Solstice Staking: 2025 in Review

Solstice Staking AG is a Swiss institutional staking provider, part of Solstice. We run non-custodial validator infrastructure for institutions that need secure, renewable-energy-powered staking without giving up custody of their assets. Operating since 2019. Part of the Lido DAO curated set since 2021.

$1b+ in staked assets. 7,000+ validator nodes. 99.99% uptime. Four years zero slashing events. All from on-premise Swiss data centers running on 100% renewable energy.

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2025 was about putting that infrastructure to work across new jurisdictions and partnerships.

1. We became a founding partner for LTIN, Liechtenstein's state-backed blockchain network, alongside Bitcoin Suisse and Bank Frick. One of Europe's first sovereign staking frameworks.

https://x.com/solsticestaking/status/1980962996810616833

1. We deployed an Ethereum DVT cluster using Obol's Distributed Validator Technology with Bitcoin Suisse and LTIN. Validator keys distributed across independent operators and geographies. One node goes down, the others keep validating.

https://x.com/solsticestaking/status/1993696316006797568

1. We partnered with Colossus Digital to build Switzerland's institutional staking hub. Banks and custodians can now stake with Fireblocks integration and real-time reporting.

https://x.com/solsticestaking/status/1986418356870586776

1. We expanded to the US with Tungsten. Institutional Solana staking for capital that requires North American infrastructure.

https://x.com/solsticefi/status/1925545358853112292

1. We joined the $AZTEC token sale alongside Bitcoin Suisse. Ethereum is public by default. Institutions need privacy. Aztec is the layer solving that.

https://x.com/solsticestaking/status/1993303663897723380

1. We became a Marinade Select verified validator and got named as a staking partner in Canary Capital's proposed Solana ETF.

https://x.com/MarinadeFinance/status/1938328996782993882

We accelerate into 2026 - making future feel like the future. ⚡️

Solstice Ecosystem

Solstice Staking is one pillar of the broader Solstice ecosystem. Staking rewards can convert to USX or eUSX, designed to strengthen the protocol's asset base and deepen liquidity. stSLX holders may eventually govern how staking integrates with the yield and settlement layers — governance activates when SLX is staked into stSLX.

Explore more in SLX whitepaper: https://docs.solstice.finance/solstice-for-users/slx/tokenomics

The @solsticefi presale for SLX goes live December 22nd.

https://x.com/solsticefi/status/2001258196514877486

Information only. Not an offer or solicitation. Digital assets carry risk, including possible loss of principal. Availability varies by jurisdiction.

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@defidavo

$400 million raised in one week. Stablecoin infrastructure is the fundraising meta.

Weekly crypto infra news 🧵

1/ @solsticefi is gearing up for the SLX token sale on Legion - 🌞 December 22. Miss this, miss everything imo.

https://x.com/solsticefi/status/2001292315969593510

2/ Aave dropped their 2026 Master Plan - day after the SEC closed a 4 year investigation.

V4 redesigns the protocol as a unified liquidity layer across chains. Horizon is their RWA push with Circle, Franklin Templeton, VanEck to 5x deposits to $1 billion.

They also got a mobile app for normie onboarding. They want all the users.

https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2001036446098919461

3/ Securitize is launching tokenized stocks Q1 2026. They’ll offer real ownership on issuer cap tables.

Full shareholder rights: voting, dividends, self-custody. 24/7 trading via SEC-registered broker-dealer.

https://x.com/Securitize/status/2000981820775477475

4/ Visa x Circle USDC settlement is live. U.S. institutions can settle through 7-day windows including weekends.

Running on Solana. Did you expect another chain?

https://x.com/VisaNews/status/2000974441103110171

5/ Tether put $8 million into Speed - payments infra for Lightning Network + stablecoins.

They have $1.5 billion annual volume, 1.2 million users, offering native BTC and USDT settlement.

https://x.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2001196437384630431

6/ RedotPay raised $107 million Series B. Goodwater led. Pantera, Circle Ventures in.

It’s a Hong Kong-based stablecoin card issuer with 6 million+ users. $10 billion annualized payment volume, quite profitable.

https://x.com/TheBlock__/status/2000928845164155347

7/ PayPal applied for a Utah bank license.

PYUSD issuer adding banking to the stack. Why wouldn’t they?

https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2000678875416666621

8/ Binance is advising Pakistan on $2 billion tokenization. Sovereign bonds, T-bills, commodity reserves.

Pakistan is planning a national stablecoin. The country is the 3rd largest crypto market by retail. 40 million users.

https://x.com/RWAwatchlist_/status/1999609916059976082

9/ Kamino announced their next chapter at Solana Breakpoint. Six new products for institutional borrowers.

Fixed Rates, Off-Chain Collateral, Private Credit, RWA DEX. FalconX and Anchorage as launch partners.

https://x.com/kamino/status/1999401802844742122

10/ Strata raised $3 million seed. Maven 11 led.

Protocol splits yield into senior and junior tranches. Different risk profiles, same underlying asset. Built on Ethena's USDe. $210 million TVL since October.

https://x.com/strata_fi/status/2000959145432973469

Thanks for reading.

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