Chainflow

Chainflow is a Web3 infrastructure operator with a specific focus on creating solutions for staking cryptocurrency. It is an independent and self-funded organization that states it has not received any venture capital funding. It was founded in 2017 and now operates as a validator and staking service for more than a dozen proof-of-stake blockchains.

The company has developed staking solutions and states it has developed fee structures for the service that are designed to keep the company competitive as well as give it funds to improve its service. Each network that has partnered with Chainflow has its own terms of service, and users wanting to stake their cryptocurrency through Chainflow must agree to those terms before utilizing the service.

Chainflow has partnered with more than twelve blockchain networks. The following is a list of partners as of 2022:

• Agoric
• Akash
• Cosmos Hub
• Flow
• The Graph
• Juno
• Livepeer
• Oasis
• Osmosis
• Pocket Network
• Polygon
• Regen
• SKALE
• Solana
• Stargaze

Chainflow states it has other initiatives with the goal of increasing decentralization in the staking economy. One initiative is developing tools for staking such as a watchdog resource, known as Nakaflow.io, which tracks the centralization of stake on major blockchains. The company has also developed an organization called The Staking Defense League, which is a coalition of independent validator operators, much like Chainflow.