Over the course of 2025, EigenLayer moved into a more defined phase of its development.
The network introduced clearer incentive structures, brought its first production services online, and gave operators and restakers a more concrete role in how the system functions.
Taken together, these changes marked an important step forward: restaking began to operate less as a theoretical model and more as an economic system with real participants, responsibilities, and outcomes.
One of the most meaningful developments this year was the rollout of Programmatic Incentives v2.
The update refined how issuance is distributed and clarified what long-term participation on EigenLayer is meant to look like.
Instead of optimizing primarily for short-term capital movement, the new structure places more emphasis on duration, consistency, and operator reliability.
For restakers and operators, this created a clearer set of expectations. Incentives became easier to reason about, and participation started to feel more deliberate rather than reactive.
In parallel, EigenLayer saw the launch of EigenAI and EigenCompute on mainnet alpha.
These services represented the first concrete examples of applications relying on restaking for security. EigenAI introduced verifiable inference, while EigenCompute provided a framework for verifiable off-chain execution. Together, they demonstrated how restaked capital and operator infrastructure could support live workloads rather than remaining an abstract security layer.
This shift was important not because of scale, but because it made the role of restaking observable in practice.
As EigenLayer’s structure became clearer, so did the role of operators.
In 2025, operating on EigenLayer increasingly meant more than maintaining uptime.
Operators became responsible for supporting AVSs with predictable infrastructure, managing risk conservatively, and aligning their setups with the protocol’s evolving incentive model.
For P2P.org, the year was focused on staying aligned with that direction. As Programmatic Incentives v2 came online and EigenLayer expanded its AVS set, P2P adjusted its operator parameters to reflect the new framework, including the launch of a dedicated 5% EIGEN operator designed specifically around the updated incentive structure.
The goal throughout the year was consistency: operating in a way that fits EigenLayer’s long-term design rather than optimizing for short-term changes.
By the end of 2025, EigenLayer had established a more coherent system across incentives, infrastructure, and applications.
That coherence is what defines this year in retrospect.
EigenLayer has grown, and become easier to understand, participate in, and build on.
As the network moves into 2026, that clarity sets a stronger foundation for what comes next.
Reminder: P2P.org has a dedicated 5% EIGEN Operator live, available to the end of 2025.
<h2 id="at-a-glance"><strong>At a Glance:</strong></h2><ul><li>P2P.org has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance — the gold standard for security controls in digital infrastructure</li><li>Independent auditors verified security, availability, and confidentiality protocols across validator operations securing $10B+ in assets</li><li>SOC 2 Type II certification accelerates institutional onboarding, enables expanded partnerships, and provides regulatory confidence</li></ul><p><strong>The infrastructure trusted with $10B+ in digital assets now carries the security certification that institutional treasuries demand.</strong></p><p>We started P2P.org with a simple thesis: institutions would eventually need validator infrastructure they could actually trust. Not trust-but-verify. Not trust-because-marketing-says-so. Real, auditable, put-your-name-on-it trust.</p><p>Now, after months of rigorous auditing, P2P.org has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance — the gold standard for security, availability, and confidentiality controls in the digital infrastructure space.</p><p>For our institutional clients managing treasuries, custody operations, and asset allocation strategies, this isn't just another certification. It's confirmation that P2P.org's security architecture meets the same standards required of traditional financial service providers.</p><h2 id="why-soc-2-type-ii-matters-for-institutional-staking"><strong>Why SOC 2 Type II Matters for Institutional Staking</strong></h2><p>When institutions stake billions in digital assets, they need more than technical expertise. They need verifiable proof that security controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively.</p><p>SOC 2 Type II compliance provides exactly that verification through independent audits of:</p><ul><li><strong>Security architecture</strong> across validator infrastructure</li><li><strong>Availability guarantees</strong> that support our 99.9% uptime track record</li><li><strong>Confidentiality protocols</strong> protecting sensitive institutional data</li><li><strong>Processing integrity</strong> ensuring accurate reward distribution</li></ul><p>This certification validates what our 130+ institutional clients already experience: zero slashing events across 40+ networks, institutional-grade operational controls, and the infrastructure security that board-level risk committees require.</p><p><strong><em>"Achieving SOC 2 Type II reflects the standards we have consistently upheld while supporting staking infrastructure at scale. The certification provides institutions with clear, auditable assurance of the rigor behind P2P.org's controls."</em></strong></p><ul><li><em>Daniel Mylnikov, Chief Operations Officer, P2P.org</em></li></ul><p></p><h2 id="what-this-enables"><strong>What This Enables</strong></h2><h3 id="faster-institutional-onboarding"><strong>Faster Institutional Onboarding</strong></h3><p>Compliance teams can now complete their vendor risk assessments with confidence. The SOC 2 Type II report provides the third-party verification that institutional procurement processes demand, reducing onboarding timelines from months to weeks.</p><h3 id="expanded-partnership-opportunities"><strong>Expanded Partnership Opportunities</strong></h3><p>Major exchanges, custodians, and asset managers often require SOC 2 Type II certification from infrastructure providers. This achievement unlocks new collaboration possibilities across the institutional landscape.</p><h3 id="regulatory-confidence"><strong>Regulatory Confidence</strong></h3><p>As digital asset regulations evolve globally, demonstrable security controls become increasingly critical. SOC 2 Type II compliance positions P2P.org's institutional clients to meet regulatory expectations with their staking infrastructure provider.</p><h2 id="built-into-our-operations"><strong>Built Into Our Operations</strong></h2><p>SOC 2 Type II compliance is an ongoing commitment embedded into P2P.org's operational framework.</p><p>Our certification covers the systems and processes that secure validator operations, manage institutional accounts, and protect client data across our infrastructure. Independent auditors verified these controls over an extended observation period, confirming they operate effectively under real-world conditions.</p><p>For institutions evaluating staking infrastructure, the SOC 2 Type II report provides detailed evidence of how P2P.org maintains security, availability, and confidentiality standards day-to-day.</p><h2 id="the-standard-for-institutional-digital-asset-infrastructure"><strong>The Standard for Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure</strong></h2><p>P2P.org's approach has always been clear: if institutions are going to stake digital assets at scale, they need infrastructure that meets institutional standards.</p><p>SOC 2 Type II compliance adds to our existing foundation:</p><ul><li>Zero slashing across $10B+ in secured assets</li><li>99.9% uptime across 40+ supported networks</li><li>Strategic partnerships with Ledger, Copper, Fireblocks, and Lido</li><li>Dedicated institutional support and custom integration capabilities</li></ul><p>Institutional treasuries shouldn't have to choose between technical capability and enterprise-grade security controls. With SOC 2 Type II compliance, they don't have to.</p><h2 id="whats-next"><strong>What's Next</strong></h2><p>P2P.org will maintain SOC 2 Type II compliance through annual audits, ensuring our security controls continue meeting institutional standards as our infrastructure scales.</p><p>For institutions beginning their staking journey or evaluating their current provider, the SOC 2 report provides comprehensive documentation of P2P.org's security architecture and operational controls.</p><p><a href="https://trust.p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org"><u>The full SOC 2 Type II report is available to current and prospective clients through our Trust Center.</u></a></p><p><strong>Ready to discuss how P2P.org's institutional-grade infrastructure supports your staking strategy?</strong> Our team can walk through the SOC 2 Type II report and how our security framework aligns with your compliance requirements.</p><div class="kg-card kg-button-card kg-align-center"><a href="https://link.p2p.org/bdteam?ref=p2p.org" class="kg-btn kg-btn-accent">Contact our institutional team to learn more</a></div>
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