{
  "chain_slug": "eigenlayer",
  "name": "EigenLayer",
  "scorecard_profile": "L1",
  "evaluated_at": "2026-04-18",
  "evaluator": "layerqu-v2-scoring-agent-2",
  "v1_reference": "chainscreen-v1-archive",
  "dimensions": {
    "1_cryptographic_exposure": {
      "weight": 0.15,
      "score": 22,
      "sub_scores": {
        "1a_primitive_inventory": {
          "score": 11,
          "primitives_named": [
            "ECDSA secp256k1 (Ethereum staking deposits)",
            "BLS12-381 (Ethereum consensus + AVS operator sets)",
            "Keccak-256"
          ],
          "evidence": [
            "https://docs.eigenlayer.xyz/"
          ],
          "note": "EigenLayer is a restaking protocol on Ethereum; adds BLS12-381 operator sigs for AVSes on top of Ethereum's crypto."
        },
        "1b_shor_grover_pq_tag": {
          "score": 8,
          "tags": {
            "ECDSA secp256k1": "Shor-break",
            "BLS12-381": "Shor-break (pairing)",
            "Keccak-256": "Grover-weaken-128bit"
          },
          "evidence": []
        },
        "1c_algorithm_family_diversity": {
          "score": 0,
          "families_represented": 0,
          "families": []
        },
        "1d_nist_security_category": {
          "score": 3,
          "mappings": {},
          "evidence": []
        },
        "1e_implementation_quality": {
          "score": 0,
          "formal_verification": "EigenLayer contracts audited by Spearbit, Certora, Cantina",
          "constant_time": "standard",
          "libraries": [
            "eigenlayer-contracts"
          ],
          "evidence": []
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 2
    },
    "2_hndl_exposure": {
      "weight": 0.1,
      "score": 15,
      "sub_scores": {
        "2a_active_key_exposure": {
          "score": 3,
          "note": "$15.26B TVL exposure; operator BLS pubkeys published on-chain for AVS signing."
        },
        "2b_cold_key_exposure": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "Restaked ETH withdrawal credentials exposed since 2024 launch."
        },
        "2c_signature_longterm_validity": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "All BLS12-381 + ECDSA sigs Shor-breakable."
        },
        "2d_encryption_confidentiality": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "Standard."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 1
    },
    "3_metadata_privacy_exposure": {
      "weight": 0.13,
      "score": 15,
      "sub_scores": {
        "3a_tx_graph_visibility": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "Transparent; restaking flows linkable."
        },
        "3b_rpc_mempool_concentration": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "Ethereum RPC inheritance."
        },
        "3c_cross_chain_bridge_correlation": {
          "score": 4,
          "note": "AVS operators bridge to many chains."
        },
        "3d_retroactive_deanon_risk": {
          "score": 3,
          "note": "Restake-to-operator mapping public; future Shor could correlate further."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 1
    },
    "4_migration_architecture": {
      "weight": 0.1,
      "score": 35,
      "sub_scores": {
        "4a_crypto_agility": {
          "score": 10,
          "note": "Smart-contract protocol; upgradeable via governance. Depends on Ethereum PQC migration."
        },
        "4b_account_abstraction_key_rotation": {
          "score": 8,
          "note": "AVS operators have BLS key rotation via registry contracts."
        },
        "4c_hard_fork_track_record": {
          "score": 10,
          "note": "Multiple upgrades since 2024; ELIP process."
        },
        "4d_hybrid_deployment_readiness": {
          "score": 7,
          "note": "No hybrid BLS/PQC-AVS path announced."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 1
    },
    "5_deployment_execution": {
      "weight": 0.22,
      "score": 3,
      "sub_scores": {
        "5a_mainnet_pqc_pct": {
          "score": 0,
          "mainnet_pqc_pct": 0,
          "evidence": [],
          "note": "Zero."
        },
        "5b_pqc_code_in_client": {
          "score": 0,
          "note": "None."
        },
        "5c_validator_pqc_adoption": {
          "score": 0,
          "note": "All AVS operators on BLS12-381."
        },
        "5d_published_milestones_count": {
          "score": 1,
          "count": 0,
          "note": "None PQC-specific; inherits Ethereum roadmap."
        },
        "5e_pqc_washing_delta": {
          "score": 2,
          "ratio": 1,
          "note": "No PQC claims."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 0
    },
    "6_supply_chain_vendor_readiness": {
      "weight": 0.22,
      "score": 4,
      "sub_scores": {
        "6a_wallet": {
          "score": 1,
          "top3": [
            "MetaMask",
            "Rabby",
            "Ledger HW"
          ],
          "pqc_roadmap_count": 0,
          "evidence": []
        },
        "6b_bridge": {
          "score": 1,
          "top3": [
            "Ethereum bridges",
            "EigenDA"
          ],
          "pqc_roadmap_count": 0,
          "evidence": []
        },
        "6c_custodian": {
          "score": 1,
          "top3": [
            "Coinbase Custody",
            "Anchorage",
            "BitGo"
          ],
          "pqc_roadmap_count": 0,
          "evidence": []
        },
        "6d_rpc_hsm": {
          "score": 1,
          "top3": [
            "Infura",
            "Alchemy",
            "QuickNode"
          ],
          "pqc_roadmap_count": 0,
          "evidence": []
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 1
    },
    "7_governance_coordination": {
      "weight": 0.08,
      "score": 50,
      "sub_scores": {
        "7a_validator_stake_distribution": {
          "score": 10,
          "note": "~200 operators; concentration among large LSTs (Lido, Rocketpool)."
        },
        "7b_upgrade_cadence_under_pressure": {
          "score": 14,
          "note": "Eigen Foundation + Eigen Labs active governance."
        },
        "7c_named_coordination_lead": {
          "score": 14,
          "note": "Named: Sreeram Kannan (founder), Eigen Labs. No PQC lead."
        },
        "7d_adversarial_coordination_precedent": {
          "score": 12,
          "note": "Slashing system launched; coordination precedent growing."
        }
      },
      "total_artifacts": 2
    }
  },
  "gates": {
    "hybrid_deployment": "FAIL",
    "evidence_reconstruction": "PASS",
    "primitive_naming": "PASS"
  },
  "caps_applied": [
    "mosca_cap_60 (5a=0)",
    "sutor_cap_50 (5d=1)",
    "casado_cap (all vendors 0)"
  ],
  "qri": {
    "raw": 14,
    "after_caps": 14,
    "ci_plus_minus": 6,
    "band": 1,
    "band_name": "Acknowledged"
  },
  "migration_stage": 0,
  "mosca_inequality": {
    "X_signature_shelf_life_years": "5-15 (restaked positions long-term)",
    "Y_migration_time_years_range": "5-10 (follows Ethereum)",
    "Z_10pct_year": 2036,
    "Z_50pct_year": 2041,
    "danger_zone_at_50pct": true
  },
  "four_scenario_grid": {
    "quantum_never": {
      "value_preserved_pct": 100,
      "privacy_preserved_pct": 100
    },
    "arrives_suddenly_pre_migration": {
      "value_preserved_pct": 8,
      "privacy_preserved_pct": 3
    },
    "arrives_slowly_post_migration": {
      "value_preserved_pct": 55,
      "privacy_preserved_pct": 25
    },
    "arrives_slowly_mid_migration": {
      "value_preserved_pct": 25,
      "privacy_preserved_pct": 10
    }
  },
  "burn_vs_rescue_policy": "undeclared (inherits Ethereum's policy whenever formalized)",
  "pqc_washing_ratio": 1,
  "vendor_tile_summary": {
    "wallet": {
      "top3": [
        "MetaMask",
        "Rabby",
        "Ledger HW"
      ],
      "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
    },
    "bridge": {
      "top3": [
        "Ethereum bridges",
        "EigenDA"
      ],
      "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
    },
    "custodian": {
      "top3": [
        "Coinbase Custody",
        "Anchorage",
        "BitGo"
      ],
      "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
    },
    "rpc_hsm": {
      "top3": [
        "Infura",
        "Alchemy",
        "QuickNode"
      ],
      "pqc_roadmap_count": 0
    }
  },
  "narrative_summary": "EigenLayer is $15.26B-TVL restaking protocol on Ethereum. Adds BLS12-381 operator signature layer on top of Ethereum's ECDSA+BLS stack. Doubles down on Shor-breakable pairing crypto. No independent PQC path: EigenLayer migrates when Ethereum migrates and AVSes adopt PQC-aware operator-sig schemes.",
  "evaluator_notes": "Interesting case: EigenLayer's AVS operator registry is a natural place to add a PQC key type (via ELIP) without forking Ethereum itself. No such ELIP observed. Classified L1 for scorecard because it operates own governance/validator-like set (operators).",
  "narrative_voiced": "EigenLayer is $15.26B of restaked ETH secured by BLS12-381 operator sigs that are Shor-broken via pairings. The interesting part is the AVS registry: a natural place to introduce a PQC key type without forking Ethereum. Nobody has written that ELIP."
}