Exploring Symbiotic’s 60 Node Operator Ecosystem

With the launch of Symbiotic’s mainnet a new shared security standard has been set. Symbiotic’s fulfilled its promise of delivering a feature-complete trust marketplace that enables a shared security ecosystem between different networks.

Even though the networks benefiting from this very same shared security, may be the center piece of the puzzle, it’s important to not neglect the other stakeholders, such as Vault Curators, Stakers and Operators.

In the A New Era for Restaking blog, we covered the 15 networks that went live on the first mainnet day. Today, we will cover Node Operators - the unsung heroes that run the infrastructure for this decentralized network.

Source: Symbyotic Docs

A Thriving Node Operator Ecosystem

Node operators are the backbone of Symbiotic’s infrastructure, ensuring security, uptime, and reliability for validation services leveraging restaked assets.

While this is not the complete overview of operators collaborating with Symbiotic, these are the ones actively managing restaked assets at launch: Source: Symbiotic Discover

- Pier Two: An Australian-based enterprise-grade infrastructure provider offering institutional staking solutions. Pier Two is actively supporting 13 networks and 15 vaults while also developing Lantern, a C#-based light client.

- P2P.org: A leading non-custodial staking service provider for professional investors. P2P.org ensures security across 13 networks and 10 vaults.

- Luganodes: A Swiss-operated institutional blockchain infrastructure provider managing over $3 billion in staked assets across 45+ networks. Luganodes currently supports 10 networks and 9 vaults.

- Kiln: The premier digital asset rewards management platform with over $13 billion in staked assets. Kiln provides support for 13 networks and 13 vaults.

- NodeInfra: A Korea-based validator emphasizing security and reliability. NodeInfra supports 11 networks and 6 vaults.

- Chorus One: A well-established staking service provider supporting over 60 networks, with a focus on high-performance infrastructure. Chorus One currently secures 10 networks and 11 vaults.

- Blockdaemon: A comprehensive blockchain operating system for institutional clients, ensuring seamless and secure Web3 services. Blockdaemon supports 2 networks and 3 vaults.

- blockscape: A Swiss-based company offering enterprise-grade node operations for blockchain security. Blockscape supports 8 networks and 3 vaults.

- P-OPS Team: A decentralized organization offering validation, staking, consultation, and growth acceleration for Web3 projects. P-OPS Team secures 3 networks and 13 vaults.

- Everstake: One of the largest validators globally, serving over 735,000 users across 70+ blockchains. Everstake actively supports 6 networks and 4 vaults.

- Finoa Consensus Services: A staking provider spun out of Finoa, Europe’s largest crypto custodian. Finoa Consensus Services supports 5 networks and 3 vaults.

- Stakin: A trusted institutional-grade Web3 infrastructure provider delivering non-custodial staking services. Stakin supports 4 networks and 2 vaults.

- Stakely: A specialized Staking-as-a-Service provider with expertise in Proof-of-Stake blockchains. Stakely secures 3 networks and 2 vaults.

- Node Monster: A high-performance validator supporting 20+ networks, including ether.fi, Symbiotic, Axelar, Wallet Connect, and Stride. Node Monster currently secures 5 networks and 10 vaults.

- QuantNode: A non-custodial staking provider with a dedicated Web3 development arm. QuantNode supports over 20 mainnets, including Aptos, Avail, Axelar, dYdX, and Sui, with assets under delegation exceeding $170M. It currently operates across 7 networks and 12 vaults.

- Block&Bones: A team of crypto enthusiasts at the forefront of PoS validation since 2017. Block&Bones secures 3 networks and 4 vaults.

- A41: An institutional-grade validator based in APAC, providing secure staking services for over 18+ chains. A41 currently supports 2 networks and 2 vaults.

- HashKey Cloud: A core member of the HashKey Group, delivering professional and secure Web3 infrastructure. HashKey Cloud supports 5 networks and 2 vaults.

- Ryabina: A trusted validator and Web3 developer since 2019, contributing to Ethereum, Polkadot, The Graph, and more. Ryabina secures 2 networks and 2 vaults.

As the shared security ecosystem expands, more use cases will emerge, and more node operators are likely to join and connect to vaults.

Symbiotic’s vault system adds value by allowing node operators to receive stakes from multiple partners. This means operators can attract diverse stakes from different types of collaterals (ERC20 tokens) with different risk profiles without needing to build separate infrastructure for each, making it easier and more rewarding to participate.

As more networks adopt the shared security model, the ecosystem will continue to grow, strengthening the overall infrastructure.

Symbiotic Mainnet For InceptionLRT Users

InceptionLRT delegators will have their assets allocated to the top-performing Symbiotic vaults, supported by the most reliable node operators. This ensures efficient deployment of delegators capital without requiring users to manage multiple restaking strategies themselves, with the dynamic rebalance of capital between vaults.

Depositors in the inwstETH vault will contribute to securing multiple networks while earning rewards beyond standard yields. In addition to staking returns, they will receive tokens from projects building on Symbiotic’s infrastructure, maximizing their exposure to new incentives.

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