AltLayer is an open, decentralized aggregation protocol. With AltLayer, we have put together a novel idea of Restaked Aggregation, which leverages existing aggregates (spinned from any aggregation stack like OP stack, Arbitrum Orbit, ZKStack, Polygon CDK, etc.) and provides enhancements to them The security, decentralization, interoperability and rapid finality of the crypto-economy. Restaked rollups combine the convenience of spinning rollups using rollup stacks (such as OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit, ZKSync’s ZKStack, Polygon CDK, etc.) with EigenLayer’s restart mechanism to bootstrap network security and build a decentralized network.

We believe there are thousands of rollups in the world, some of them are designed for general purpose like Arbitrum One, Optimism Mainnet, ZKSync, etc., while others are designed for application-specific use cases using heterogeneous and Modular technology stack construction. For example, one rollup could be built using Arbitrum Orbit, using both Arbitlum one as the DA and settlement layer, while another rollup could be built using ZK Stack, using Celestia as the DA layer and Ethereum as the settlement layer. In this heterogeneous world, there is a need for a universal and neutral protocol that these aggregates can leverage to meet different fundamental needs, including but not limited to: Instant withdrawals and decentralized verification of security Faster end results and cross-summary interoperability for flexible decentralized sequencing