Tagged: staking

September 24, 2026 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital says it now offers Bitcoin staking to Bitcoin holders. Anchorage Digital is a federally regulated bank with a mission to support the digital asset sector. Bitcoin staking is its newest service, enabling clients to stake BTC held at Anchorage and benefit from staking… Read More

September 15, 2026 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana (SOL) came close to losing transaction finality on August 12 after a routing failure at infrastructure provider Teraswitch briefly took validators representing nearly 29 percent of staked SOL offline. Blocks kept being produced, and the offline share stayed several points below the level that… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 3:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana’s (SOL) first binding on-chain governance process ended with a razor-thin decision on token issuance. After days of stake-weighted voting, validators and delegators approved SGP-0002, the so-called Double Disinflation measure, by a margin of roughly one-third of a percentage point. The proposal needed a two-thirds… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum’s current staked supply has risen to roughly 34 percent of the total circulating ETH. This elevated participation level has intensified debate over the long-term sustainability of native staking yields, particularly for institutions and specialized treasury firms that rely heavily on those returns. A draft… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lido, a liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, has commenced a significant infrastructure update that involves consolidating more than 8 million ETH—valued at approximately $16 billion to $16.5 billion—into larger validators. This marks the protocol’s most substantial core change since its V2 release in 2023 and… Read More

June 9, 2026 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital (Nasdaq: GLXY) has rolled out a new over-the-counter (OTC) trading service for prediction markets, aimed squarely at institutional investors. Through its Global Markets desk, the firm now provides hedge funds, family offices, and other large players with access to substantial liquidity and high… Read More

May 28, 2026 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Kraken has rolled out significant enhancements to its platform, focusing on user-friendly earning opportunities and strategic international expansion. These developments underscore the exchange’s commitment to accessibility, security, and compliance in the evolving digital assets landscape. On May 21, 2026, Kraken introduced AVAX staking… Read More

April 25, 2026 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethereum Foundation has reportedly finalized an over-the-counter transaction involving 10,000 ETH tokens that were sold directly to BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR). The publicly traded firm, chaired by crypto analyst Tom Lee, acquired the assets at an average price of $2,387 per token, resulting in… Read More

April 18, 2026 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) has introduced certain advancements that underscore its ongoing role in bridging traditional finance with digital assets. The company recently launched GalaxyOne for Business, a dedicated treasury solution designed for U.S.-based limited liability companies, trusts, and similar entities. This expansion builds on… Read More

April 4, 2026 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethereum Foundation has again taken a seemingly significant step forward in its commitment to network security by expanding its holdings of staked Ether. This latest increase brings the organization to approximately two-thirds of its predetermined 70,000 ETH staking objective, underscoring a deliberate strategy to… Read More

March 30, 2026 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a sign of institutional support for its own blockchain, the Ethereum Foundation has recently locked away approximately $46 million worth of Ether, achieving its largest single-day staking operation to date. This move underscores the organization’s deepening commitment to the network’s long-term security and growth… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

TruFin has received a strategic investment led by SC Ventures (Standard Chartered) with participation from FalconX and Road Capital. The details of the investment were not immeidately available. TruFin is a digital asset firm that is targeting onchain yield for institutions. TruFin explains that institutional… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to significantly streamline operations, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has announced its withdrawal from several international markets, including the United Kingdom, European Union, and Australia. This decision, aimed at cutting costs and simplifying its global footprint, comes as the firm redirects its efforts… Read More

February 15, 2026 @ 11:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hex Trust, a digital assets financial service provider specializing in markets services, custody, and staking, this week announced its official partnership with Jito Foundation, a Solana-focused protocol building network infrastructure. As part of the partnership, Hex Trust has integrated JitoSOL, a liquid staking token on… Read More

February 13, 2026 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In what is being described as a first-of-its-kind tri-party custody model, Anchorage Digital, Kamino, and Solana Company are collaborating to enable institutions to stake SOL. According to a release, the service will support institutions to access onchain borrowing without moving assets out of regulated custody,… Read More

February 12, 2026 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Taurus and Blockdaemon have announced a deal to integrate Blockdaemon’s institutional-grade staking services into the Taurus digital asset platform. Taurus states that the partnership will enable them to support staking services while retaining full control and ownership through their in-house custody solution, built for banks… Read More

December 29, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), a corporate holder of digital assets chaired by Fundstrat‘s Tom Lee, has significantly expanded its Ethereum involvement by locking up 342,560 ETH—valued at roughly $1 billion—in staking deposits over a recent 48-hour period. This activity was highlighted by on-chain analytics… Read More

December 15, 2025 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In October of this year, Grayscale reportedly became the first U.S. issuer to begin staking the ETH and SOL underlying its spot crypto ETFs. According to an update from Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), this made Grayscale one of the first asset managers in the U.S. to provide… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polkadot Capital Group, the capital markets-focused division of Polkadot, and Zodia Custody, the self-described “institution-first” digital assets custodian, recently announced an initiative to increase institutional awareness of Zodia’s Polkadot custody and staking solutions. The initiative focuses on highlighting Zodia Custody‘s so-called “bank-first” security and risk… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GLXY), a global firm focused on digital assets and data center infrastructure, announced that it is now the Development Company for Liquid Collective, which is described as the enterprise-grade liquid staking protocol, via its acquisition of Alluvial Finance, a staking software… Read More