PANews reported on December 13 that according to official news, Ethereum re-staking protocol EigenLayer has released its second improvement proposal (ELIP-002): Slashing. The ELIP proposal introduces a penalty mechanism (Slashing) to the EigenLayer protocol to enhance crypto-economic commitment and provide AVS (Active Verification Service) with tools to innovate and reward high-quality service operators.

The proposed penalty mechanism design incorporates two new concepts proposed by Eigen Labs: Unique Stake and Operator Sets, which enable AVS to punish operators who fail to fulfill their promises (such as calculation errors or activity issues). Unique stakes ensure that each AVS has exclusive access to specific punishable stakes, reducing systemic risks. Operator sets allow AVS to subdivide tasks and operators for better accountability mechanisms and reward distribution.