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.

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.

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.

May 28, 2025

Blockdaemon’s Institutional Support for ZKsync and ZKsync Stack

Announcing Blockdaemon's support for institutional ZKsync Stack solutions.

May 23, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | May 2025

Welcome to the May edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

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.

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. 

May 7, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | April 2025

Welcome to the April edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

April 10, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | March 2025

Welcome to the March edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

March 27, 2025

Support for Walrus on Mainnet

Blockdaemon supports Walrus with validators as they launch their mainnet, now supporting data storage, scalability and development in the SUI ecosystem.

March 13, 2025

Blockdaemon to Acquire expand.network

Blockdaemon announces plans to acquire expand.network, a premier DeFi API provider. This acquisition will strengthen institutional and wallet providers with access to DeFi with a unified API for seamless blockchain connectivity.

March 7, 2025

Ethereum's Pectra Upgrade: Navigating the Testnet Incidents

A deep dive into the Holesky and Sepolia testnet disruption during the Pectra upgrade, analyzing the technical root cause, impact on layer-2 scaling, and key takeaways for Ethereum developers and stakeholders.

April 10, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | February 2025

Welcome to the February edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

February 25, 2025

Wallet Security Best Practices - It's not just about blind signing

February 17, 2025

Blockdaemon Institutional Vault, Formerly Institutional Wallet

Blockdaemon Institutional Wallet has been renamed to Blockdaemon Institutional Vault to reflect the continuous feature enhancements making it more suitable for both institutional online and offline digital asset management and storage using MPC technology.

December 9, 2024

Institutional-Grade Sequencing: Balancing Performance and Compliance

Uniswap’s Unichain joins the expanding L2 ecosystem. Discover how Blockdaemon powers L2s with sequencing models, shared infrastructure, and ethical compliance.

February 3, 2025

Announcing Blockdaemon’s Support for Unichain

Unichain is a fast, decentralized Superchain L2 for DeFi. Get 20% off Unichain Nodes, MPC Wallet support, and RPC API with Blockdaemon. Learn more!

February 7, 2025

SAB 122: Ushering in a New Era of US Digital Asset Custody in Banking

On January 23, 2025, SAB 122 fully rescinded SAB 121, opening the door for greater institutional web3 participation. In this blog, we outline the impact of SAB 122, and how Blockdaemon can help.

February 7, 2025

Navigating the Crypto Wave: What We Can Learn from the Market Sell-Off

Despite a $400 billion market drop, crypto's true value goes beyond price swings. Blockdaemon and others continue building the financial infrastructure that drives blockchain’s long-term innovation.

January 30, 2025

Announcing Blockdaemon’s Support for Symbiotic

Blockdaemon joins Operator Cohort 0 for Symbiotic, now supporting mainnet restaking for Ethereum. Learn how institutions can maximize capital efficiency and secure multiple networks.

January 27, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | January 2025

Welcome to the January edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.

January 13, 2025

Supporting the Los Angeles Communities Affected by the Wildfires

As a company founded in Los Angeles in 2017 and proudly headquartered here, we have always felt a deep connection to this community. In light of the recent wildfires and their devastating impact, we are committed to supporting relief efforts to help those in need.

January 13, 2025

Blockdaemon Bulletin | December 2024

Welcome to the December edition of the Blockdaemon Bulletin.