Welcome to our bi-weekly market recap at P2P.org, where we delve into the most impactful shifts happening in the crypto space. This edition explores the ever-evolving staking landscape, the Ethereum ecosystem, and Bitcoin’s latest staking developments.
Let’s dive into the highlights!
Ethereum is holding steady! Over the past month, we saw a 1.49% growth in the total number of validators and staked amounts (source: Beaconchain). While this growth is consistent with previous months, it’s clear that price volatility and reduced validator rewards have slowed down the pace compared to earlier in the year. But hey, steady growth is still growth!
This isn’t surprising, considering the broader market’s recent behavior. In the last 14 days, the total market cap dropped from $2.3T to $2.03T (source: CoinGecko). A dip like this often spooks the market, with concerns of a potential recession and uncertainty around the upcoming US elections driving institutional caution. High-risk assets like crypto felt the impact as investors hit the sell button.
Check out the chart below for a visual of Ethereum validator trends over time:
Despite the shaky market, the past few weeks have been exciting for the Ethereum staking ecosystem. The main focus? Restaking. EigenLayer (EL) has announced a fresh round of $EIGEN airdrops to the community, distributing 86 million tokens, representing 5% of the total 1.67 billion $EIGEN supply. Even social media users can qualify for the airdrop—a move that shows EL’s commitment to rewarding the community that’s helping bolster its brand.
Original Eigen Foundation tweet: https://x.com/eigenfoundation/status/1831375846097219707
In other big news, EigenLayer is partnering with Ethena and EtherFi, bringing the stablecoin USDe into the picture as a new restaking collateral asset. The adoption of ERC-20 tokens as collateral under the Symbiotic restaking protocol is a key differentiator, opening up the possibility for a much broader range of assets to be supported in the future. This move highlights Symbiotic’s innovative approach and maybe a strategic response to its growing competition. EigenLayer's recent partnership with EtherFi could be seen as a defensive move against Symbiotic, which is already positioning itself ahead with the ability to use ERC-20 tokens as staking collateral—something that EigenLayer currently does not offer.
Things are heating up on the Bitcoin staking front, too. Babylon’s first-ever staking launch at the end of August was a huge success—1,000 BTC was deposited in just four hours! With multiple large reserve tokens (LRTs) attracting a ton of BTC for the next round of staking, this momentum doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
However, competition in the Bitcoin space is fierce, with protocols vying for attention and deposits. Lombard recently announced the ability to re-stake LBTC with Ether.fi, strengthening its position as a leading LRT in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
August and September are historically bumpy months for crypto and the stock market, and this year has been no exception. Price discovery is a natural process, and while volatility can feel unsettling, it also presents opportunities for growth in the long run. With exciting developments like EigenLayer’s restaking advancements and Bitcoin staking’s rapid expansion, we’re optimistic about what’s to come.
Stay tuned for our following market recap, where we’ll continue exploring the trends shaping the future of crypto!
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<p>23rd July 2024 marked the exciting launch of Avail DA, who state they are <strong>the first modular data availability layer using validity proofs and data availability sampling.</strong> This innovation enables entire blockchain networks to scale efficiently and cost-effectively.<br><br>We have been working closely with Avail during all the testnet phases and we are excited to support it since day one.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We know some of you are looking forward to the <a href="https://twitter.com/AvailProject?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@AvailProject</a> launch.<br><br>For those who want to know what's Avail:<br>We got you! 🫡<br><br>Listen to <a href="https://twitter.com/anuragarjun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@anuragarjun</a>, the <a href="https://twitter.com/AvailProject?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@AvailProject</a> co-founder, answering this question for us: <a href="https://t.co/N14ooH88NW?ref=p2p.org">pic.twitter.com/N14ooH88NW</a></p>— P2P.org (@P2Pvalidator) <a href="https://twitter.com/P2Pvalidator/status/1814232362412060943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">July 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p><br><br><strong>The AVAIL Token</strong> Powers the network by allowing users to pay fees, stake for security, and participate in governance.</p><div class="kg-card kg-button-card kg-align-center"><a href="https://p2p.org/networks/avail?ref=p2p.org" class="kg-btn kg-btn-accent">Stake your AVAIL!</a></div><p><br><br>The Avail DA supports L2 solutions, RaaS providers, and blockchain developers by providing a robust, validity-proof-based DA layer optimized for ZK technology. This significantly reduces operational costs and enhances scalability for developers building on Avail DA.</p><h2 id="about-avail">About Avail:</h2><p>Since late 2020, founders <a href="https://x.com/anuragarjun?ref=p2p.org" rel="noreferrer">Anurag Arjun</a> and <a href="https://x.com/prabalbanerjee?ref=p2p.org" rel="noreferrer">Prabal Banerjee</a> have been dedicated to creating trust-minimized systems. <a href="http://availproject.org/?ref=p2p.org" rel="noreferrer">Avail</a> has secured investments from notable entities like Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Dragonfly, and the Cyber.fund.<br>The project has partnered with industry leaders such as Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon, fostering a robust ecosystem.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’ve been working closely with 110+ partners including <a href="https://twitter.com/arbitrum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@arbitrum</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Optimism?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@Optimism</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/0xPolygon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@0xpolygon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@StarkWareLtd</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/zksync?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@zksync</a> prior to launch, with many more on the way. <a href="https://t.co/QrVA1d2ect?ref=p2p.org">pic.twitter.com/QrVA1d2ect</a></p>— Avail (@AvailProject) <a href="https://twitter.com/AvailProject/status/1815660858162270253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">July 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p><br>Read their blog post for an in-depth understanding of Avail’s vision for a unified Web3 <a href="https://blog.availproject.org/avail-da-mainnet-is-live/?ref=p2p.org">blog post</a>, or go to the comprehensive developer documentation available <a href="https://docs.availproject.org/?ref=p2p.org">here</a>.</p><h2 id="validator-network">Validator Network</h2><p>The Avail network can support up to 1000 validators using an NPoS consensus mechanism, ensuring equitable reward distribution and enhanced decentralization. The rollout will start with a genesis set of validators.</p><p><strong>P2P.org is proud to support Avail as a genesis validator and participate in all the testnet activities. That ensures we are the leaders, supported by strong technical expertise</strong>. We work closely with Avail Project on X: <a href="https://x.com/AvailProject?ref=p2p.org">https://x.com/AvailProject</a>, providing our audience with insightful pieces of information from its founder:</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Are you ready for an exciting launch tomorrow? AVAIL is about to change the game with its MODULARITY, promising to solve the blockchain fragmentation problem!<br><br>Let’s hear from <a href="https://twitter.com/anuragarjun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@anuragarjun</a>, co-founder of <a href="https://twitter.com/AvailProject?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">@AvailProject</a>, who explains how AVAIL improves the user experience. <a href="https://t.co/JT3iQgmdnL?ref=p2p.org">pic.twitter.com/JT3iQgmdnL</a></p>— P2P.org (@P2Pvalidator) <a href="https://twitter.com/P2Pvalidator/status/1815305760831615006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=p2p.org">July 22, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p><br></p><p>During high demand for the Avail Goldberg Testnet, P2P.org demonstrated its commitment and capability by actively supporting Avail. We participated in the light nodes challenge and were one of only three external providers of RPC nodes.</p><div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">💡</div><div class="kg-callout-text"> P2P.org successfully handled more than 30,000 simultaneous connections and processed over 100 million requests.</div></div><p><br>This strategic support played a vital role in ensuring the stability of the Avail Goldberg Testnet during a crucial phase of its operations.</p><p>Our team's efforts included deploying a proxy balancer that efficiently managed the load between several nodes:</p><div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">💡</div><div class="kg-callout-text">We significantly enhanced the network's capacity to handle over 300 million requests and maintain peak connectivity for 37,000 concurrent connections.</div></div><p><br>This technological prowess demonstrates P2P.org’s capability in managing high-demand blockchain operations and shows our expertise in providing advanced infrastructure solutions.<br></p><div class="kg-card kg-button-card kg-align-center"><a href="https://p2p.org/networks/avail?ref=p2p.org" class="kg-btn kg-btn-accent">Stake your AVAIL with P2P.org</a></div><h2 id="web3-unification"><br><br><strong>Web3 Unification</strong></h2><p>Avail DA aims to be the cornerstone of a permissionless unification layer for Web3. This layer will facilitate cross-chain transactions through Avail Nexus and provide comprehensive shared security via Avail Fusion, paving the way for a unified future for decentralized applications.</p><p>Developers are encouraged to build on Avail DA using Ethereum’s top rollup stacks or explore beyond the EVM. </p><p><a href="https://p2p.org/networks/avail?ref=p2p.org" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Discover more about the Avail project and start staking your AVAIL tokens today.</strong></a></p><hr><p>Do not hesitate to ask questions in our <a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org">Telegram</a> chat or contact Alex via <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. We are always open to communication.</p><hr><p><strong>Web:</strong> <a href="https://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">https://p2p.org</a></p><p><strong>Stake AVAIL with us:</strong> <a href="https://p2p.org/networks/avail?ref=p2p.org">https://p2p.org/networks/avail</a></p><p><strong>Twitter:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/p2pvalidator?ref=p2p.org">@p2pvalidator</a></p><p><strong>Telegram:</strong> <a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org">https://t.me/P2Pstaking</a></p>
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