Taurus has integrated P2P.org’s validator infrastructure into its Taurus-PROTECT custody platform, giving banks and financial institutions a direct, institutional-grade route into staking across multiple proof-of-stake blockchains.
Under the partnership, Taurus clients can now access P2P.org’s non-custodial validator services from inside Taurus-PROTECT — the Swiss firm’s custody solution built specifically for banks — without moving assets outside their existing custody workflows. The service launches with native Ethereum staking connected to the Beacon Chain deposit contract and extends to other PoS networks including Solana, Polkadot, Cosmos, NEAR, Cardano, and Tezos. Clients retain custody and control of their holdings while delegating to P2P.org validators; staking rewards remain determined by each underlying network’s reward mechanisms.
Clémentine Drouot, Head of Taurus‑NETWORK Partnerships at Taurus, framed the integration as a way for financial institutions to access staking through infrastructure designed to meet banking standards for security, compliance and operational oversight. Alexander Loktev, Chief Revenue Officer at P2P.org, added that regulated institutions need staking infrastructure that satisfies governance, security and operational requirements. “By integrating with Taurus, we enable banks and financial institutions worldwide to access institutional‑grade staking services directly within the digital asset platform they already use, reducing operational complexity and accelerating time‑to‑market,” he said.
P2P.org, founded in 2018, operates non-custodial validator infrastructure and reports securing more than $10 billion in delegated assets across 50+ proof‑of‑stake networks. The company highlights a seven‑year track record without a slashing incident, SOC 2 Type II certification audited by KirkpatrickPrice, and an AAA Verified Staking Provider rating.
For Taurus, the deal expands its institutional product suite as it pushes deeper into the traditional finance market. The Swiss digital asset infrastructure provider opened a New York office in October 2025 led by capital markets executive Zack Bender, citing regulatory shifts such as the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act and the repeal of SAB121 as tailwinds for bank adoption of digital assets. Recent moves have also included joining Circle’s Arc public testnet as a custody provider; Taurus says it works with firms such as State Street, Deutsche Bank, Santander and CACEIS while continuing to build regulated services for tokenized assets.
The integration aims to make staking operationally straightforward for banks: built into existing custody workflows, it allows institutions to participate in network validation and earn rewards without changing custody arrangements or adding separate operational stacks.
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