{"id":13062,"date":"2025-10-17T03:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/?p=28240"},"modified":"2025-10-17T03:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:58:48","slug":"sygnum-bank-middle-east-launches-institutional-grade-solana-validator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/sygnum-bank-middle-east-launches-institutional-grade-solana-validator\/","title":{"rendered":"Sygnum Bank Middle East Launches Institutional-Grade Solana Validator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/tag\/sygnum\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Sygnum<\/a> Bank Middle East has launched Sygnum Validators from <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/tag\/adgm\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">ADGM<\/a>, a service that operates institutional-grade validator nodes for select blockchain networks, enabling non-custodial staking.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the UAE adopted the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) from the OECD, marking a step towards tax transparency and cross-border information sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Since the establishment of the UAE\u2019s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in 2022, more than 500 Web3 companies have relocated to the country.<\/p>\n<p>The first validator supports the Solana network, allowing eligible SOL holders to delegate assets and earn rewards.<\/p>\n<p>Solana was chosen for its low-cost, high-speed transactions and growing institutional adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Validator nodes are essential for the security of blockchain networks.<\/p>\n<p>Sygnum\u2019s service allows token holders to delegate assets without transferring custody, combining institutional-grade infrastructure with self-custody control.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28241\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28241 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Giulia-Finkbeiner-Bertoni-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Giulia Finkbeiner-Bertoni\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Giulia-Finkbeiner-Bertoni-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Giulia-Finkbeiner-Bertoni-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Giulia-Finkbeiner-Bertoni-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Giulia-Finkbeiner-Bertoni-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Giulia-Finkbeiner-Bertoni.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giulia Finkbeiner-Bertoni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSygnum Validators represent our broader commitment to supporting the growth and resilience of the broader Web3 economy beyond regulated banking services,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>said Giulia Finkbeiner-Bertoni, Senior Executive Officer of Sygnum Bank Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Sygnum has experience operating validator nodes across multiple networks, including Cosmos and the Internet Computer, and participates selectively in protocol governance.<\/p>\n<p>The Solana validator launch is the first in a planned series, with token holders able to begin delegating through their preferred wallet interface immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image credit: Edited by Fintech News Middle East, based on image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/premium-ai-image\/solana-crypto-coin-3d-blue-cube-with-glowing-cubes_419679110.htm\"  rel=\"noopener\">Bgs Illustration<\/a> via Freepik<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/28240\/abudhabi\/sygnum-solana-validator-uae\/\">Sygnum Bank Middle East Launches Institutional-Grade Solana Validator<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/\">Fintechnews Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sygnum Bank Middle East has launched Sygnum Validators from ADGM, a service that operates institutional-grade validator nodes for select blockchain networks, enabling non-custodial staking. Last month, the UAE adopted the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) from the OECD, marking a step towards tax transparency and cross-border information sharing. Since the establishment of the UAE\u2019s Virtual Asset [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/28240\/abudhabi\/sygnum-solana-validator-uae\/\">Sygnum Bank Middle East Launches Institutional-Grade Solana Validator<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/\">Fintechnews Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,329,437],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abu-dhabi","category-adgm","category-sygnum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13062"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13096,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13062\/revisions\/13096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}