Luganodes x Utila: Securing Institutional Staking at Scale

Introduction

Luganodes is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Utila, the secure, all-in-one digital asset operations platform for institutions. As a validator partner, Luganodes will be powering staking across Proof-of-Stake networks directly from within Utila’s enterprise custody interface.

This partnership brings best-in-class infrastructure together with institutional custody, enabling seamless and secure staking operations at scale.

Utila: Streamlining Institutional Crypto Operations

Founded in 2022, Utila has rapidly become a trusted platform for institutional digital asset operations—securing over $60 billion in transaction volume and processing $10 billion monthly. Designed for custodians, OTC desks, neobanks, stablecoin issuers, and Web3 enterprises, Utila combines secure MPC wallets, robust policy controls, and deep integrations across the digital asset ecosystem.

Utila’s policy-controlled environment allows enterprises to manage digital assets, users, and transactions securely—across chains and teams—on a single platform. Their infrastructure supports staking, trading, payments, tokenization, and compliance from day one.

Elevating Institutional Staking

The integration of Luganodes into Utila’s custody stack provides institutional users with direct access to enterprise-grade staking infrastructure. This partnership enables:

• Seamless in-platform delegation via Utila’s web interface or APIs

• Secure, policy-enforced staking through Utila’s MPC wallet and permission engine

• Validator coverage across 40+ networks powered by Luganodes’ proven infrastructure

• 99.9% uptime, slashing protection, and real-time monitoring

By combining Utila’s custodial policy controls with Luganodes’ high-performance validator services, institutions benefit from a streamlined, secure, and scalable way to generate yield on digital assets—without compromising compliance or control.

Luganodes x Utila: Shared Vision, Complementary Strengths

Luganodes and Utila share a common vision: delivering secure, enterprise-ready digital asset infrastructure that institutions can rely on. Luganodes brings validator excellence across major PoS networks including Ethereum, Solana, Sui, and others—while maintaining SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, and GDPR-aligned processes.

This collaboration ensures that Utila clients receive the highest levels of performance, decentralization, and security—fully integrated within their custodial operations.

Conclusion

This partnership marks an important milestone in the evolution of institutional staking. By embedding Luganodes into the Utila ecosystem, we’re enabling a new level of simplicity, safety, and scalability for custodians and financial institutions.

Together, Luganodes and Utila are redefining what secure, integrated staking infrastructure can look like for the next wave of institutional adoption.

About Luganodes

Luganodes is a world-class, Swiss-operated, non-custodial blockchain infrastructure provider that has rapidly gained recognition in the industry for offering institutional-grade services. It was born out of the Lugano Plan B Program, an initiative driven by Tether and the City of Lugano. Luganodes maintains an exceptional 99.9% uptime with round-the-clock monitoring by SRE experts. With support for 45+ PoS networks, it ranks among the top validators on Polygon, Polkadot, Sui, and Tron. Luganodes prioritizes security and compliance, holding the distinction of being one of the first staking providers to adhere to all SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001 standards as well as offering Chainproof insurance to institutional clients.

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