Ethereum Devs Join EigenLayer, But Can They Stay Neutral?

• Dankrad Feist and Justin Drake join Eigenlayer as advisors
• Ethereum researchers join restaking startup, sparking conflict concerns
• The new roles are independent of their positions at the Ethereum Foundation.

Dankrad Feist and Justin Drake, prominent researchers at the Ethereum Foundation, have taken on advisory roles with EigenLayer, a restaking protocol for the Ethereum blockchain. Their appointments had earlier sparked debate within the cryptocurrency community regarding potential conflicts of interest.

Feist used the opportunity of posting on X to clarify that his new role at Eigenlayer is in a personal capacity and has nothing to do with the Ethereum Foundation. 

Together with Justin Drake, I have recently decided to become an advisor to Eigenlayer, on the same conditions — I am taking this position personally, not representing the Ethereum Foundation, and with a focus on risks and decentralization. I am therefore fully expected to take…

— Dankrad Feist (@dankrad) May 21, 2024

Both Feist and Drake have emphasized their commitment to advancing decentralization and mitigating risks associated with restaking protocols. Feist highlighted his ability …

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