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The Liquid Restaking Token Economy: How EigenLayer and Its Competitors Are Creating a $20 Billion Yield Derivatives Market, Introducing Systemic Re-Staking Risks, and Forcing DeFi Protocols to Rewrite Their Risk Models This Cycle

May 19, 2026

Blockchain Technology, DeFi

EigenLayer and rivals built a $20B liquid restaking market—now DeFi faces hidden systemic risks, recursive leverage, and broken risk models. Here’s what could go wrong.