Multi-Chain Validator & Staking Services

Institutional-grade validator infrastructure and staking services across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cosmos ecosystems, operated by core infrastructure developers with proven expertise since 2017. Informal Systems provides enterprise-level validator operations with guaranteed SLAs, combining deep technical knowledge from building CometBFT and IBC with professional staking services for institutions and protocols.

Bitcoin Staking through Babylon

Enable BTC holders to earn yield while maintaining custody through Babylon protocol integration. Services include enterprise-grade infrastructure with industry-leading uptime, network SLA guarantees, institutional staking support for large allocations, and professional operations from experienced validators. The staking mechanism leverages Babylon's technology to use Bitcoin in proof-of-stake consensus without leaving the Bitcoin blockchain.

Ethereum Validator Operations

Professional Ethereum staking infrastructure offering institutional-grade security and reliability for ETH holders and early-stage protocol collaboration. Services include enterprise staking infrastructure with guaranteed uptime SLAs, technical expertise from core infrastructure developers, validator operations across Ethereum mainnet and Layer 2s, and integration support for protocols building on Ethereum. The practice serves both institutional investors seeking professional-grade staking and early-stage teams building on Ethereum or Layer 2s who need reliable validator partners.

Cosmos Ecosystem Validation

Comprehensive validator services across 20+ Cosmos networks including Cosmos Hub (ATOM), Celestia (TIA), DYDX (DYDX), Stride (STRD), Injective (INJ), Axelar (AXL), Akash (AKT), Berachain, EigenLayer, Espresso, Neutron, and many more chains in the interchain. As core contributors to Cosmos infrastructure including CometBFT and IBC, Informal Systems brings unmatched technical depth to validator operations with multi-chain validator operations, enterprise infrastructure with industry-leading uptime, network SLA guarantees, ecosystem partnerships with major protocols, and protocol support for new chains launching in the ecosystem.

Technical Advantages

The team includes Cosmos co-founder Ethan Buchman and core developers of critical Cosmos infrastructure like CometBFT (consensus engine) and IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication). This unique position as both infrastructure creators and service providers ensures exceptional technical depth, faster incident response, and superior validator operations. Operating validators since 2017 across diverse networks demonstrates proven reliability at institutional scale.

Target Clients

Institutional investors, crypto treasuries, family offices, crypto funds, high-net-worth individuals, protocol teams launching new chains, and projects building interchain applications requiring trusted validator partners with enterprise SLAs and professional support.

Why Choose Informal Validator Services

Industry-defining security standards developed over years of operation, broader technical expertise as infrastructure developers ensuring robust reliability, proven track record since 2017 with consistent market-leading performance, deep ecosystem relationships across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cosmos providing network effects for clients, and security expertise from audit work enhancing validator operational security beyond typical validator practices.