# Blockdaemon

> We Power the Blockchain Economy. 

Blockdaemon provides institutional blockchain infrastructure including node hosting, APIs, staking services, and MPC-based custody solutions.

Blockdaemon provides institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure for financial institutions, exchanges, and developers. The platform operates validator nodes and RPC infrastructure across multiple blockchain networks, offering solutions for node deployment, API access, staking operations, and MPC-based digital asset custody through its Institutional Vault and Builder Vault products.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2017-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon

## Products

- [Institutional Vault](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon): Institutional Vault is a custodial and self-custody platform for institutional clients to manage digital assets securely. It provides multi-party computation technology for key management, compliance features, and operational controls designed for institutional asset management requirements. (Custody Technology Provider, Live)
- [API Suite](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon): API Suite is a unified API platform that provides access to multiple blockchain networks through standardized REST endpoints. It enables developers to query wallet balances, retrieve block-level data, monitor real-time blockchain activity, create and broadcast transactions, conduct balance audits, access pricing history, track validator rewards, and calculate transaction fees across supported protocols. (OnChain Data API, Live, Main Product)
- [RPC API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon): RPC API is a service that provides native Remote Procedure Call endpoints for major blockchain protocols. It allows developers and applications to interact directly with blockchain networks using protocol-specific methods without running full nodes, enabling execution of native RPC methods across supported chains. (RPC Provider, Live)
- [DeFi API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon): DeFi API is an API platform that provides unified access to multiple decentralized finance protocols and applications. It enables developers to integrate DeFi functionality including token swaps across chains, liquidity provision, and interaction with various DeFi projects through standardized endpoints. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Dedicated Nodes](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon): Dedicated Nodes is a managed blockchain infrastructure service that deploys and operates dedicated validator nodes on behalf of clients. It provides secure, scalable node infrastructure for proof-of-stake networks, handling node deployment, configuration, maintenance, and ongoing operations. (Node Hosting, Live)
- [Staking](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon): Staking is a platform that enables users to stake digital assets across multiple proof-of-stake blockchain networks. It provides staking infrastructure, validator services, automated staking operations, reward tracking and analysis, liquidity access through liquid staking, and capital efficiency improvements through restaking capabilities. (Staking Service, Live)
- [Builder Vault](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon): Builder Vault is a developer toolkit that enables applications to build custom wallet solutions with multi-party computation technology. It provides APIs and infrastructure for developers to create and integrate secure, self-custody wallet functionality directly into their platforms. (Custody Technology Provider, Live)
- [MPC Enterprise Key Management](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockdaemon): MPC Enterprise Key Management is an enterprise-grade key management solution using multi-party computation technology. It provides secure cryptographic key generation, storage, and signing operations for organizations requiring institutional-level security controls for digital asset management. (Blockchain Development Security Tools, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://blockdaemon.com)
- [Documentation](https://docs.blockdaemon.com)
- [Blog](https://www.blockdaemon.com/blog)
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- [Terms of Service](https://www.blockdaemon.com/terms-and-conditions)
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- [Farcaster](https://farcaster.xyz/blockdaemon)

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- [expand.network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/expand_network): Subsidiary

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