Solstice Partners with Tungsten to Launch U.S.-Hosted Staking Infrastructure on Solana
Zurich, Switzerland, May 22nd, 2025, Chainwire
Leveraging Tungsten’s institutional-grade custody solutions, Solstice announces secure and compliant Solana staking, tailwinding off of the L1’s recent institutional growth.
Solstice Staking AG, a Swiss-based staking infrastructure provider and Solstice Labs subsidiary, today announced a partnership with UAE-based Tungsten, a regulated digital asset custody and infrastructure platform, to deliver institutional-grade Solana staking services. The Solana validator node, operated under this partnership, will be hosted in the United States, furthering Solstice’s mission to provide institutional-grade staking infrastructure globally.
Solstice Staking is one of the leading staking operations in the industry, currently securing over $1 billion in assets based on its own on-premise infrastructure and tailored ‘follow-the-sun’ staking solutions.
The new U.S.-hosted validator adds to this track record, introducing the same level of performance and reliability to a new market. This geographical expansion aligns with the broader themes of this week’s Solana Accelerate conference, and reflects the growing strategic alignment between the U.S. and UAE in advancing digital asset innovation.
“In an ecosystem where many prioritize theoretical decentralization, Solana is quietly proving that practical, performant decentralization is what will support real institutional applications. Solana has cemented itself as a critical component of the broader DeFi ecosystem,” said Ben Nadareski, CEO and Co-Founder of Solstice Labs. “Our partnership with Tungsten brings the technical reliability and regulatory readiness needed to support institutional participation at scale.”
Bringing Institutional-Grade Staking to Solana
Through the partnership, Solstice provides proven technical expertise in validator operations, paired with Tungsten’s track record of delivering secure key management, segregated client architecture, and 24/7 operational monitoring–key features required by fiduciaries and regulated entities. The joint offering supports both direct and white-labeled staking services, allowing clients to offer staking as a feature within their digital asset platforms.
“This launch represents a major step forward in enabling compliant staking strategies for institutions,” said Jose J. Perez Aguinaga, Co-Founder and CTO at Tungsten. “Together with Solstice, we are building the infrastructure necessary for serious capital to operate onchain.”
This announcement complements Solstice Labs’ broader product suite, including the upcoming launch of USX, a Solana-native stablecoin purpose-built for permissionless, yield-bearing strategies. Set to go live in summer 2025, USX further extends Solstice’s mission to unlock institutional-grade access across the onchain financial stack.
About Solstice Labs
Solstice Labs AG, a Deus X Enterprise company, in partnership with the Solstice Foundation is reimagining financial asset management for the onchain era. Solstice’s Protocol leverages a registered approved manager to offer institutional-grade products to investors. Key products include USX, a Solana-native stablecoin alongside Solstice’s YieldVault, a democratized yield-bearing protocol that allows participants to access institutional-grade delta-neutral yields.
Bolstering the group’s crypto credentials, Solstice Labs AG also operates Solstice Staking AG, one of the most trusted infrastructure providers in the industry, securing over $1 billion in assets across 8,000+ validator nodes.
Users can learn more at https://solsticelabs.io and follow @solstice_io as well as @solsticestaking.
About Tungsten
Tungsten Custody Solutions Ltd is a regulated digital asset custodian headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), offering secure and compliant custody solutions for institutional clients. Tungsten’s infrastructure ensures institutional-grade security, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience.
Tungsten Custody Solutions Ltd is regulated by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority with Financial Services Permission Number 220129.
For more information, users can visit tungsten.ae.
