Many people view re-staking, and their first reaction is to 'earn an extra layer of profit.'
But if you only see the profits, you actually overlook its core value: security.
On Solana, Solayer is not simply a 'yield stacking protocol', but transforms security into a configurable resource.
Users stake SOL or LST, which is equivalent to endorsing their assets to support different validation services (AVS) and blockchain applications.
Once AVS behaves maliciously or fails, the endorsed assets may be penalized. Re-staking SOL or LST to Solayer essentially allocates your 'security commitment' to different AVS (Active Validation Services). If an AVS behaves abnormally or goes down, your re-staking position may be confiscated. Thus, profit is just a surface, and security is the underlying asset balance sheet.
What does this mean?
This means Solayer is building a security market:
Users provide capital and trust;
AVS purchases and consumes this security;
As a result, the entire network becomes more robust.
If Solana itself is a 'security factory', then Solayer is breaking security down into commodities that circulate freely in the market.
This mechanism not only brings profits to users but also allows security to be distributed, reorganized, shared, and optimized.
The true significance of Solayer is to make Solana's security no longer a 'single-chain guarantee', but evolve into a tradable public resource. The value of Solayer lies not in 'mining an extra layer', but in turning security into a measurable, tradable, and accountable market.
This may be the future of re-staking.
