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October 4, 2026

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Best Liquid Restaking Protocols · Rank 07 of 8

Bedrock review

Restaking exposure beyond Ethereum

Last verified August 18, 20264 scored axes

Score7.3

Self-reported only

The short answer

Bedrock scores 7.3 out of 10 and ranks #7 of 8 in the best liquid restaking protocols table, strongest on slashing exposure (7.4) and weakest on yield quality (7.2).

One of the few protocols extending restaking to non-Ethereum assets, including Bitcoin-adjacent designs. Novel surface area on top of an already novel category, which is reflected in the scoring.

Key facts on record

Launched
2023
Model
Multi-asset restaking
Chains
Ethereum and others

What the record shows

4 axes, weighted as published in the table’s methodology. Each score below is read from the fact printed under it.

Bedrock on slashing exposure

7.4/ 35% of the score

Extends restaking to non-Ethereum assets, where slashing regimes are least established; exposure is published per product.

Bedrock on operator selection

7.2/ 25% of the score

Operators are selected by the protocol under published criteria and institutional partners are named.

Bedrock on exit design

7.2/ 20% of the score

Withdrawals live per product; liquidity across its token set is thin.

Bedrock on yield quality

7.2/ 20% of the score

Yield mixes staking rewards with incentives; secured-service fee income is small.

Quick answers

What is Bedrock best for?
Restaking exposure beyond Ethereum. One of the few protocols extending restaking to non-Ethereum assets, including Bitcoin-adjacent designs.
Where does Bedrock rank among best liquid restaking protocols?
#7 of 8, scoring 7.3 out of 10 — self-reported only on our band scale.
What is the weakest part of Bedrock?
Yield quality at 7.2. Yield mixes staking rewards with incentives; secured-service fee income is small.

Strengths and weaknesses

In its favour

  • Multi-asset restaking beyond Ethereum
  • Institutional backing and published audits
  • Reasonable integration for its size

Against it

  • Non-Ethereum restaking designs are the least tested in the sector
  • Thin liquidity across its token set

The frontier, with everything that implies

Bedrock extends restaking to non-Ethereum assets, where the slashing regimes are newest and least tested. Ethereum restaking is itself a young idea; applying the same construction where the penalty mechanics have even less history is a further step out, and the score reflects that rather than any specific failure.

What it does properly

Exposure is published per product, operators are selected under published criteria and institutional partners are named. Withdrawals are live per product. On disclosure it meets the category standard.

Liquidity

Thin across its token set, which is the practical constraint: an exit at size depends on redemption rather than on the market, and redemption in this category takes as long as the underlying layers require.

Who it suits

Depositors who specifically want restaking exposure outside Ethereum and are sizing the position as the experiment it currently is.

What makes non-Ethereum restaking harder

Ethereum's slashing conditions have years of production behind them; the equivalents on newer networks and Bitcoin-adjacent designs mostly do not. Less history means less certainty about how penalties behave under stress, which is the risk you are being paid for.

How to size it

As an experiment rather than a core position. Published disclosure and named partners raise the floor; they do not shorten the record.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bedrock do differently?+

It applies restaking to assets beyond Ethereum, including Bitcoin-adjacent designs, where slashing regimes are the least established in the sector.

Is Bedrock risky?+

It carries the ordinary restaking risks plus the novelty of non-Ethereum penalty mechanics and thin token liquidity. Exposure and operators are published, which is the disclosure standard, but the underlying designs have short records.

Can I exit Bedrock positions easily?+

Withdrawals are live per product, but on-chain liquidity is thin, so redemption rather than a market sale is the realistic route out.

How Bedrock compares

8 services in best liquid restaking protocols

  1. 01ether.fiThe most complete restaking product with the clearest disclosures8.5
  2. 02Puffer FinanceUsers who want anti-slashing tooling built into the design8.1
  3. 03RenzoCross-chain restaking exposure7.7
  4. 04SwellUsers who want staking and restaking from one provider7.7
  5. 05MellowCurated vaults with explicitly stated risk mandates7.6
  6. 06EigenpieIsolating restaking exposure to a single LST7.4
  7. 07Bedrockyou are hereRestaking exposure beyond Ethereum7.3
  8. 08Kelp DAONobody yet — not until the rsETH backing is restored and the bridge design is replaced5.1