VerifiedX and Blockdaemon announced a strategic partnership, aimed at delivering scalable global access to DeFi by combining institutional‑grade infrastructure with a consumer‑focused wallet and trading stack. The collaboration unites enterprise reliability with user‑friendly interfaces to reduce technical barriers and extend DeFi beyond crypto‑native users.
Institutional Infrastructure Meets Consumer DeFi
Blockdaemon provides the institutional backbone of the partnership, securing more than $110 billion in digital assets for around 400 clients, managing $10 billion in staked assets, and maintaining 99.9% uptime across its node and validator operations. This infrastructure will be embedded into consumer‑facing products to elevate reliability, security, and compliance standards for retail DeFi users.
VerifiedX delivers the front‑end experience through its VFX SwitchBlade Wallet, which integrates fiat on‑ and off‑ramps and consumer‑focused payment features. The wallet is designed to simplify payments, swaps, and onboarding for non‑technical users while preserving self‑custody, meaning users retain control of their private keys.
The partnership also integrates a unified DeFi API layer with consumer applications. Through a recent infrastructure acquisition, Blockdaemon now offers a single API surface spanning over 50 blockchains and roughly 170 endpoints. This consolidation simplifies cross‑chain transaction orchestration, node management, and staking operations for developers.
A core priority of the collaboration is expanding Bitcoin’s role in DeFi through sidechains and yield‑generating applications. The integrated infrastructure will include Blockdaemon’s institutional Earn Stack, a compliant staking and rewards orchestration layer. The goal is to introduce regulated, risk‑tempered yield options for users while preserving Layer‑1 settlement integrity.
For developers and end users, the implications are operational rather than speculative. Developers gain a single integration point to enterprise‑grade infrastructure, while users benefit from lower friction and greater availability in daily DeFi interactions. The partnership focuses on reliability and compliance as the primary catalysts for broader adoption rather than raw throughput gains.
Looking ahead, the collaboration represents a coordinated effort to migrate institutional operations into mainstream consumer products. The next major milestone will be the live technical integration of Blockdaemon’s Earn Stack and unified API into VerifiedX’s wallet and Layer‑1 environment, particularly enabling Bitcoin‑based DeFi access.
