EigenDA

EigenDA receives a B- risk grade (29/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Moderate risk — critical infrastructure for rollups with strong economic backing, but the centralized disperser is a single point of failure A data storage layer that rollup blockchains use to keep their transaction data available and verifiable. It is secured by 4.3M staked ETH through EigenLayer and raised $70M. Its C+ grade reflects a centralized data distribution point (the disperser) that can censor or block data, plus untested slashing economics.

The key risks identified for EigenDA are: (1) All data flows through a single centralized component called the disperser. If it goes down or gets compromised, rollups cannot post data and your transactions on those chains halt (2) EigenDA shares staked ETH with other EigenLayer services. If another service slashes operators, EigenDA's security budget shrinks and it becomes cheaper to attack (3) Operators can claim they stored data without actually keeping it. The only way to catch them is to download the full data, which most people never do until it is too late

EigenDA scores 29/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 6/15, Interaction Severity: 10/20, Oracle Surface: 0/10, Documentation Gaps: 2/10, Track Record: 3/15, Scale Exposure: 0/10, Regulatory Risk: 2/10, Vitality Risk: 6/10. The highest risk area is Vitality Risk at 6/10.

Among 37 rated L2 protocols on Hindenrank, EigenDA ranks #8 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 29/100 risk score and B- grade place it among the safer L2 protocols.

EigenDA scores 3/15 on the Track Record risk dimension, indicating some history of security incidents or exploits. Higher scores reflect more severe or frequent incidents. Review the full risk report for details.