Puffer Finance (PUFFER) Token Claims Are Now Open, Price Spikes 55%

Puffer Finance's native token saw its price spike sharply on Oct. 14 after the liquid restaking protocol announced that token claims were now open.

Puffer Finance’s native token price surged on Oct. 14 as the liquid restaking protocol announced that token claims were now open.

The PUFFER token, which trades on major crypto exchanges Kraken, Bybit, and Bitget, among others, hit highs of $0.49.

This marked an increase of more than 55% for the token just after Puffer announced the opening of token claims. Rising numbers of users attempting to reclaim PUFFER tokens caused congestion that “overwhelmed” the Puffer Finance website.

What is Puffer Finance?

PUFFER is the native governance token of Puffer Finance, a decentralized finance protocol. The token is used in liquid restaking and support of actively managed services on Puffer and UniFi, a zk-based rollup. Its integration into Puffer’s liquid restaking technology and UniFi’s AVS enables holders to earn yield and participate in the decentralized governance that manages the protocol’s treasury rewards.

Holders can stake or use PUFFER in the governance of the restaking protocol through the vePUFFER staking service.

Puffer Finance’s liquid restaking platform on Ethereum (ETH) places it among the top protocols in terms of total value locked, alongside ecosystem giants such as Ether.Fi and EigenLayer. According to DeFiLlama data, Puffer has a TVL of over $1.4 billion.

The protocol raised $18 million during its Series A funding round in April 2024. Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital co-led the round, which also attracted backing from Coinbase Ventures, Lemniscap, and Franklin Templeton.

In an earlier round in August 2023, Puffer secured $5.5 million. Lemniscap and Lightspeed Faction co-led that round.