Puffer Finance is a liquid restaking platform focused on simplifying the restaking process to help users earn additional yields easily. Renzo Protocol offers an institutional-grade liquid restaking platform designed for more sophisticated yield strategies. The key difference is that Puffer prioritizes ease of use for retail users, while Renzo targets institutional participants seeking advanced restaking features.
| Token Price | — | — |
| 24h Change | — | — |
| Market Cap | — | — |
| TVL | $48.7MDefiLlama | $92.3MDefiLlama |
| MCap Rank | #1397 | #791 |
| Total Raised | $24.1M | $13.2M |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Stage | — | — |
| X / Twitter | 286K | 0 |
| GitHub Stars | — | 48 |
| Chains | bnb-chainethereum | arbitrumbaseblast |
| Tags | LSD, Restaking, DeFi | Restaking, LSD, DeFi |
Puffer is a decentralized platform that enhances Ethereum scalability and security through innovative restaking and rollup solutions, including liquid restaking (LRT), Based Rollups, and a preconfirmation AVS. Its UniFi based rollup stack addresses liquidity fragmentation while providing instant settlement and sub-100ms transactions, and it also offers institutional-grade staking infrastructure.
Renzo is a liquid restaking protocol built on EigenLayer that simplifies restaking for Ethereum users. It manages the complexities of EigenLayer's restaking mechanism, allowing users to deposit ETH or liquid staking tokens and receive ezETH, a liquid restaked token that earns rewards while remaining composable across DeFi.