INTERMEDIATE
Understand Ethereum Proof of Stake, liquid staking protocols (Lido, Rocket Pool), EigenLayer restaking, liquid restaking tokens (LRTs), and the systemic risks of layered staking derivatives.
How Lido, Rocket Pool, Frax, and StakeWise turn staked ETH into liquid tokens — covering rebasing mechanics, permissionless minipools, dual-token models, and the centralization risks of large-scale liquid staking.
How EigenLayer extends Ethereum's cryptoeconomic security to Actively Validated Services through restaking, covering the StrategyManager, DelegationManager, EigenDA, AVS design patterns, and the systemic risks of layered slashing.