Blockdaemon

aid: blockdaemon
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apis:
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-data-api
  name: Blockdaemon Data API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Data
  - Indexer
  - Unified
  - Ubiquity
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/data-api-overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/data-api-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/rest-api-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/supported-protocols-and-networks
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/historical-data
    type: Documentation
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/data-blocks-transactions.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/data-accounts-balances.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/data-protocols.yaml
  description: Unified, multi-chain REST data API (formerly Ubiquity) providing fully indexed blockchain data
    across 50+ networks. Lookup blocks by number or hash, fetch transactions, account balances for one or many
    addresses, UTXO inputs/outputs, fee estimation, financial reports, and protocol metadata through a single
    consistent interface. Each call is metered in Compute Units.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-rpc-api
  name: Blockdaemon RPC API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - RPC
  - Nodes
  - JSON-RPC
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/rpc-api-overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/rpc-api-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/rpc-api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/listprotocols
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/websocket-support-for-nodes
    type: Documentation
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/rpc-ethereum.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/rpc-bitcoin.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/rpc-solana.yaml
  description: Production-ready shared and dedicated JSON-RPC and REST node endpoints across 50+ protocols
    including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Optimism, Cosmos, Polkadot, NEAR,
    Cardano, Stellar, XRP, Tron, Monad, Hyperliquid, and Layer-2s. Supports HTTPS and WebSocket; rate-limited
    by Requests-Per-Second tier (5–200 RPS plan-dependent).
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-staking-api
  name: Blockdaemon Staking API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Staking
  - Validators
  - Rewards
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/staking-api-overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/staking-api-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/staking-api-tutorial-ethereum
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/staking-api-tutorial-cosmos
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/staking-api-tutorial-near
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/staking-api-tutorial-polkadot
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/staking-api-tutorials-polygon
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/staking-api-tutorial-cardano
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/staking-api-tutorial-binance
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/staking-api-tutorial-avalanche
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/staking-sdk
    type: Documentation
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/staking-validators.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/staking-delegations.yaml
  description: Institutional staking-as-a-service API for creating validators and signed staking, unstaking,
    delegation, consolidation, exit, and reward-claim transactions across Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polkadot,
    Polygon, NEAR, Cardano, Avalanche, Binance, and other proof-of-stake networks. Rate-limited at 250
    requests/minute; supports MEV rewards and Fireblocks/WalletConnect signing flows.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-staking-reporting-api
  name: Blockdaemon Staking Reporting API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Staking
  - Reporting
  - Rewards
  - FinOps
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/stakingreporting-api-overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/stakingreporting-api-overview
    type: Documentation
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/staking-reporting.yaml
  description: Standardized staking-reward and yield-reporting API delivering historical and current stake,
    validator status, reward, slashing, and financial summaries across all supported PoS networks for audit,
    accounting, and tax purposes. 1 Compute Unit per request regardless of protocol.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-defi-api
  name: Blockdaemon DeFi API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - DeFi
  - DEX
  - Bridge
  - Lending
  - Borrowing
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/defi-api-overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/defi-api-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/defi-api-supported-protocols
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/defi-api-authentication
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/transaction-batching
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/eip-5792-transaction-batching
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/eip-7702-transaction-batching
    type: Documentation
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/defi-dex-swap.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/defi-bridge-swap.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/defi-lend-borrow.yaml
  description: Single REST interface (formerly Expand Network) into multiple DeFi protocols — DEX swaps and
    aggregation across 200+ DEXs, cross-chain bridge swaps and aggregation, and lending/borrowing on Aave V2/V3
    and Compound V2/V3. Supports same-chain and cross-chain swaps, configurable slippage, EIP-5792/EIP-7702
    transaction batching, and combined approval+swap calls.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-token-pricing-api
  name: Blockdaemon Token Pricing API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Tokens
  - Pricing
  - Market Data
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/gettokens
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/gettokens
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/gettokentags
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/available-currencies-and-tokens
    type: Documentation
  description: Token metadata, tag, and pricing API — name, symbol, decimals, logo URI, and category tags
    (e.g., stablecoins) with token quote pricing for display, filtering, and FX calculations across supported
    EVM and non-EVM chains. Currently in Beta.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-events-api
  name: Blockdaemon Chain Watch Events API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Events
  - Streaming
  - Webhooks
  - Real-Time
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/chain-watch
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/chain-watch
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/overview-events
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/events-quickstart
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/events-unified-format
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/event-types
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/chain_sink
    type: Tool
  - url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/demo-event-streaming
    type: CodeExamples
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/events-rules-targets.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/events-variables.yaml
  - type: Webhook
    url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/webhook-receive
  description: Real-time push-based on-chain event streaming for institutional wallets and finance systems.
    Configure Targets (webhook/Kafka/WebSocket), Rules, Variables, and Variable Values to monitor transactions,
    balances, staking rewards, reorgs, trustlines, and contract events in a unified format across all supported
    protocols. Includes webhook verification challenge and message-origin validation.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-management-api
  name: Blockdaemon Management API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Administration
  - Metrics
  - Audit
  - FinOps
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/management
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/management
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/compute-units-usage-events
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/management-metrics-quota-usage
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/management-metrics-request-usage
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/get-organization-audit-logs
    type: Documentation
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/management-usage.yaml
  description: Programmatic access to current period Compute Unit usage, request usage, and organization
    audit logs. Powers usage dashboards, FinOps reporting, and quota alerting for organizations subscribed to
    the Blockdaemon API Suite.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-wallet-transact-api
  name: Blockdaemon Wallet Transact API
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Wallet
  - Transactions
  - Multi-Chain
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/wallet-transact
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/wallet-transact
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/demo-buildervault-wallettransact
    type: CodeExamples
  description: A wallet-application toolbox for scaling wallet operations on top of indexed multi-chain
    infrastructure. Combines balance lookups, transaction construction, broadcasting, and event streaming for
    custodial and non-custodial wallet builders.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-builder-vault-tsm
  name: Blockdaemon Builder Vault TSM
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Wallet
  - MPC
  - Custody
  - TSM
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/blockdaemon-wallet-overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/blockdaemon-wallet-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/buildervault-web3-provider
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/demo-buildervault-token-deployment
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/builder-vault-helm
    type: Tool
  - url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/workshop-buildervault-xdc
    type: CodeExamples
  description: Threshold Signature Scheme (TSM) MPC wallet platform for builders. Customizable, deployable
    on-premises or in cloud, with EVM Web3 provider, Kubernetes Helm chart, and reference integrations for
    ERC-token deployment and multi-chain signing.
- aid: blockdaemon:blockdaemon-institutional-vault
  name: Blockdaemon Institutional Vault
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Wallet
  - MPC
  - Custody
  - Institutional
  humanURL: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/blockdaemon-wallet-overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/blockdaemon-wallet-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/automated-approver-service
    type: ReferenceImplementation
  description: Self-hosted MPC wallet for institutional hot, warm, and cold storage with granular governance,
    transaction policies, role-based approvals, and an Automated Approver Service for policy-driven signing.
name: Blockdaemon
tags:
- Blockchain
- Web3
- Staking
- Validators
- Custody
- MPC
- Wallets
- Nodes
- RPC
- DeFi
- Indexer
- Tokenization
- Institutional
- Crypto
kind: contract
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.blockdaemon.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/homepage-guides
  name: Guides Home
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/blockdaemon-api-suite
  name: Blockdaemon API Suite
  type: Portal
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/apisuite-overview
  name: API Suite Overview
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/api-suite-dashboard
  name: API Suite Dashboard
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/quick-start-blockdaemon-api-suite
  name: API Suite Quickstart
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/send-your-first-api-request
  name: Send Your First API Request
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/authentication
  name: Authentication
  type: Authentication
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/error-handling
  name: Error Handling
  type: Errors
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/rate-limits
  name: Rate Limits
  type: RateLimits
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/compute-units
  name: Compute Units
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/pagination
  name: Pagination
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/historical-data
  name: Historical Data
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/supported-chains
  name: Supported Chains
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/business-verification-kyb
  name: Business Verification (KYB)
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/subscription-management
  name: Subscription Management
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/mcp
  name: MCP Server
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/llms.txt
  name: LLMs.txt Index
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/blockchain-nodes
  name: Dedicated Nodes
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/custom-solutions
  name: Custom Solutions
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/earn-overview
  name: Earn Stack Overview
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/widget
  name: Earn Widget
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/widget-embed-guide
  name: Earn Widget Embed Guide
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/canton-overview
  name: Canton Network
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/tempo
  name: Tempo Network
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/layerzero-overview
  name: LayerZero / Animoca-Blockdaemon DVN
  type: Documentation
- url: https://status.blockdaemon.com/
  name: Blockdaemon Status
  type: StatusPage
- url: https://www.blockdaemon.com/support
  name: Support Portal
  type: Support
- url: https://www.blockdaemon.com/legal/terms-of-service
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://www.blockdaemon.com/legal/privacy-policy
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://www.blockdaemon.com/blog
  type: Blog
- url: https://www.blockdaemon.com/press
  name: Press
  type: Blog
- url: https://www.blockdaemon.com/about
  name: About Blockdaemon
  type: AboutUs
- url: https://www.blockdaemon.com/careers
  name: Careers
  type: Careers
- url: https://www.blockdaemon.com/contact
  name: Contact
  type: Contact
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blockdaemon
  name: Blockdaemon LinkedIn
  type: LinkedIn
- url: https://twitter.com/Blockdaemon
  name: Blockdaemon X
  type: X
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/buildervault-web3-provider
  name: BuilderVault Web3 Provider
  type: SDK
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/builder-vault-helm
  name: BuilderVault Helm Chart
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/automated-approver-service
  name: Institutional Vault Automated Approver Service
  type: ReferenceImplementation
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/chain_sink
  name: Chain Sink
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/demo-event-streaming
  name: Chain Watch Event Streaming Demo
  type: CodeExamples
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/demo-stakingAPI
  name: Staking API Demo
  type: CodeExamples
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/demo-buildervault-token-deployment
  name: BuilderVault Token Deployment Demo
  type: CodeExamples
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/demo-buildervault-wallettransact
  name: BuilderVault Wallet Transact Demo
  type: CodeExamples
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/solana-accountsdb-plugin-kafka
  name: Solana AccountsDB Kafka Plugin
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/solana-cluster
  name: Solana Cluster Snapshot Tools
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/agave-snapshot-gossip-client
  name: Solana SSDN Gossip Client
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/agave-snapshot-uploader
  name: Solana SSDN Snapshot Uploader
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/pyth-exporter
  name: Pyth Network Prometheus Exporter
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/pyth-go
  name: Pyth Go Client
  type: SDK
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/EVM-trackooor
  name: EVM Trackooor
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/validator-ownership-verification
  name: Validator Ownership Verification
  type: Tool
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/prototype-eip7702-gas-sponsorship
  name: EIP-7702 Gas Sponsorship Prototype
  type: CodeExamples
- url: https://github.com/Blockdaemon/media-kit
  name: Media Kit
  type: BrandAssets
- url: plans/blockdaemon-plans-pricing.yml
  type: Plans
- url: rate-limits/blockdaemon-rate-limits.yml
  type: RateLimits
- url: finops/blockdaemon-finops.yml
  type: FinOps
- url: json-ld/blockdaemon-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLD
- url: vocabulary/blockdaemon-vocabulary.yml
  type: Vocabulary
- type: Features
  data:
  - Unified Data API (Ubiquity) across 50+ blockchains with consistent block, transaction, balance, UTXO, and fee endpoints
  - Shared and Dedicated JSON-RPC + WebSocket nodes for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Optimism, Cosmos, Polkadot, NEAR, Cardano, Stellar, XRP, Tron, Monad, Hyperliquid, and more
  - Institutional Staking API across Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polkadot, Polygon, NEAR, Cardano, Avalanche, Binance
  - Staking Reporting API for unified rewards, validator status, and financial summaries
  - DeFi API (expand.network) with DEX, bridge, and lending aggregation across 200+ protocols
  - Token Pricing & Metadata API (Beta) with tag-based filtering
  - Chain Watch event streaming with webhooks, Kafka, and WebSocket targets
  - Management API with current-period Compute Unit and request metrics plus audit logs
  - Builder Vault TSM — MPC wallet platform with EVM Web3 provider, Helm chart, and ERC-token demos
  - Institutional Vault — self-hosted MPC vault with Automated Approver Service for policy-driven signing
  - Wallet Transact toolbox for scaling multi-chain wallet operations
  - Earn Widget — no-code embeddable staking and DeFi UI across Ethereum, Solana, and more
  - LayerZero DVN — Animoca-Blockdaemon DVN for cross-chain messaging
  - Canton Network super validators, validators, and Canton Wallet Gateway for institutional tokenization
  - Tempo Network validators, TIP-20 issuance, TIP-403 compliance, stablecoin gas support
  - Solana Snapshot Delivery Network (SSDN) gossip client, uploader, and AccountsDB Kafka plugin
  - Pyth Network publisher tooling — Prometheus exporter and Go client
  - EIP-5792 and EIP-7702 transaction batching support in the DeFi API
  - Compute Unit metering with XS/S/M/L/XL/Egress/Batch tiers
  - Triple-mode authentication: Bearer, X-API-Key header, or apiKey query parameter
  - MCP server at docs.blockdaemon.com/mcp for AI agent access to docs and APIs
  - Status page at status.blockdaemon.com with per-component health
  - SOC 2 Type II (June 2025) and ISO 27001 (July 2022) certifications; OFAC compliant
  - 70+ points of presence globally; offices in San Francisco, Galway, London, Singapore, Newcastle, NYC, Abu Dhabi
  - 400+ institutional customers including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, JP Morgan, Citi Ventures
  - $110B+ digital assets secured; $10B+ staked on Blockdaemon validators; 250K+ nodes launched; 80+ protocols
  sources:
  - https://www.blockdaemon.com
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/llms.txt
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/rate-limits
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/compute-units
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/subscription-management
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/supported-chains
  - https://www.blockdaemon.com/about
  updated: '2026-05-25'
created: '2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z'
modified: '2026-05-25'
position: Consuming
description: Blockdaemon is an institutional blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2017 by Konstantin
  Richter. It runs production node infrastructure, staking, indexed data, DeFi, custody, and tokenization
  services across 80+ blockchain protocols for 400+ institutional clients including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft,
  JP Morgan, and Citi Ventures. The Blockdaemon API Suite bundles a unified Data API (Ubiquity), JSON-RPC
  nodes, a Staking API, Staking Reporting API, DeFi aggregator (expand.network), Token Pricing API, Chain
  Watch event streaming, and a Management API. Wallet products include Builder Vault TSM (MPC for builders),
  Institutional Vault (self-hosted MPC custody with Automated Approver Service), and Wallet Transact. Earn
  Stack covers a no-code embeddable Earn Widget plus liquid staking and restaking. Compute Unit metering,
  triple-mode authentication, an MCP server, and SOC 2 Type II / ISO 27001 certifications round out the
  platform. $110B+ in digital assets secured and $10B+ staked on Blockdaemon validators.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]
  X: apievangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.16'