# Eigen Layer | Ethereum’s restaking protocol

##                  [Eigen Layer](https://antressmirestos.com/b555f050-f019-4e28-a1fc-2da413538d57)

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[**EigenLayer**](https://sso-eigenlayre--help.gitbook.io/us/) is a middleware that is built on the Ethereum network, which lets protocols that integrate with it leverage Ethereum’s highly secure trust network without needing to establish its own validator set, offering an off-chain data availability option to **Layer** 2s to further reduce costs. **EIGEN** will be used for staking alongside ETH ...


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