Blockdaemon, a leading U.S. headquartered institutional-grade crypto infrastructure company, announced a strategic partnership with Aave Labs, a core technology contributor to the Aave Protocol, to bring seamless institutional access to decentralized finance (DeFi) lending markets. Together, two trusted names with long-standing security track records are joining forces to set a new benchmark for institutional DeFi.
Under this collaboration, Aave Vaults will serve as the exclusive preferred provider within the Blockdaemon DeFi Widget, a core pillar of Blockdaemon’s Earn Stack. This integration provides institutions with direct access to Aave’s onchain capital markets – the deepest markets in DeFi and built for institutional scale – unlocking $75B in liquidity through Aave Vaults and offering the best risk-adjusted opportunities.
“With this strategic partnership, institutions can now gain direct access to Aave’s DeFi markets through Blockdaemon’s market-leading infrastructure, opening new avenues for growth across top crypto assets and stablecoins. Having Aave’s long track record of trusted operations and proven risk controls makes this a natural fit for institutions seeking the best risk-adjusted rewards onchain. This collaboration underscores how safety and proven performance remain the foundation for bringing more institutions onchain,” said Konstantin Richter, Founder and CEO of Blockdaemon.
“This partnership shows how institutional and decentralized finance are converging. By uniting Aave’s trusted liquidity infrastructure with Blockdaemon’s enterprise-grade staking and node services, we’re giving institutions a secure, reliable, and scalable way to access DeFi markets – with minimized risk and the best risk-adjusted rewards,” said Stani Kulechov, Founder, Aave Labs.
This integration allows Blockdaemon customers to put staking rewards and idle balances to work in Aave’s DeFi markets directly through Blockdaemon’s Earn Stack, while maintaining full control of their assets. Customers can now access safe, reliable crypto and stablecoin rewards across Aave pools without additional smart contract risk or intermediaries.
Aave Vaults are self-custodial by design, ensuring users retain control of their assets. While Aave Labs stewards the innovation and development of Aave Vault infrastructure, Blockdaemon delivers institutional-grade node and staking infrastructure, creating a seamless bridge between institutional capital and decentralized liquidity.
As strategic partners, Blockdaemon and Aave will continue to collaborate on new initiatives to drive innovation and growth for institutional DeFi. Both companies view this alliance as a key step in safely bringing more institutional capital onchain.
About Blockdaemon
Blockdaemon is the institutional gateway to Web3, securing over $110B in digital assets for 400+ institutions, including exchanges, custodians, crypto platforms, and financial enterprises. Blockdaemon offers institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure spanning nodes, APIs, staking, MPC wallets and vaults. Since 2017, Blockdaemon’s globally distributed infrastructure ensures unrivaled security, compliance, and scalability. For more information visit: www.blockdaemon.com
About Aave Labs
Aave Labs is shaping the next generation of global, onchain finance. The company develops leading products that individuals, public companies, and institutions rely upon, processing billions of transactions, reliably and quickly, 24/7. Founded by Stani Kulechov, the original author of ETHLend in 2017 and Aave Protocol in 2020, Aave Labs continues to contribute major protocol upgrades, including the upcoming Aave V4, and is a recognized innovator in decentralized finance. In 2023, the team introduced Aave’s overcollateralized stablecoin GHO, and in August 2025, Horizon, the fast-growing institutional platform for borrowing against tokenized real-world assets. Aave.com