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About InfStones
InfStones offers three infrastructure services: nodes, staking and APIs. Clients deploy full or validator nodes, delegate proof-of-stake assets to validators it operates, or call hosted RPC endpoints for chain data, across more than 80 networks with servers spread over Oracle, AWS and other clouds in multiple regions. It absorbs the operational burden of running nodes: syncing, upgrades, monitoring and failover sit with the provider, while clients keep asset ownership and staking rewards settle under each chain's rules.
The three lines serve different buyers: exchanges and wallets need reliable RPC and bulk node deployment, foundations and protocols need redundancy across a validator set, and DeFi protocols use DVT clusters to spread single-operator failure. It operates validators and compute nodes for networks including a restaking protocol, Aethir and 0G Labs, and in early 2026 introduced Node-as-a-Service for individual users. Validators still run on virtual machines at a handful of cloud providers, so regional cloud faults and network policy changes carry through to block production.
InfStones, founded in 2018 by Dr. Zhenwu Shi, began as a blockchain infrastructure provider focused on node management and staking services. Its early milestone came in 2019 when it became a validator node for Wanchain, marking its entry into PoS ecosystems. The company gained significant traction by securing a $10 million Series A round in 2021, led by Qiming Venture Partners, which enabled expansion of its node operations. In 2022, InfStones raised $33 million in Series B funding from investors including SoftBank and GGV Capital, solidifying its position in the industry. A key long-term achievement was its partnership with imToken in 2021 to launch non-custodial Eth2 staking, demonstrating its capability to support enterprise-grade infrastructure. Today, InfStones operates over 10,000 nodes across 50+ blockchain networks, serving major clients like Binance and Circle. Its sustained growth reflects a commitment to lowering barriers in blockchain access, evolving from a startup to a leading global infrastructure provider.
On 9 April 2026 InfStones joined Northstake's Staking Vault Manager as a node operator, opening Lido V3 stVault access to institutional clients. Through the framework, institutions can stake ETH into operator-specific vaults via a web interface or enterprise APIs, mint stETH within the vault's reserve ratio, and manage several positions from one platform. By then InfStones was running more than 20,000 nodes across over 80 blockchains.
The Cosmos Hub validator call on 14 October disclosed an ecosystem growth delegation to InfStones for an institutional ATOM staking API: an eight-week build covering delegate, undelegate, redelegate and claim rewards, plus institutional reporting on balances, rewards and yield. The delegation releases in three tranches, starting with 597,794 ATOM on signature, with later tranches tied to API delivery and a first closed institutional customer.
Future strategy and roadmap: InfStones plans to productise institutional staking APIs, plug into brokerage and custody distribution channels, and measure growth by net-new institutional stake rather than shifted existing stake, while extending its operating share across the Lido and Cosmos ecosystems.
Zhenwu Shi — Founder & CEO; PhD from Georgia Tech, former senior software engineer at Oracle, founded InfStones in 2018.
Sili Zhao — Global Director of Business; Olin Business School (WashU) graduate, early co-founder.
Rudy Lu — APAC Partner & Director of Product (CPO).