Arclaim, a decentralized finance company focused on staking infrastructure, has raised a $5 million strategic Series A round to develop what it describes as a new staking model designed to improve liquidity, optimize yields, and broaden adoption across multiple blockchain ecosystems. The company said the financing will be used to redesign staking mechanics and scale its product footprint across major proof-of-stake networks and newer chains.
The company is positioning its platform around three core capabilities to address common pain points in staking, including yield optimization, capital lockups, and institutional participation. Arclaim said it is building a dynamic yield architecture that uses a patent-pending algorithm to rebalance staked assets across chains, improving returns in real time. The company also said its approach is intended to reduce the impact of validator saturation. This condition can limit yield efficiency in large proof-of-stake networks when staking concentrates among a subset of validators.
Arclaim also said it is developing technology to enable faster exits from staking positions without incurring slashing penalties, provided the network’s required unlocking period has already ended. The company framed this “instant unstaking” capability as a way to make staked assets function more like liquid capital. It said it plans integrations with decentralized exchanges to support conversions between yield positions and tradable assets.
To expand into the institutional market, Arclaim said it plans to introduce “institutional-grade vaults” in the second quarter of 2026, including compliant staking products with insured custody and customizable risk-and-reward profiles supported by on-chain derivatives. The company also said the new funding will support an international expansion strategy that includes technology hubs in Singapore, Berlin, and Miami, localized staking pools across more than 15 markets, and regulatory sandbox partnerships with monetary authorities in the UAE and Switzerland.
Arclaim said it will allocate $1 million toward ecosystem growth and developer incentives, including quarterly cross-chain hackathons with $250,000 prize pools, “Stake-to-Build” grants for infrastructure projects, and an open-source SDK planned for release in the third quarter of 2026. On security, the company said it is implementing a multi-party computation custody framework, continuous whitehat monitoring, and a discretionary fund to respond quickly to emerging threats.
The company also outlined a product roadmap that includes a mainnet launch of auto-compounding vaults within the next 180 days, integrations with five additional layer-1 and layer-2 networks by the end of 2026, and fiat on- and off-ramps in the fourth quarter of 2026 to support direct staking from bank accounts.
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“This isn’t just another staking platform – we’re solving the fundamental economic inefficiencies that have limited DeFi adoption. Our technology allows both retail users and institutions to finally treat staked assets as truly liquid capital.”
Founder and CEO Arclaim
