How ETH Vaults Benefit Institutions and Asset Managers

Ethereum is secured by staking. But for many institutions and asset managers, staking ETH has not been simple. Running self-hosted validators requires technical expertise and a 32 ETH commitment per validator, which can limit flexibility, speed of deployment, and scale.

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Blockdaemon ETH Vaults address this by removing much of the operational complexity from ETH staking, while enabling institutions to offer staking access with lower barriers to entry and relying on infrastructure already trusted by leading organizations worldwide.

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Blockdaemon is a leading institutional staking provider, securing over $10 billion in staked assets across 50+ blockchain networks with 99.9% uptime. That same infrastructure now supports ETH Vaults.

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What are ETH Vaults?

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ETH Vaults are a managed ETH staking product that allow institutions to stake ETH by delegating to Blockdaemon-operated validators, without running their own infrastructure or meeting the 32 ETH minimum.

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This simplifies staking operations:

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• No self-hosted validator infrastructure
  
  
• No validator key management
  
  
• No 32 ETH requirement per validator

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Institutions delegate ETH, and Blockdaemon handles validator operations, monitoring, and reward distribution.

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ETH Vaults also benefit from Pectra-enabled validators with up to 2048 ETH maximum balance, allowing funds to be deployed immediately and rewards to auto-compound over time.

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Built on trusted Blockdaemon infrastructure

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ETH Vaults are built on the same systems used by Blockdaemon’s institutional staking clients, including:

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• Validator lifecycle management
  
  
• Continuous monitoring and alerting
  
  
• Automated reward distribution

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Blockdaemon also meets strict security and compliance standards, including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 certification, and OFAC requirements. These controls extend institutional-grade security to a simplified staking experience.

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Product benefits

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ETH Vaults lower the barrier to institutional staking by offering:

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• Easy access: Stake any amount of ETH
  
  
• Operational simplicity: Delegate through the Earn Stack interface
  
  
• Efficient deployment: Pectra-enabled validators with auto-compounding rewards
  
  
• Trusted infrastructure: Validators operated and monitored by Blockdaemon
  
  
• Clear rewards: Transparent performance and payout tracking
  
  
• Flexible fees: Public vaults with a 5% default fee and custom commission rates available for dedicated vaults

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How to get started

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Institutions can get started through the Blockdaemon Earn Stack. After an initial consultation, staking can be completed in just a few steps:

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• Access the Earn Stack
  
  
• Select ETH staking
  
  
• Enter the amount to stake (in ETH or USD)
  
  
• Confirm the transaction

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For a tailored evaluation or custom vault setup, contact Blockdaemon to discuss your staking requirements.

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Blockdaemon ETH Vaults provide a simple, secure way for institutions to earn ETH staking rewards, without the complexity of running validators or managing a 32 ETH minimum.