Restake ETH

ETH restaking means taking ETH that is already staked — either native staked ETH or a liquid staking token (LST) receipt such as an stETH-style token — and opting it in to help secure additional services on top of Ethereum in exchange for extra rewards.

Restaking builds on top of Ethereum staking rather than replacing it, so it helps to understand ordinary ETH staking first. This is an independent page and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any specific restaking protocol; any signing happens in the external app through public smart contracts.

Your ETH is first staked to help secure Ethereum. Restaking then opts that same staked position in to secure extra services as well, layering additional duties and rewards on top of it. It is non-custodial: your wallet signs, and the work runs through public smart contracts.

In practice you usually delegate to an operator who runs the validation work for those services. You keep control of your position through your wallet, but you take on the conditions of the services and the operator you back. Withdrawal delays can apply when you unwind a restaked position.

Native restaking uses ETH you have staked directly through validators, opting that native staked position in to additional services. LST restaking instead uses a liquid staking token — an stETH-style receipt for staked ETH — as the restaked asset.

Both approaches aim to secure extra services for additional rewards, but they differ in how the staked ETH is held and in the specific contracts and conditions involved. Confirm which form a service supports, and understand the LST itself before restaking a receipt token.

The additional services that restaked ETH secures are often called AVSs (Actively Validated Services) or modules. Restakers, or the operators they delegate to, help secure these services and can earn additional rewards for doing so.

You typically delegate to an operator that runs the validation work, which means the AVSs and operators you back become part of your risk. A service that is misconfigured, or an operator that misbehaves, can affect your restaked ETH, so choosing what to secure is a real decision — not a passive setting.

Incentives for restaking may be paid as tokens or as points. Points are not guaranteed to convert into tokens, and their eventual value — if any — is uncertain. Rewards depend on the services you help secure, the operator you delegate to, and each program's own rules, all of which can change.

This page does not promise or quantify any return, and gives no specific APR, points value or figures. Treat restaking rewards as variable and uncertain, and read each program's terms rather than assuming a fixed payout.

Unwinding a restaked position is not necessarily instant. Restaking protocols and the services you secure can impose withdrawal delays or waiting periods before restaked ETH — or an LST — becomes fully free again.

Plan for illiquidity: assume your ETH may be locked or delayed while it is restaked, and do not restake funds you may need to move quickly. Check the specific withdrawal and exit conditions in the app before you opt in.

Restaking adds risk on top of ordinary staking. Read the notices below before you opt any ETH in.