SatLayer vs EigenLayer – The Battle for Modular Web3 Security Restaking is the new lifeblood of modular Web3. At the forefront of this paradigm are EigenLayer and SatLayer, both designed to “borrow” cryptoeconomic security (ETH or BTC) to secure decentralized infrastructure. But their approaches, and visions, diverge meaningfully. EigenLayer introduced AVS (Actively Validated Services) to secure Ethereum-native dApps like DEXs, DA layers, and proof engines…SatLayer redefines this concept with BVS (Bitcoin Validated Services) targeting a broader slice of the modular stack. 🔹 AVS (EigenLayer): AVS leverages ETH to secure internal execution logic. – Example: If Uniswap runs as an AVS, sequencers must prevent frontrunning, ensure accurate swaps, and protect LPs. – Malicious behavior? ETH stakers get slashed. → Ideal for execution-focused Ethereum dApps. 🔹 BVS (SatLayer): SatLayer uses BVS to secure coordination services across chains — where ETH isn’t optimal. – Example: A bridge runs as a BVS → if a guardian misbehaves, they get slashed in BTC – No multisig, no wrapped tokens → Suitable for bridges, oracles, agent infra, and modular AI coordination. 🔹 In essence: → AVS = safeguards execution logic within a chain → BVS = secures coordination logic across chains 🔹 Base assets: EigenLayer uses ETH / LSTs SatLayer leverages BTC, L-BTC, and wBTC 🔹 Scope: AVS focuses on Ethereum-native apps BVS extends to the full modular stack — from Arbitrum ↔ Sui, to AI agents ↔ oracles → SatLayer isn’t copying EigenLayer — it’s expanding the scope of restaked security: from apps → infra → coordination. 🐺Wolf Insight: AVS protects what already exists, the execution layer → It’s the brain. BVS secures what hasn’t yet been built, the coordination layer → It’s the nervous system. SatLayer is laying down a fundamentally different foundation: coordinating modular security across layers, powered by Bitcoin.