11 Billion

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR EigenLayer TVL stood at about $11.02 billion on September 21. The total includes capital from native ETH deposits and liquid restaking tokens. Protocol TVL should not be confused with stake delegated to any single AVS. EigenLayer has moved back above the $11 billion mark in total value locked, with DeFiLlama showing approximately $11.02 billion on September 21. The milestone gives Ethereum restaking another large headline number at a time when the sector is increasingly being judged on how much economic security it can attract and retain. Restaking Capital Remains Concentrated Around EigenLayer EigenLayer allows users to extend Ethereum-based economic security to additional services, with deposits coming through both native ETH and liquid restaking tokens. That structure means its TVL is not equivalent to the value securing one application. Instead, the figure represents the broader pool of capital deposited into the protocol. The $11.02 billion reading therefore says more about EigenLayer’s overall capital base than the health of any one actively validated service. TVL Is Only...