EigenLayer is a protocol built on Ethereum that introduces restaking. Users that stake ETH natively or with a liquid staking token (LST) can opt-in to EigenLayer smart contracts to restake their ETH or LST and extend cryptoeconomic security to additional applications on the network to earn additional rewards. EIGEN is designed to complement ETH restaking by providing a mechanism to handle "intersubjective" faults - behaviors that cannot be objectively identified on-chain but still warrant penalties. Token holders can stake EIGEN to secure the EigenDA network and other Actively Validated Services (AVS) that choose to accept it as collateral. EIGEN also used to facilitate governance.

Reserve Rights (RSR) is the central governance token of the Reserve ecosystem. Reserve is a platform for creating DTFs (Decentralized Token Folios), which are the decentralized, self-custody, onchain version of ETFs. DTFs created on Reserve are called RTokens, and there are two types: Yield RTokens and Index RTokens. When staked on any Yield RToken or locked on any Index RToken, RSR holders gain governance rights to propose and vote on basket and configuration changes. For Yield RTokens, staked RSR serves as overcollateralization, providing first-loss capital in the unlikely case of a collateral default in exchange for a portion of revenue. RSR tokens can also be held unstaked if preferred.