Everstake and KODA Partner to Bring Regulated Institutional Staking to South Korea
Miami, FL, December 11th, 2025, Chainwire
Everstake, one of the largest global non-custodial staking providers for institutional and retail clients, and KODA (Korea Digital Asset), South Korea’s largest institutional digital asset custodian, have announced a strategic partnership to introduce secure, compliant, and scalable staking solutions to financial institutions and enterprises in the Korean market.
In 2025, South Korea’s regulatory stance toward digital assets shifted favorably, driving growing demand from banks, corporations, and fintech companies to participate in blockchain ecosystems. The Everstake-KODA partnership will establish a transparent and compliant channel for these institutions to access staking yields in a secure way.
As part of the collaboration, KODA will launch dedicated KODA-branded nodes operated by Everstake, combining local reputation and regulatory clarity with Everstake’s white-label staking infrastructure with 99.98% uptime, supported by globally recognized security and compliance standards, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF.
Through this partnership, Korean institutions will benefit from Everstake’s global security standards that help meet internal and regulatory risk-management requirements, while KODA’s domestic regulatory expertise will ensure that all staking services align with South Korea’s strict financial compliance environment.
“Institutions in Korea expect reliability, compliance, and full transparency. Everstake’s infrastructure meets these requirements at the highest level, which is why we chose them as our staking technology partner,” said Jin Seok Cho, CEO of KODA. “Through this collaboration, we will be able to offer the market a trusted staking experience under the KODA brand, powered by Everstake’s technology.”
“Our mission is to make staking secure and accessible for institutions worldwide”, said Bohdan Opryshko, Co-Founder and COO at Everstake. “Partnering with KODA allows us to bring that mission to South Korea, combining their regulatory expertise with our operational experience across global PoS networks.”
About Everstake
Everstake is the largest global non-custodial staking provider serving institutional and retail clients, trusted by over 1,000,000 users across 80+ Proof-of-Stake networks. Founded in 2018 by blockchain engineers, the company supports $7 billion in staked assets, delivering institutional-grade infrastructure with 99.98% uptime.
Supporting asset managers, custodians, wallets, exchanges, and protocols, Everstake offers API-first, compliant infrastructure backed by SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, and NIST CSF certifications, as well as GDPR and CCPA compliance, and regular smart contract audits. Its globally distributed team of 100+ professionals is committed to making staking accessible to everyone while strengthening the foundations of decentralized finance.
Everstake, Inc. or any of its affiliates is a software platform that provides infrastructure tools and resources for users but does not offer investment advice or investment opportunities, manage funds, facilitate collective investment schemes, provide financial services or take custody of, or otherwise hold or manage, customer assets. Everstake, Inc. or any of its affiliates does not conduct any independent diligence on or substantive review of any blockchain asset, digital currency, cryptocurrency or associated funds. Everstake, Inc. or any of its affiliates’s provision of technology services allowing a user to stake digital assets is not an endorsement or a recommendation of any digital assets by it. Users are fully and solely responsible for evaluating whether to stake digital assets.
About KODA
KODA, founded as a joint venture by KB Kookmin Bank and Hashed, is South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency custodian, holding around 86% of the market share. With support from major investors like Hashed and Altos Ventures, KODA is officially registered with local regulators and offers secure, transparent custody services for corporations and institutions. CEO Jin-Seok Cho, alongside a team with extensive banking experience, upholds rigorous standards in security, compliance, and anti-money laundering.