Taurus has partnered with U.S.-based crypto infrastructure provider Blockdaemon to integrate institutional staking services into its digital asset custody platform. The integration aims to expand regulated banks’ access to yield-generating activities on proof-of-stake networks.
Under the agreement, Blockdaemon’s staking infrastructure will be embedded into Taurus’ platform, allowing banking and institutional clients to stake digital assets while retaining custody through Taurus-PROTECT, the company’s regulated custody solution. The integration is designed to let institutions earn staking rewards without transferring control of client assets to third-party operators.
The move comes as traditional financial institutions show growing interest in onchain yield strategies, including staking, amid broader efforts to incorporate digital assets into regulated portfolios. While staking has long been dominated by crypto-native firms and centralized exchanges, banks and custodians have been more cautious, citing operational, compliance, and governance risks.
Taurus said the partnership would enable clients to stake digital assets and earn rewards across major proof-of-stake blockchains, while meeting internal controls and regulatory requirements. Blockdaemon was selected for its scale, security record, and adoption among institutional users, according to the companies.
“Our collaboration with Blockdaemon broadens the staking services available to our institutional clients, while maintaining the security and compliance standards they expect. It’s another step in making digital asset participation more accessible for banks and financial institutions,” Taurus CMO, Victor Busson, said in a statement shared with AlexaBlockchain.
Blockdaemon’s infrastructure is designed to support governance participation, high availability, and policy-driven operational controls—features that are increasingly viewed as essential for regulated firms entering staking markets. The company provides validator and staking services across multiple blockchain networks and works with exchanges, custodians, and asset managers.
“Institutional staking requires infrastructure engineered for high availability, robust security controls and governance,” said Andrew Vranjes, chief revenue officer at Blockdaemon. “Our integration with Taurus allows banks and regulated financial institutions to access Blockdaemon’s multi-network earn and staking services within a controlled custody environment, while maintaining operational resilience, policy enforcement, and full ownership of their assets.”
For banks, the ability to combine regulated custody with staking functionality addresses one of the main barriers to participation: the need to separate asset ownership from operational execution. By keeping assets within Taurus’ custody framework, institutions can maintain compliance oversight while outsourcing validator operations to a specialized provider.
The partnership also reflects broader competition among digital asset infrastructure firms to position themselves as gateways for traditional finance into blockchain-based markets. Custody providers, in particular, are seeking to expand beyond safekeeping services into areas such as staking, tokenization, and onchain settlement.
While regulatory treatment of staking continues to evolve across jurisdictions, demand from institutional investors has grown, driven by the search for yield and increased comfort with blockchain-based financial products. Taurus and Blockdaemon said their collaboration is intended to support that demand without compromising regulatory standards.
The companies did not disclose financial terms of the agreement or provide timelines for client adoption. However, both said the integration is already available to Taurus’ global banking and institutional customer base.
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