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Earners, Claimers, and Reward Recipients

Earners are addresses that accrue Rewards within the EigenLayer ecosystem and are Stakers, Operators, or in the case of refunds, AVS addresses. Earners accrue rewards but claiming rewards is a separate step and can be assigned to a Claimer.

Claimers are addresses that are authorized to claim rewards on behalf of Earners. By default, an Earner is their own Claimer. Earners can assign a Claimer address to manage Rewards claims on their behalf. If an Earner sets a Claimer, the new Claimer gains the ability to claim all unclaimed past Rewards. Claimers can set a reward recipient address to receive the rewards. If using the EigenLayer CLI or app, the default reward recipient is the Earner.

In summary:

  • Earners accrue rewards but do not necessarily claim them.
  • Claimers claim rewards but do not necessarily receive them.
  • Reward recipients receive the rewards (that is, the final destination for ERC20 token distributions).