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Solana Floor: Marinade Finance joins crypto council for Innovation’s Proof-of-Stake Alliance
Marinade Finance has joined the Crypto Council for Innovation’s Proof-of-Stake Alliance (PoSA), working alongside major industry names like a16z, Circle, and Coinbase to help shape institutional staking policy. As Solana’s oldest staking provider, Marinade brings critical onchain expertise to PoSA’s focus areas, including staking principles, legal frameworks for liquid staking, and fair taxation. The move builds on Marinade’s growing role in institutional staking, following its recent partnership with Bitwise to launch the $BSOL ETF in Europe, and positions it to support upcoming regulatory conversations around Solana ETFs and staking rewards in traditional finance.
Blockworks Lightspeed: Alpha Dispatch
The Alpha Dispatch highlights Marinade Finance's entry into Proof-of-Stake Alliance (PoSA) as a key step in advancing Solana’s voice in regulatory conversations around staking. Operating under the Crypto Council for Innovation, PoSA is one of the industry’s leading advocacy groups for blockchain policy, focusing on staking legislation, tax clarity, and decentralisation. While Solana Labs and others have long been involved, Marinade’s participation reinforces the case for permissionless staking and institutional adoption. As retail access to staking faces mounting regulatory pressure, the move gives Solana another critical seat at the table.
Web3 with Sam Kamani Podcast: Solana staking & institutional adoption with Hadley Stern
Hadley Stern, Chief Commercial Officer at Marinade Finance, joins Sam Kamani to talk about staking on Solana and how Marinade is helping institutions get involved. They cover Marinade’s stake auction model, the benefits of Marinade Native, and what’s coming next for Solana staking. The episode also touches on validator growth, upcoming upgrades like Firedancer, and why institutions are finally paying attention to DeFi. Listen to the full conversation.
Messari: Marinade Q4 2024 brief
Messari’s Q4 2024 brief highlights Marinade’s strong close to the year, with total value locked (TVL) growing 14% quarter-over-quarter. The report explores the protocol’s continued focus on decentralisation through features like Protected Staking Rewards (PSR) and the Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM), alongside increased adoption of Marinade Native. It also notes Marinade’s efforts to serve institutional clients through secure, non-custodial staking options on Solana.
The Crypto Recruiters podcast with Hadley Stern
In this episode of The Crypto Recruiters Podcast, Hadley Stern joins Lindesy and shares his journey from traditional finance to the crypto space, reflecting on his early work at Fidelity and how it led to his current role at Marinade. He discusses the evolving relationship between TradFi and DeFi, his passion for decentralisation, and how Marinade is building secure, institutional-grade staking infrastructure on Solana.
Blockworks Lightspeed Newsletter: Marinade highlights validator incentive challenges
This issue of Blockworks’ Lightspeed newsletter briefly quotes Marinade CEO Michael Repetný in a discussion about validator incentives on Solana. He notes that despite growing TVL, some validators still operate with 0% commissions, creating yield disparities across the network. The quote underscores Marinade’s broader mission to make staking on Solana more transparent and efficient.
Blockworks Lightspeed Newsletter: Sharing insights from Marinade’s Michael Repetný on Solana staking yields
In the latest edition of Blockworks’ Lightspeed newsletter, Michael Repetný, co-founder and CEO of Marinade, shared thoughts on how reduced SOL inflation may impact staking yields.
Decrypt: Marinade Finance makes strategic investment in SuperSol
Marinade Finance has made a strategic investment in SuperSol, a community-led initiative focused on staking yield innovation within the Solana ecosystem. The partnership is aimed at enhancing decentralization and validator performance while expanding staking accessibility and experimentation beyond Marinade’s core protocol.
Blockworks: Bitwise launches Solana staking ETP in Europe
Bitwise Asset Management has introduced a Solana staking exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe, trading under the ticker BSOL. The product offers investors an annual yield of 6.48% through staking rewards. Marinade Finance has been selected as the staking provider for this ETP. The launch follows Bitwise’s acquisition of London-based ETC Group, further expanding its footprint in the European market. In the U.S., Bitwise has signaled intentions to list a Solana ETF, though regulatory hurdles currently prevent staking rewards from being included. The introduction of BSOL provides European investors with access to Solana’s staking yields, which currently surpass those of Ethereum.
The Block: Staking platform Marinade floats proposal to tackle malicious validators and democratize MEV on Solana
Marinade has proposed a new mechanism to address malicious validator behavior and improve MEV distribution across the Solana network. The proposal introduces a reputation-based system to identify and reduce rewards for validators exploiting their position, while redirecting value to the broader staking community. The goal is to promote fairness, protect stakers, and strengthen Solana’s decentralisation and resilience.
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