Staking Protocols
Liquid staking: pooling 32 ETH validator requirement.
Issues
Rebasing tokens break DeFi. stETH can't go in standard AMM.
Exchange rate oracle. rETH updated ~24 hours. Arbitrageurs frontrun.
Validator Infrastructure
Slashing protection, MEV-boost, DVT (Distributed Validator).
EigenLayer
Restaking: reuse stake for other protocols (AVS). Additional slashing risks.
Timelines
Basic: 3–5 months. With DVT: 5–8 months.







