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Blockdaemon Completes SOC 1 Type I Report

Blockdaemon has completed its SOC 1 Type I report, strengthening internal controls relevant to financial reporting for institutional clients.

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September 19, 2025

Blockdaemon Joins Raiku as Validator Launch Partner

Blockdaemon partners with Raiku to deliver guaranteed Solana transactions and unlock new validator economics with deterministic block building.

Earn Stack
September 9, 2025

Security Update - September 9, 2025

Blockdaemon remains uncompromised following recent security incidents. Learn how our layered defences, audits, and security-first architecture protect client assets.

Security
September 8, 2025

Introducing Blockdaemon's Aptos Community Validator

Stake APT with Blockdaemon’s Community Validator at 0% commission. Maximize rewards while supporting the growth of the Aptos ecosystem.

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September 8, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | August 2025

Welcome to the August edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

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July 31, 2025

The White House Weighs In: America’s Bid to Lead the “Golden Age of Crypto.”

The White House's latest digital asset report outlines a bold federal vision for crypto markets, including staking tax reform, regulatory clarity, and pathways for institutional adoption.

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July 25, 2025

Balancing Validator Rewards and Network Health in Solana: The Critical Proof-of-Stake Trade-off

Blockdaemon’s MEV analysis on Solana shows that aggressive tactics may boost short-term profits but harm long-term network health. In this blog, learn how ethical validator practices can maintain strong rewards, while supporting sustainable, long-term network success.

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July 22, 2025

GENIUS Signed Into Law: A New Era Begins for Stablecoins and U.S. Market Leadership

President Trump signs the GENIUS Act into law, ushering in landmark U.S. stablecoin regulations. Discover what this means for crypto policy, institutional adoption, and Blockdaemon’s role in this new regulatory era.

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July 17, 2025

Crypto-Asset Safekeeping by Banking Organizations: Another Piece of Guidance or a Turning Point for Crypto Custody?

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve clarified that banks can offer crypto custody if they meet institutional standards. Learn what this means for infrastructure, compliance, and opportunity.

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July 1, 2025

Blockdaemon Welcomes Alex Zinder as New Chief Product Officer

Today, Blockdaemon welcomes Alex Zinder as Chief Product Officer (CPO). This blog shares some of his professional background, focus at Blockdaemon in this new role, and a look toward building for the next wave of institutional blockchain adoption. 

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July 1, 2025

Fireblocks Clients Get One‑Click Staking with Blockdaemon

Blockdaemon is now an official validator in the Fireblocks staking marketplace, bringing a one‑click staking experience to the industry’s leading digital‑asset platform trusted by more than 2,000 institutions worldwide. 

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June 30, 2025

Introducing Blockdaemon’s EMEA Revenue Team 

Learn about the core team of blockchain experts driving Blockdaemon's EMEA growth.

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June 30, 2025

How AI Agents, MCP, and Post-Quantum Security Are Reshaping DeFi

Understand how AI, MCP, and PQS will influence the institutional DeFi market's next phase of growth.

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July 1, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | June 2025

Welcome to this month's edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

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June 4, 2025

Blockdaemon Completes SOC 2 Type II Compliance Report

Blockdaemon has completed a SOC 2 Type II compliance examination, reinforcing our layered, standards-led security strategy. Learn how we protect $110B+ in assets for 400+ institutions.

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June 3, 2025

A Win for Clarity: SEC Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Protocol Staking

The SEC has issued long-awaited guidance clarifying that not all staking is a securities offering. Learn what this means for protocols, validators, and staking providers.

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June 2, 2025

Blockdaemon Completes Acquisition of expand.network

Blockdaemon has closed its acquisition of expand.network, welcoming Demo Skalkotos as Chief DeFi & Protocols Officer and Varun Gyanchandani as Director of Engineering to accelerate institutional access to DeFi through a single, unified API.

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May 29, 2025

Stablecoins Step Into the Spotlight: Global Regulation Accelerates

Explore how new stablecoin laws in the U.S. and Hong Kong signal global regulatory momentum—and what it means for the crypto industry.

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May 28, 2025

Blockdaemon’s Institutional Support for ZKsync and ZKsync Stack

Announcing Blockdaemon's support for institutional ZKsync Stack solutions.

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May 23, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | May 2025

Welcome to the May edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

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May 14, 2025

Introducing Blockdaemon’s Ethereum Staking Rewards Insurance Policy

Blockdaemon is excited to announce our participation in the premiere Ethereum Staking Rewards Insurance policy*, created by IMA Financial Group and Chainproof and benchmarked to CoinFund’s Composite Ether Staking Rate (CESR). This first-of-its-kind policy provides assurance to Blockdaemon’s institutional customers for capturing reliable and steady ETH rewards.

Staking
May 13, 2025

Solana’s Firedancer Validator Client Deep Dive

Firedancer is a new independent validator client for the Solana blockchain, developed by Jump Crypto in collaboration with the Solana Foundation. It is designed to replicate all of Solana’s functionality with dramatically higher performance and improved network resiliency. 

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May 7, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | April 2025

Welcome to the April edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

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April 28, 2025

Multi-Cloud Encryption with Blockdaemon’s Builder Vault and DuoKey

Learn about Multi-Cloud Encryption with Blockdaemon’s Builder Vault and DuoKey.

MPC Wallets & Vaults
April 23, 2025

Introducing Blockdaemon's Stake for Builders Solana Validator

Blockdaemon has launched a Stake for Builders Solana Validator to support builders, developers, and the broader SOL community.

Staking
April 24, 2025

Announcing Blockdaemon's Support for Haven1 Mainnet

Discover Blockdaemon's support for Haven1 mainnet. We provide essential node infrastructure & instant RPC access for developers building on this RWA and DeFi focused compliant L1.

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Staking
April 17, 2025

EigenLayer Mainnet Slashing Now Live

EigenLayer slashing is LIVE on mainnet. Get insights for institutional ETH stakers on how to navigate this new landscape with Blockdaemon's reliable and insured services.

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April 10, 2025

Blockdaemon Helps Hong Kong VATPs Meet SFC Staking Requirements

Learn how Blockdaemon acts as a trusted staking partner for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms (VATPs) following recent requirements published by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong.

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April 10, 2025

Support for Babylon Genesis

Blockdaemon now supports Babylon Genesis as a Finality Provider (FP), providing industry-leading infrastructure support for the first standalone Layer 1 (L1) Bitcoin Secured Network (BSN).

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April 8, 2025

Blockdaemon's February 2025 Ethereum Validator Performance

Blockdaemon, an industry leading institutional staking operator, recorded strong Ethereum validator performance for the month of February, with a Protocol Reward Rate (PRR) of 3.45%. This was 5 basis points above Ethereum’s network average.

Staking
April 10, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | March 2025

Welcome to the March edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

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