On the /stake/eth page of the dashboard, you can check the staking information about the network and stake your ETH in a few clicks with an intuitive onboarding.

Select the Account you want to stake on, the amount of ETH you want to stake (must be a multiple of 32ETH) and connect your wallet (either web extension wallets or via WalletConnect) to stake!

After a popup will appear providing you with these informations:

• Gas fee: an estimation of the gas fee, calculated by multiplying the contract's gas limit with the current gas price (0.14 GWEI).

• Entry queue time: an estimation of the entry queue time provided by our API.

Stake with Browser Extension wallet

Metamask and other browser extension wallers are currently supported in Kiln Dashboard. You can also connect a Ledger Nano to one of these wallets to stake with it.

Stake with WalletConnect

Stake with Safe

Select WalletConnect (WC) from the list of wallets. A QR code will appear, which you can scan using your Mobile Safe App, or you can copy the link (top right) and paste it into your Safe WebApp. Your Safe will then automatically connect to the Kiln Dashboard.

Now that your wallet is connected, return to the Kiln Dashboard, select your account, enter the staking amount, and initialize the transaction. You’ll then be prompted to review and sign it in your Safe WebApp. Ensure the details are correct, then approve the transaction. For EigenLayer restaking using Kiln Dashboard, visit this page:

Native EigenLayer Restaking - Step-by-Step

Setup in the dashboard

As shown in the demo video below, ensure you select the "EigenLayer restaking" checkbox in the ETH staking widget of Kiln Dashboard.

Step required to start restaking on EigenLayer

1. Deploy an EigenPod. One EigenPod is needed for each wallet to manage your native restaked position. This pod will also receive CL rewards and the balance from exited validators.

   • Note: This EigenPod can be re-used for several validators.

2. Deploy validators with this EigenPod set as the withdrawal credentials.

   • Note: it is not possible to change the withdrawal credentials of an already-live validator, you will need to exit your validator and restake on a new one to change them.

Activate your restaking position

Once your validator is in the consensus layer entry queue, you're required to upload a proof to the EigenLayer contract for each validator.

In the reporting section, you will be able to see your EigenPod in status Restakable. Hover the right part of the row to display the quick action buttons, click "Restake" to start restaking.

The restake validator modal will open, connect with your right wallet and then click "Enable Restaking". Kiln's API will generate the needed EigenLayer Proofs and will prepare the right transaction to prove your validators.

Delegate your EigenPod to Kiln

You can delegate your EigenPod by clicking on the Delegate action button on the EigenPod. You will be able to see the status updated and the active validator, in our case Kiln.

Congrats, you have now natively restaked, and your validator is helping secure EigenLayer AVSs and earning corresponding rewards.

To go further, you can explore the EigenLayer Reporting documentation and the EigenLayer Withdraw flow.

Behind the scenes

To restake an Ethereum validators on the EigenLayer platform, the withdrawal_credentials address of the validator are set to an EigenPod Contract address. EigenPod is a contract deployed per restaker address, one address = one pod maximum. This is all handled by the Dashboard.

FAQs

Please visit the below page for FAQs about EigenLayer: