Dfns and Colossus are teaming up to deliver a seamless, secure staking experience across over 20 blockchains. Whether you’re a developer or an institution, this integration makes staking easier, safer, and more scalable.
Needless to say that staking has become an important part of blockchain ecosystems, allowing token holders to earn rewards while helping secure networks. But staking isn’t always simple as it demands secure key management, support for multiple blockchains, and reliable transaction delivery.
Today, we’re excited to announce a partnership that tackles these challenges. Dfns and Colossus are teaming up to deliver a seamless staking experience across multiple blockchains. By combining Dfns’ secure key infrastructure with Colossus’ powerful staking platform, we’ve created a solution that prioritizes security, scalability, and ease of use for developers and institutions alike. This partnership makes staking easier and more reliable without sacrificing security or performance. In this post, we’ll dive into why this integration matters, what each platform offers, and how it’s set to improve access to multichain staking.
Colossus: verticalized staking done right
Colossus is a leading platform for staking digital assets, built to make blockchain participation simple and efficient. It supports a wide range of blockchains, enabling users to stake on more than 20 chains
Here’s what makes Colossus stand out:
- Broad blockchain support: Stake across multiple networks:, Akash, Avalanche,Atom, Cartesi Celestia, dYdX, Ethereum, Fetch.AI, Harmony, Islamic Coin, Kava, Kusama, Near, Oasis, Secret, Solana, Tezos Threshold and more, to diversify your portfolio.
- Ease of use: Designed for everyone, from crypto enthusiasts to institutional investors, Colossus simplifies staking for all.
- Transparency and control: Transaction decoding tools like Transaction Lens offer secure, clear, and verifiable transaction insights to avoid blind signing.
Also – good to know – as a regulated custodian under the Italian OAM (license number PSV109), Colossus is authorized to custody funds and manage fund movements for staking. This regulatory compliance builds trust and ensures institutions can meet strict compliance standards.
Dfns: the most versatile KMS in crypto
Dfns is a Wallets-as-a-Service (WaaS) platform that simplifies digital asset management for fintechs, institutions, and enterprises worldwide, enabling them to securely onboard users into crypto. With an API-first design, Dfns has become the go-to platform for developers to configure, automate, and scale digital asset operations. Powered by cutting-edge security and cryptography, Dfns is the trusted multichain wallet backend for leaders in banking, payments, trading, lending, and tokenization.
However, at its core, Dfns is a key management service built for versatility. Its strength lies in its ability to fluently integrate with the cryptographic foundations of various blockchains. Unlike other vendors, Dfns has invested for five years in building an in-house cryptography research and engineering team that can develop and adapt new algorithms and schemes to keep pace with the evolving blockchain ecosystems.
The Dfns KMS supports a wide range of cryptographic standards, including:
- ECDSA: A widely used standard across many blockchains.
- EdDSA: A modern standard for efficient cryptographic operations.
- Schnorr: Known for its efficiency and multi-signature functionality.
- STARK Curve: Tailored for zero-knowledge proofs and scaling solutions.
- Bitcoin Taproot: Enhances Bitcoin's scalability and privacy.
- SLIP and BIP Derivations: Essential for hierarchical deterministic wallets.
Coming soon, BLS signatures will expand support for Ethereum 2.0 and zk-SNARK-based applications, reinforcing Dfns’ ability to work with the cryptographic core of nearly any blockchain.
Unlocking the ultimate staking experience
The integration of Dfns with Colossus enables Colossus users to leverage Dfns’ wallet infrastructure as a secure signer, simplifying staking operations while maintaining top-tier security. This partnership tackles key challenges in staking with the following benefits:
- Enhanced security: Dfns’ MPC technology ensures staking transactions are signed without exposing private keys.
- Wide compatibility: Colossus supports staking for assets like Akash, Avalanche, Cartesi, Kusama, Islamic Coin, Threshold, Stacks, and more, offering broad multi-chain access.
- Streamlined workflows: Developers can embed Dfns’ signing capabilities into Colossus, automating transactions and reducing operational complexity.
Staking is essential to the blockchain ecosystem, but it comes with challenges like navigating multiple chains, managing risks, and keeping keys secure. The integration of Dfns and Colossus solves these problems by combining Dfns’ secure wallet infrastructure with Colossus’ easy-to-use staking tools. This partnership makes staking simpler and safer for developers and institutions, improving usability, security, and accessibility in the process.
A complete staking integration walkthrough
This integration provides a simple, secure, and transparent staking process. Here's how it works:
- Access the platform: Log in to Colossus’ Institutional Hub, a centralized dashboard showing supported tokens, user details, and wallet configurations. In the settings, select Dfns as your custody provider and configure wallets based on your requirements.
- Start a staking transaction: Choose a token (e.g., ATOM), enter the staking details such as the validator and amount, and submit the transaction through the interface.
- Verify the transaction: Use Colossus’ Transaction Lens to review transaction details in both hexadecimal and plain text formats, ensuring accuracy. You can also use the built-in decoder or external tools for advanced verification.
- Sign and broadcast: Securely sign the transaction through Dfns and confirm it. Then, broadcast the transaction via the Institutional Hub. You can track its real-time progress in the broadcast list.
- Review and confirm completion: Once the transaction is approved, use a blockchain explorer to verify the details and confirm that the process is complete.
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Get started today
The integration is live and ready to use! Whether you're a developer adding advanced staking features to your app or an investor aiming to grow your crypto assets, the Dfns and Colossus partnership offers the tools and infrastructure to help you succeed.
- Learn more about our wallet infrastructure at dfns.co.
- Explore staking opportunities with Colossus at colossus.digital.
Authors
Josh Siegel
As Chief Product Officer, Josh runs all things product and developer experience at Dfns. Before joining Dfns, Josh dedicated over 15 years of his life to product management leadership roles at Ionic, Salesforce, Hulu, Google, Microsoft and two other Series A startups. He holds an MBA from Northwestern and BSc degree in Computer Science from Brown University.
