☁️ Heads Up: Last month we unveiled one of the most important releases in crypto infrastructure, EigenCloud. Our very own @sreeramkannan and @jt_rose sat with @TrustlessState on the @BanklessHQ podcast to discuss what EigenCloud is, why it matters, and how it unlocks a new era of onchain apps. It’s a whole new category: a verifiable cloud. For the last 18 months, crypto builders have known EigenLayer as the “restaking” protocol. But that was just the engine. EigenCloud is the full machine. It packages everything EigenLayer has built, staking infrastructure, @eigen_da, slashing, redistribution, and offchain containers, into a developer-facing product with: 💪 Cloud-Scale Programmability 💪 Crypto-Grade Verifiability Think of it this way: Ethereum gave us programmable money. EigenLayer gives us programmable trust. EigenCloud gives developers the tools to build with it, at cloud scale. Instead of renting CPUs like on AWS, developers can now rent trust, secured by Ethereum, enforced by stake, and made programmable. All of this is powered by the EIGEN token, the foundation for programmable trust in EigenCloud. While not covered in this episode, the token secures the infrastructure behind @eigen_da, EigenVerify, and EigenCompute, enabling slashing, redistribution, and intersubjective guarantees across all AVSs. As demand grows for verifiable AI and offchain apps, so does the value of the digital labor performed by EIGEN stakers and operators. What can you build with it? Everything blockchains couldn’t support before: → Verifiable AI agents → Onchain apps with offchain logic → Trust-minimized memecoin platforms → Dynamic incentive models tied to real-world data → Programs that own property and act autonomously One example: imagine a meme coin that rewards users based on how much they promote it on X or @farcaster_xyz. Engagement becomes part of the token’s logic, enforced not by trust, but by AI inference and slashing guarantees. This logic can’t run on a traditional blockchain VM. But with EigenCloud containers, it can run in offchain environments and still be enforced onchain with economic security. The value isn’t just scalability, it’s expressivity. With EigenCloud, developers can run large language models, interact with web2 APIs, or process huge datasets, all with cryptoeconomic enforcement and optional rollup-grade settlement. This isn’t theoretical. EigenDA is live at 100MB/s. Redistribution is on mainnet. EigenVerify and EigenCompute are in preview. Dozens of AVSs are building on top. EigenLayer’s say-do ratio is unmatched. If you’re building on @base, @Optimism, @arbitrum, @solana, @ethereum, or any other chain, and your app needs more flexibility than smart contracts allow, this is your unlock. You can now build like you’re in the cloud, and verify like you’re onchain. EigenCloud. Build Anything. Verify Everything. 0:00 Intro 0:14 Introducing EigenCloud 12:39 Solving Programmability Bottlenecks 18:55 The Superpower of Crypto 32:45 Apps EigenCloud Unlocks 38:32 Why do we need something to be Verifiable? 54:00 Promoting EigenCloud 58:39 Total Addressable Market 1:02:53 Developer Action Items

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