Introducing a standardized protocol for AVS task consumption across the multi-chain ecosystem - EigenLayer Multi-Chain Verification. This ELIP includes standardized Operator key registration for Operator Sets in the core contracts, methodology to decorate Operator weights for work distribution and task verification via certificates, and a protocol to generate and transport that Operator weighting information for consumption on L2s.
Take a look at the full ELIP on github.
Executive Summary
Today, Service Builders are constrained on where they can launch their AVSs. Consumers of AVS services (apps and dapps) can only integrate on Ethereum if they want to inherit the strong security and stake guarantees of EigenLayer. It is costly for AVSs to develop, maintain, and execute (gas) a multi-chain solution today as all of the data and accounting lives on Ethereum.
Enter Multi-Chain Verification. EigenLayer today uses the maximally secure, decentralized Ethereum L1 for stake accounting. This proposal outlines a set of open standards and contracts that bring AVS and Operator stake weights to many chains. New EigenLayer contracts, deployed on many EVM chains, will enable verification of Operator outputs on target chains with the same protocol guarantees as on Ethereum. The target chain core contracts house Operator weights and registration status while providing a consistent integration pattern no matter the environment.
With this proposal, AVSs can launch their services and make verified Operator outputs available on any EVM chain, meeting their customers where they are. This standards-based model simplifies existing multi-chain solutions built by AVSs and accelerates the creation of new ones. App builders can easily and cheaply consume verifiable services with a code-once, deploy-anywhere integration across their supported chains. Projects on Layer 2s can integrate AVSs into their protocols with minimal additional trust assumptions and low dev and gas costs. Together, these new features make it easier than ever to launch verifiable service across web3.