Reya today dropped something that might flip one of DeFi's oldest scripts.

For years, the narrative's been simple: you want real speed? Gotta trade off that Ethereum-grade security. That's just how it works, right?

Turns out, maybe not anymore.

Their move with Eigen is hinting at a different game. Performance without the security compromise. The kind of shift that makes you wonder if we've been accepting limitations that don't actually need to exist.

It's one of those moments where an assumption everyone took for granted starts showing cracks. And when assumptions break in DeFi, things tend to get interesting fast.