Hex Trust and Luganodes: The Institutional Choice for Solana Staking

Introduction

In the rapidly evolving world of digital assets, institutions require partners that combine regulatory rigour with operational excellence. Through its partnership with Hex Trust, Luganodes has played a key role in expanding secure and compliant access to Solana staking.

Both firms share a common ethos: empowering institutions to embrace digital assets safely, compliantly, and at scale. Today, this partnership stands as a benchmark for how custodians and infrastructure providers can jointly spearhead institutional adoption.

"Our partnership with Luganodes reflects our shared mission: enabling institutions to unlock the full potential of digital assets in a secure, compliant, and scalable way. Together, we have built the foundation for institutional staking at a global scale."

Giorgia Pellizzari

Head of Custody, Hex Trust

About Hex Trust

Established in 2018, Hex Trust offers regulated institutional digital asset markets services, custody, and staking to builders, investors and service providers. Get access to our comprehensive, secure and regulated suite of services built on a fully integrated infrastructure.

Core Offerings

Custody: At the heart of Hex Trust’s services is its full-service platform built with a compliance-first architecture and institutional-grade security. Clients benefit from multi-wallet infrastructure, air-gapped cold storage, customisable governance workflows, transaction policy engines, and seamless connectivity to Web3 applications via WalletConnect. Assets held in custody are protected through SOC 1 & 2 (Type 1 & 2) controls, Cloud Security Alliance STAR Level 2 and ISO 27001-certified data centres, FIPS 140-3 Level 3 HSM hardware, and comprehensive insurance coverage.

Markets services: Hex Trust provides institutions with secure, compliant, and efficient access to digital asset markets services. Through global on/off-ramping rails, deep liquidity pools and direct settlement from custody, clients can execute trades while ensuring their assets remain protected within Hex Trust’s custody environment.

Institutional staking: As one of the industry’s most trusted staking providers, Hex Trust enables institutions to generate rewards on Proof-of-Stake assets while maintaining security. By partnering with leading validators such as Luganodes, Hex Trust ensures high uptime, low slashing risk, and consistent network performance.

Institutional Staking: Hex Trust Powered by Luganodes

For institutions, staking is becoming an essential part of their allocation strategy. With institutional investment in crypto at an all-time high, investors are looking for digital asset services that prioritise security, compliance, and scalability.

Hex Trust’s staking offering is powered by Luganodes, aligning with these same institutional requirements to deliver a secure and seamless experience.

By partnering with Luganodes, Hex Trust offers its clients:

• Seamless Custody-to-Staking Integration: Assets held in Hex Trust Platform can be directly delegated to Luganodes’ validators, allowing institutions to maintain compliance and governance while earning staking rewards.

• High-Performance Infrastructure: Luganodes delivers 99.99% validator uptime and globally distributed operations, minimising slashing risks and ensuring uninterrupted participation in blockchain consensus.

• Institutional-Grade Reliability: Both firms operate under strict certification regimes (SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR) and adopt risk management protocols designed to meet the standards of the most stringent enterprise clients.

Through this integration, Hex Trust clients can generate rewards, contribute to network security, and access governance opportunities, all within a secure environment.

Shared Ethos and Progress

Luganodes has consistently provided white-glove support and reliable performance for Hex Trust’s Solana staking offering. Leveraging Luganodes’ expertise in SOL staking and validator management, Hex Trust has been able to deliver superior results and client satisfaction. While Luganodes manages the technical infrastructure, Hex Trust focuses on its world-class end-to-end institutional digital asset services.

This partnership is underpinned by a shared commitment to:

• Institutional Standards: Adopting the highest benchmarks in compliance, security, and governance.

• Client-First Approach: Tailored solutions for asset managers, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutions.

• Long-Term Vision: Building the infrastructure to drive the next wave of institutional adoption in Web3.

Over the past year, the collaboration has accelerated institutional adoption of Solana. Hex Trust has expanded its reach through partnerships such as with SOL Global. In turn, working with a company as compliant and trusted as Hex Trust has strengthened Luganodes’ footprint as the validator of choice for regulated institutions.

The Road Ahead

As staking becomes a cornerstone of institutional portfolios, Hex Trust and Luganodes are poised to lead the market forward. With expanding regulatory clarity, broader network support, and growing institutional appetite, this partnership will continue to set the standard for secure, compliant, and scalable digital asset infrastructure.

Partner with Luganodes

Just like Hex Trust, your organisation can also take advantage of our top-tier Web3 infrastructure. As a rapidly expanding company, we are enthusiastic about forming new collaborations and cultivating enduring relationships. If our offerings resonate with your needs, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].