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Add an ERC-20 Token as a Restakable Asset

Any ERC-20 token can be permissionlessly added as a restakable asset, significantly broadening the scope of assets that can contribute to the security of decentralized networks, and unlocking the cryptoeconomic security of ERC-20 tokens on EigenLayer. Strategies are contracts that hold assets that are restaked into EigenLayer.

AVSs can choose to accept any ERC-20 token as a restaked asset to provide cryptoeconomic security for their AVS. This allows AVSs to evaluate the supply and utility of all available tokens to create cross-ecosystem partnerships while ensuring the safety and security of their services. This increases alignment and connectivity across the ecosystem.

Adding a New Strategy​

To add a new Strategy to the EigenLayer protocol, invoke StrategyFactory.deployNewStrategy(). The Strategy is now available to be associated with AVSs.

Once the strategy has been added to EigenLayer, add to Operator Sets for your AVS.

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Custom Strategies have custom bytecode and do not implement StrategyBase. Custom Strategies are strategies that are not deployed via StrategyFactory.deployNewStrategy() and require whitelisting via StrategyFactory.whitelistStrategies.

Custom Strategies are not yet supported because the Strategies specification is still evolving alongside the EigenLayer protocol. AVS developers should build their AVS using the StrategyBase interface and functionality, which provides a stable and supported foundation for integration.