Kiln is changing the crypto staking industry by providing the necessary infrastructure to bridge traditional finance and blockchain technology. The company was founded in 2020 with a clear vision to make staking and DeFi rewards accessible to institutions and businesses.
Kiln acts as a critical middleware provider, connecting validation nodes to businesses. While many companies provide validation nodes, Kiln recognized the gap in enterprise-grade staking services. They developed a platform that handles the technical complexities, reporting, and commission management needed to integrate staking seamlessly into institutional offerings.
Their platform handles the complex technical aspects, reporting and commission management that crypto companies need to integrate staking into their offerings.
Thomas de Phuoc - the co-founder and COO of Kiln - told us, that their mission has expanded to include simplifying DeFi rewards and enabling billions of users to access value creation in digital assets.
Kiln’s flagship product is its staking infrastructure, offering automated validators and simplified dashboard controls. They recently introduced a tokenized validator solution to solve a critical liquidity challenge for ETP providers, allowing institutions to meet redemption requirements despite Ethereum’s longer staking periods.
Read more about tokenized validators here.
Using NFTs to represent staked validators, institutions can instantly sell these NFTs on institutional marketplaces, enabling liquidity without waiting for Ethereum’s exit queue. This breakthrough innovation makes staking more accessible to institutional clients while leveraging blockchain’s unique capabilities.
Kiln has positioned itself as a leader in institutional staking by focusing on white-label solutions for corporates, wallets, and brokers, avoiding direct competition with exchanges.
A key example of their impact is their partnership with VanEck for Solana staking, which showcases Kiln’s ability to deliver enterprise-grade solutions to some of the world’s leading institutional players (read more about the partnership with VanEck here). By addressing the unique needs of ETF and ETP providers, Kiln is setting new standards for crypto staking services.
Kiln’s focus is on expansion and innovation in 2025, with three key priorities:
With only 4% of stablecoins earning interest compared to 50% of staked PoS assets, Kiln sees a massive opportunity to unlock growth in this market. They’re actively expanding their DeFi platform, offering simple, one-click access to DeFi protocols and rewards across more stablecoins and wallets.
Kiln is deepening its partnerships with top European ETP and ETF providers while preparing for potential staking ETFs in the U.S. Their innovations, like tokenized validators, ensure they stay at the forefront of this growing market.
Kiln is expanding into APAC and the U.S., engaging with regulators and key players in markets like Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong. The changing regulatory landscape in the U.S. is opening up new opportunities, and Kiln is preparing to capitalize on this momentum.
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