The EigenLayer airdrop is tied to its restaking mechanism, where users restake ETH or Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) to secure additional protocols, earning "Restaked Points" that determine EIGEN token allocation. This incentivizes participation but impacts ETH liquidity: restaking locks ETH in EigenLayer, reducing its availability for DeFi activities like liquidity provision. Liquid restaking tokens (e.g., eETH, rsETH) mitigate this by offering transferability, yet the initial loss of liquidity remains a trade-off for potential rewards.