EtherFi and Origin Ether Holders Qualify for SSV Network Staking Rewards
EtherFi and Origin Ether Holders Qualify for SSV Network Staking Rewards
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EtherFi and Origin Ether have partnered with SSV Network to reward their token holders through a new staking program called The Syndicate.
Key Details:
- Holders of eETH, weETH, or OETH tokens as of the June 5 snapshot qualify for participation
- SSV Network provides decentralized validator infrastructure that supports EtherFi's architecture
- Qualifying holders will receive reward boosts when staking SSV tokens
- The initiative aims to strengthen decentralization in the validator layer
More information available at SSV Network's blog
We built EtherFi on the conviction that the validator layer should be decentralized and the rewards should compound. SSV is the infrastructure that makes the first part real. If your wallet holds eETH or weETH at the June 5 snapshot, you are on the list. Details here:
the_syndicate_files // @ether_fi ether.fi compressed the restaking stack into a liquid, composable asset. eETH & weETH carry that into DeFi. SSV's DVT keeps the validator layer fault-tolerant at scale. Holders of eETH or weETH are on the list. Snapshot: June 5
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