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Welcome to the February edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.
Courage and the Reset
In a recent reflection, Blockdaemon Founder & CEO Konstantin Richter outlines why the industry must return to first principles, decentralization, open infrastructure, and individual agency, while transforming how products are built and delivered.
As speculative capital recedes, the path forward lies in AI-driven execution, institutional-grade rails, and alliances forged during downturns. The next cycle will be shaped by builders focused on long-term utility, not short-term narratives.
Forbes: What the Latest Crypto Downturn Reveals About Blockchain’s Future
In her latest Forbes article, Blockdaemon COO Amor Sexton examines what the current market correction signals for the industry’s long-term trajectory.
As previous corrections strengthened custody, governance, and risk management standards, this period is reinforcing the durability of institutional blockchain infrastructure.
Read the full article in Forbes to explore what’s next for the industry.
Blockdaemon Completes SOC 1 Type I Report
Blockdaemon has completed its SOC 1 Type I report, providing independent validation that internal controls relevant to financial reporting are appropriately designed.
For institutions operating treasury, custody, staking, and digital asset workflows, financial accuracy and reporting integrity are essential. SOC 1 Type I reinforces the strength of our financial control environment and complements our broader compliance program, including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 certification, OFAC-aligned controls, and GDPR compliance.
Learn more or request information through our Trust Center, with further details available in our latest blog.
Solana in 2026: From High Throughput to Institutional Infrastructure
We’ve published two new blogs examining Solana’s evolution into institutional-grade infrastructure.
In our executive guide, Solana in 2026: A Guide for Financial Institutions, we explore how the network’s focus has shifted from raw speed to predictable finality, execution integrity, and resilience, positioning Solana as a backbone for an emerging Internet Capital Market.
Our technical companion piece dives deeper into the roadmap, including Alpenglow consensus upgrades, Application-Controlled Execution (ACE), MEV-aware infrastructure, bandwidth and latency improvements (IBRL), and validator client diversity.
Consensus Hong Kong
Blockdaemon attended Consensus Hong Kong FinTech Week, where our Head of APAC, Glenn Woo participated in the session How Decentralized is DeFi Really? Catch the session on demand here. We also had the opportunity to participate in side events hosted by OSL Group, Plume Network, Anchorage Digital, AWS Web3, Solana Foundation and Optimum.
Catch Glen Woo recorded live from Consensus with Midnight discussing Privacy as the Enabler of Real-World Participation.
Intents Day at EthDenver
Chief Protocol and DeFi Officer, Demetrios Skalkotos headed to Denver to join a NEAR Intents Day panel session. Catch the session on demand here (see 45:33)
NEARCON
Solutions Architect, Greg May was in San Francisco for NEARCON, participating on the session Intents in the Age of Onchain Agents.
Future of Finance Digital Asset Exchanges 2026
Catch Danny Bailey on the stage at Future of Finance. Meet the Blockdaemon team - book time with us in London!
Digital Asset Summit NYC
Meet the Blockdaemon team - book time with us in NYC!
We're continuously expanding our team.
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