Vitalik’s View on Restaking Risks

Now that we have a basic understanding of EigenLayer, let’s look at what Vitalik has to say.

In his blog post “Don’t overload Ethereum’s consensus”, Vitalik states that while there is nothing inherently wrong with using Ethereum’s validator set for other purposes, these applications should not “recruit its social consensus.”

Put more simply, protocols that utilize technologies like restaking should not be created with the intention of relying on a fork or re-org in order to recoup potential losses that they may suffer. If your protocol screws up, don’t come looking to Ethereum social consensus for a bailout.