Restaking
Restaking lets the same ETH position secure more than one thing. This section describes the operator registry and how rewards reach stakers.
The idea
Staking already puts capital at risk to secure block production. Restaking asks whether that same capital can also underwrite other work — sequencing, oracle updates, bridge attestations — without a second deposit.
The trade is explicit: more reward, more slashing conditions. If an operator you are delegated to fails one of the jobs it opted into, part of the stake is penalised.
The pieces
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Operator | Runs the infrastructure. Registered, ranked, and slashable. |
| Vault | Holds delegated stake and enforces the operator's terms. |
| TipSplit | Routes the order-flow tips the layer collects back to stakers and operators. |
Choosing an operator
Operators are ranked by the share of their stake target they have filled and by their history. A large operator is not automatically a good one — check how concentrated the entry is, and check whether it has ever been penalised. The registry shows both.
How rewards arrive
Tips are collected per period, split by the rules in force at the time, and only then reflected in the liquid staking token's exchange rate. That means the rate moves in steps rather than continuously, and a large withdrawal in the same period can affect what the next report credits.