Renzo
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Renzo is the restaking hub of Eigenlayer built to streamline and expand access to the most intelligent Liquid Restaking strategies. Powered by institutional-grade node operators, Renzo abstracts away the complexities of securing Actively Validated Services (AVS) while delivering a powerful interface for risk management and rewards tracking on Eigenlayer. With Renzo’s ezETH—the most integrated Liquid Restaking Token (LRT)—users can access broad exposure to the EigenLayer (and Ethereum) ecosystems with more opportunities to generate rewards. Learn more: https://www.renzoprotocol.com/
Renzo completes its inaugural buyback and burn event ("Renzo Riduzione")
Renzo bought back over 127.1 million REZ from the open market using protocol revenue and burned 90% of it, aiming to reduce total supply by at least 10%.
Renzo raises $17 million across two funding rounds led by Galaxy Ventures and BH Digital
Renzo announced $17 million in funding across two rounds — the first led by Galaxy Ventures and the second by the Nova Fund–BH Digital (Brevan Howard) — to expand its restaking services, coming as nearly $4 billion was restaked with the protocol.
Renzo launches its REZ governance token with a Season 1 airdrop
REZ began the decentralization of the protocol, with the Season 1 airdrop distributing tokens to eligible ezPoints holders (32% of supply allocated to the community); the token debuted around a $289 million market cap.
Renzo raises $3.2 million in a seed round led by Maven11 Capital
The seed round, valuing Renzo at $25 million, was led by Maven11 Capital with participation from Figment Capital, SevenX Ventures, IOSG Ventures, and other investors.
Renzo launches its beta mainnet on Ethereum
Renzo's beta mainnet went live, allowing users to deposit ETH and liquid staking tokens to access EigenLayer restaking rewards and points, attracting over $20 million in deposits from more than 2,000 users within its first weeks.
Renzo Protocol is co-founded by Lucas Kozinski, James Poole, and Kratik Lodha
The three co-founded Renzo in July 2023 as a liquid restaking protocol built on EigenLayer, with Kozinski, Poole, and Lodha serving as founding contributors.