David Liang, Author at Figment
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Figment App: Liquid Collective Staking Guide
Liquid Staking is not currently available for US customers. Liquid Collective is an enterprise-grade liquid staking protocol. The first token...
Figment | August 2, 2023
How Leading Platforms Are Turning Staking into Revenue Lines
Staking has moved from a crypto-native validator activity to a mainstream product generating real revenue. Success depends on choosing the...
Figment | July 20, 2026
Figment’s Q2 2026 Solana Validator Report
Notes on Methodology This report covers Figment’s main Solana validator and its activity through April, May, and June 2026 (Epochs...
Brady | July 17, 2026
Figment’s Q2 2026 Ethereum Validator Report
Notes on Methodology This report covers Figment’s active Ethereum validators throughout April, May, and June 2026. Unless otherwise stated, all...
Brady | July 17, 2026
How France’s Banque Delubac Built a Compliant Custody and Staking Offering
Operating for nearly a century, Banque Delubac & Cie is an independent financial institution offering specialized banking services to private...
Figment | July 8, 2026
Expanding Access to Institutional Staking Infrastructure in Japan
Figment has partnered with Curvegrid, a Tokyo-based digital asset infrastructure company, to bring institutional-grade staking to financial institutions operating in...
Figment | June 15, 2026
Figment Named Staking Services Provider of the Year by Hedgeweek®
Figment has been named Staking Services Provider of the Year at the Hedgeweek® Global Digital Assets Awards 2026. The Hedgeweek®...
Figment | June 12, 2026
Ethereum’s Most Active Quarter Ever: What It Means for Institutional Stakers
Ethereum just completed its most active quarter in the network’s history. In Q1 2026, the network processed 200.4 million transactions...
Brady | May 28, 2026
The Anatomy of a Solana Validator: Where Rewards Originate and Which Rewards are Durable
Two Solana validators can post nearly identical Staking Reward Rates (SRRs) and still be running fundamentally different businesses underneath. The...
Nick Yushkevich | May 21, 2026
Glamsterdam: What Ethereum’s Next Upgrade Means for Institutional Stakers
Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade reshaped how validators manage balances. The next upgrade, Glamsterdam, will materially improve exit liquidity. The proposals included...
Benjamin Thalman | May 5, 2026
Figment Solana Shred Data Now Available via bloXroute
Figment’s Solana validator shred data is now accessible through bloXroute’s Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN). Figment operates one of the largest...
Figment | April 16, 2026
Figment’s Q1 2026 Solana Validator Report
This report covers Figment’s main Solana validator and its activity through January, February, and March 2026 (Epochs 904–949). On Solana,...
Brady | April 15, 2026
Figment’s Q1 2026 Ethereum Validator Report
This report covers Figment’s active Ethereum validators throughout January, February, and March 2026. On Ethereum, Figment is one of the...
Brady | April 15, 2026
Execution Layer Rewards vs. Consensus Layer Rewards: A Guide for Institutional Ethereum Stakers
Ethereum rewards come from two distinct layers of the protocol, and they respond to mainly different forces. In 2025, that...
Brady | April 13, 2026
DoubleZero: Chain-Agnostic by Design
DoubleZero’s networking layer is not built for a single ecosystem. It is built for a problem every distributed system shares:...
David Liang | March 31, 2026
Regulatory Pulse: US SEC March 17 Release – How it Relates to Staking
This week, the SEC published an interpretation clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets, and staking is specifically...
Eme Housser | March 20, 2026
Regulatory Pulse: Japan
2025 marked a turning point for digital-asset regulation. Major jurisdictions across the world drew explicit distinctions between protocol infrastructure and...
Eme Housser | March 19, 2026
BlackRock Selects Figment as a Validator
BlackRock Selects Figment as a Validator On March 12, 2026, the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) began trading on...
Figment | March 16, 2026
Figment Upgrades Solana Infrastructure with Rakurai Client
What is Rakurai? Rakurai is a new Solana validator client focused on optimizing block scheduling, low-latency, and high-throughput infrastructure. Rakurai’s...
David Liang | March 10, 2026
Polkadot’s Dynamic Allocation Pool (DAP): An Evolution in Issuance and Staking
Polkadot Update: Preparing for a New Economic Framework Polkadot is preparing for a significant economic upgrade: the introduction of the...
Brady | February 19, 2026
Figment Partners with Ripple Custody to Strengthen Institutional Staking Infrastructure
Ripple has selected Figment to support and scale its staking strategy. Under this partnership, Ripple leverages Figment’s institutional-grade staking solutions,...
Figment | February 9, 2026
Setting a Higher Bar for Institutional Staking: Figment Achieves NORS Full Certification for Ethereum
Institutions require high operational excellence as table stakes when it comes to choosing a staking infrastructure provider. We pride ourselves...
Figment | February 4, 2026
Understanding the BeaconScore: A Consensus-Layer View of Validator Performance
As Ethereum staking matures, stakers increasingly need metrics that separate operational performance from randomness. One such metric is the BeaconScore...
Benjamin Thalman | January 27, 2026
ETH Staking Update: Activations Are Back in the Lead
After months of relative equilibrium in Ethereum’s validator set, a clear shift is underway. Validator activations are once again outpacing...
Benjamin Thalman | January 22, 2026
Figment’s Q4 2025 Solana Validator Report
This report covers Figment’s main Solana validator and its activity through October, November, and December of 2025. On Solana, Figment...
Brady | January 15, 2026
Figment’s Q4 2025 Ethereum Validator Report
This report covers all of Figment’s active Ethereum validators throughout October, November, and December of 2025. On Ethereum, we are...
Brady | January 15, 2026
Figment, Ledger, and Lombard Partner to Bring Rewards for BTC Holders
Bitcoin (BTC) has always been the foundation of digital assets, the most secure, widely held, and institutionally recognized asset in...
Brady | January 14, 2026
2026 Regulatory Momentum and Staking: U.S.
Introduction to Figment’s Series of Regulatory Updates 2025 marked a turning point for digital-asset regulation. Major jurisdictions across the world...
Eme Housser | January 12, 2026
Zama First Look: Bringing compliant confidentiality on-chain
Blockchains today operate on a model of “radical transparency”. While this ensures trust and verifiability, it also creates a fundamental...
Akshit Goel | January 9, 2026
Update: Advancing Stablecoins in Canada
While some clarifications are needed, the draft Stablecoin Act published by the Government of Canada on December 8, 2025, is...
Eme Housser | December 16, 2025
Figment Expands Into Central Asia Through Collaboration With Fonte Capital
Figment enters the Kazakhstan market as Fonte Capital selects its primary institutional staking provider for newly launched digital-asset ETFs. Singapore...
Figment | December 9, 2025
Fusaka is Here: Key Impacts for ETH Stakers & Validators
Fusaka is (nearly) here, and with it comes one of the most meaningful steps forward for Ethereum scaling and validator...
Benjamin Thalman | December 2, 2025
Monad Mainnet Is Live: Stake MON with Figment
MON holders can now delegate to Figment’s validator to start earning staking rewards on a network designed to push EVM...
Brady | November 24, 2025
Founder’s Update
Today we announced that Figment is bringing the power of staking to stablecoins, introducing a new way for investors to...
Andrew Cronk | November 17, 2025
Figment’s Migration to Firedancer: Unlocking Next-Generation Solana Validator Performance
Figment recently migrated its flagship Solana validator to Firedancer*, Jump Crypto’s next-generation validator client. Early data shows the move is...
Nick Yushkevich | November 11, 2025
Validator Consolidations: A Smarter Way to Switch Staking Providers on Ethereum
TLDR Stakers can use consolidations to switch staking service providers. This capability is open to all validators on Ethereum with...
Benjamin Thalman | November 4, 2025
Polkadot Asset Hub Migration: What Figment Stakers Need to Know
Key Takeaways Migration Date: November 4, 2025 No action required for Figment stakers Temporary staking or display delays may occur...
Brady | October 30, 2025
Coinbase Prime and Figment Expand Diversified Institutional Staking Access
$2 Billion Assets Staked to Date in Multi-year Integration NEW YORK – October 28, 2025 – Figment Inc., an independent...
Figment | October 28, 2025
Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade: What Validators and Stakers Need to Know
Ethereum’s next major upgrade, Fusaka, marks an important milestone in the network’s ongoing scalability journey. Comprising the Osaka upgrade on...
Benjamin Thalman | October 20, 2025
Figment’s Q3 2025 Solana Validator Report
This report covers Figment’s main Solana validator and its activity through July to September, 2025. On Solana, Figment is one...
Figment | October 16, 2025
Figment’s Q3 2025 Ethereum Validator Report
This report covers all of Figment’s active Ethereum validators throughout July, August, and September of 2025. On Ethereum, we are...
Figment | October 16, 2025
Figment Acquires Rated
Figment announced today that we have acquired Rated, the industry-leader in staking and validator analytics. By joining with Figment, we...
Andrew Cronk | October 16, 2025
Grayscale Selects Figment as a Staking Provider for U.S. ETH ETPs and SOL Trust
New York City, October 9, 2025 — Figment, the leading independent institutional staking provider, has been selected as a staking...
Figment | October 9, 2025
Bitcoin Staking Without Compromise: Why Native BTC Staking Matters
Nearly a year after the first BTC staking networks began deploying to mainnet, demand for capital-efficient bitcoin is growing. For...
Figment | October 3, 2025
The Rise of Proprietary Market Makers on Solana
Proprietary or Dark Automated Market Makers on Solana Proprietary, “Prop” or “Dark” Automated Market Markets (AMMs) such as SolFi, Humidifi...
David Liang | October 2, 2025
Lido V3 Explained: Customizable Staking with stVaults
Today, institutional ETH holders face operational and compliance limitations when it comes to liquid staking. Lido V3 introduces a new...
Benjamin Thalman | September 30, 2025
How to Maximize Diversification and De-Risk Your ETH Staking Operations
We are often asked about the implied security benefits of diversifying across multiple staking providers. We took a deep dive...
Figment | September 23, 2025
Sui Update: Onchain Growth, Staking Rewards, and Secure Staking with Figment
Quick facts 75% of SUI is staked on 100+ validators, with an SRR of ~2% Sui epochs last 24 hours...
Brady | September 18, 2025
Fireblocks Recognizes Figment for Security Leadership at SPARK 2025
September 17, 2025 — Last week, Fireblocks hosted the “Fireblocks’ Network Awards”, alongside the annual SPARK 2025 event. These awards...
Figment | September 17, 2025
Ethereum’s Exit Queue Hits Record High: What Stakers Need to Know
Ethereum’s validator exit queue has spiked reaching new highs, raising fair questions about timelines and rewards. This article explains how...
Benjamin Thalman | September 15, 2025
Fireblocks Trust Company Launches Institutional Staking Powered by Figment
New York City, September 10, 2025 – Figment, the leading provider of institutional staking infrastructure, announced today a partnership with...
Figment | September 10, 2025
Figment Security Update
Figment’s staking services and infrastructure were not impacted by the recent security attacks on September 8, 2025, including both the...
Figment | September 10, 2025
Figment’s Next Step in Compliance: Utilizing Ultra Sound’s OFAC-Filtering Relay
At Figment, compliance isn’t just a checkbox. It’s a core part of how we operate as a trusted staking provider...
Reza Sabernia | September 3, 2025
Stake SUI in the Figment App: Secure, Simple, Institutional Staking
Sui (SUI) is now available for staking directly in the Figment App, giving institutions a fast, secure, and intuitive way...
Brady | August 25, 2025
SEC Guidance on Liquid Staking Is an Important Step For Continued Institutional Adoption and Liquidity
Introduction On August 5, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released new guidance on liquid staking, expanding on its May...
Josh Deems | August 6, 2025
Solana Block Times: Why Validator Speed Matters
Why Validator Performance Goes Beyond Uptime Most Solana stakers assume “validator performance” means uptime and minimizing skipped slots. While uptime...
Nick Yushkevich | August 6, 2025
10 Years of Ethereum: How Staking Transformed the World’s Smart Contract Platform
From a whitepaper vision to a global, institutional-grade financial layer, trace Ethereum’s decade-long journey and discover why staking has become...
Figment | July 31, 2025
Announcing Firedancer Support: The Future of High-Performance Solana Staking
Key Takeaways What’s new: Figment clients can now delegate to or run Firedancer-powered validators Why it matters: Combines Firedancer’s performance...
David Liang | July 30, 2025
Figment Joins BAM Alpha: Advancing Solana’s Protocol Staking Future
Figment Selected as BAM Alpha Validator Figment was selected as one of the exclusive alpha validators for Jito’s Block Assembly...
Nick Yushkevich | July 23, 2025
Figment’s Q2 2025 Ethereum Validator Report
This report covers all of Figment’s active Ethereum validators throughout April, May, and June of 2025. On Ethereum, we are...
Brady | July 11, 2025
Validator Performance and Risk: A Guide for Institutional Ethereum Stakers
As Ethereum cements its role in decentralized finance, staking has become a critical pillar of the ecosystem. Institutional stakers understand...
Reza Sabernia | July 11, 2025
Figment’s Q2 2025 Solana Validator Report
This report covers Figment’s main Solana validator and its activity through April to June, 2025. On Solana, Figment is one...
Brady | July 11, 2025
Compliance at the Core: Why OFAC-Compliant MEV Relays Matter for Institutional Ethereum Stakers
As Ethereum’s staking ecosystem evolves to include more sophisticated institutional participants, including banks, asset managers, and custodians, staking considerations extend...
Brady | July 11, 2025
Alpenglow: Solana’s New Consensus Protocol Built for Real-Time Blockchains
Solana’s Agave client and consensus protocol are evolving to meet their stated roadmap goals to Increase Bandwidth and Reduce Latency....
David Liang | July 10, 2025