The launch of the new liquid staking pool by Aethir and Eigenlayer enables ATH holders to earn income and support GPU infrastructure.
Decentralised cloud infrastructure Aethir has launched new pre-deposits liquid staking pools in collaboration with Eigenlayer.
The liquid staking pool allows users to stake Aethir’s native token, ATH, and mint eATH, a liquid staking token, while earning rewards from Aethir’s decentralised GPU compute network.
By enabling users to contribute to infrastructure security while earning yield, the initiative fosters a sustainable cycle of infrastructure growth, strengthening Aethir’s community and EigenLayer’s broader restaking economy.
Building on EigenLayer’s Actively Validated Services (AVS) model, Aethir’s liquid staking pool reinforces trust and accountability for cloud hosts and stakers. Powered by audited smart contracts from both Aethir and EigenLayer, staking is non-custodial and features a one-year lock-up period, followed by a 180-day unstaking window. eATH can be redeemed starting June 13, 2026, with a 30-day vesting period following each redemption request before being released
Early adopters will receive boosted EIGEN rewards for the first 90 days, and an APR calculator is in development to help estimate returns. Additionally, ATH can be bridged from Arbitrum to Ethereum. The pool will continue evolving with community input, with future support planned for flexible unstaking and partial withdrawals.
“Combining Aethir’s GPU cloud network with EigenLayer’s restaking model enhances our infrastructure and deepens community alignment, accelerating progress toward industry-wide scaling,” said Mark Rydon, CEO and Co-founder of Aethir.
“By integrating Aethir’s decentralised compute model with our AVS framework, we’re enabling stakers to directly support high-performance infrastructure while benefiting from EigenLayer’s restaking capabilities,” said Sreeram Kannan, Founder of EigenLayer.
The pre-deposits pool will go live on May 23, 2025, with staking accessible via staking.aethir.com and EigenLayer’s integrated interface.
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