Blockdaemon, a leading provider of staking for institutions, and Aave Labs, a key contributor to the Aave Protocol, have joined forces in a strategic partnership aimed at increasing access to decentralized financing options for institutions.
Summary
- Aave Labs and Blockdaemon say the partnership aims to expand institutional access to DeFi.
- Blockdaemon Earn Stack customers can now earn further by putting stake rewards and inactive balances to work.
- The integration includes support for Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins.
Aave Labs and Blockdaemon are looking at institutional access to Aave’s decentralized financial markets and using Blockdaemon’s Earn Stack and Aave Vaults to unlock this.
According to an announcement on October 9, 2025, the integration opens new opportunities for institutions.
Why is this important to Aave?
According to details, Aave (AAVE) will become the exclusive primary lender for Blockdaemon Earn Stack, a non-custodial platform that offers staking services across more than 50 protocols.
The integration will leverage Aave Vaults to give institutional clients access to staking rewards. Providing access to on-chain markets unlocks more than $70 billion in liquidity and allows institutional investors to capture secure return opportunities.
Aave is a leading DeFi lending protocol and the integration extends this further.
Aave supply growth chart. Source: Sentora on X
Importantly, Blockdaemon customers can now stake stake rewards and their inactive balances on the DeFi markets. Moreover, they retain full control over their assets.
“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 in the best crypto assets and stablecoins,” said Konstantin Richter, Founder and CEO of Blockdaemon.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum support
As noted, Blockdaemon has chosen Aave as its primary lender given the DeFi protocol’s long-trusted operation and robust risk controls. Blockdaemon customers and the broader DeFi community will have access to a range of supported cryptocurrencies. This includes Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins.
The support also includes assets on Horizon, an institutional market for loans against real assets. Tokenized RWAs are currently one of the sectors experiencing strong growth.
Data shows that the size of the Horizon RWA market has exceeded $200 million, with loans exceeding $54 million. The platform was launched in August 2025.
Users supply stablecoins such as Ripple USD, USDC and GHO Token, and tokenized assets such as Superstate’s USTB and Janus Henderson’s JTRSY into RWA pools. Deposited tokenized assets serve as collateral for users who want to borrow USDC, RLUSD or GHO.
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