Kiln Company Market Research Report



Company Overview



Name: Kiln


Mission of the Company


To democratize value creation in the digital assets ecosystem by providing easy access to blockchain protocols, thereby enabling asset owners to use their stake to secure the network and be rewarded, preserving decentralization.

Founded


Kiln was founded by:
  • Laszlo Szabo (CEO and Co-founder)

  • Ernest Oppetit (CPO & Co-founder)

  • Thomas de Phuoc (COO and Co-founder)


Key People


  • Laszlo Szabo - CEO and Co-founder

  • Ernest Oppetit - CPO & Co-founder

  • Thomas de Phuoc - COO and Co-founder

  • Claire Wells - Chief Legal Officer

  • Marie Siegrist - Head of Marketing

  • Duncan Hoffman - Chief Revenue Officer

  • Kevin Lefevre - VP of Engineering

  • Andy King - VP People


Headquarters


Kiln is headquartered in Paris, London, and Singapore.

Number of Employees


No information is available.

Revenue


No information is available.

Known For


Kiln is known for being a premier enterprise-grade staking platform enabling institutions to stake assets and whitelabel staking functionality into their products.

Products



Kiln DeFi


Description: A suite of smart contracts allowing integrators to enable native integration of DeFi protocols into their wallets or platforms and earn fees. It supports major protocols across all EVM chains.

Key Features:
  • Native DeFi access for users

  • Secure user experience through in-app integration

  • Broad protocol support

  • 100% on-chain operations

  • Simplified integration and scaling


Kiln On-Chain


Description: A white-labeled, customizable ETH staking solution managed entirely on-chain, enabling institutions to stake any amount of ETH via native staking or staking pools.

Key Features:
  • Simple transfer transaction staking

  • Programmatic commission automation

  • Flexibility to stake any amount of ETH

  • Custom liquidity tokens


Kiln Connect


Description: The all-in-one SDK for staking across all PoS chains, featuring APIs for transaction crafting and comprehensive reporting.

Key Features:
  • Unified API for staking and unstaking transactions

  • Real-time rewards & performance data monitoring

  • Validator agnostic

  • Developer-friendly with REST APIs, JS and Python SDKs


Kiln Validators


Description: Enterprise-grade Validators-as-a-Service across all PoS chains, offering staking infrastructure for businesses.

Key Features:
  • SOC2 Type II certified security

  • Performance and compliance standards

  • Multi-cloud and multi-region Kubernetes infrastructure

  • Real-time user stakes and rewards data


Kiln Enterprise Dashboard


Description: A comprehensive web interface for staking and managing performance across all major PoS chains.

Key Features:
  • One-click staking and unstaking

  • Real-time monitoring and automated reporting

  • Import and manage stakes from multiple operators

  • Industry-leading SLA and slashing coverage


Kiln dApp


Description: A secure staking application for ETH, providing non-custodial, low-fee staking.

Key Features:
  • 1-click staking

  • Fully non-custodial

  • Enterprise-grade infrastructure


Kiln Restaking


Description: Allows existing staked ETH to secure additional services on EigenLayer for earning extra rewards.

Key Features:
  • 1-click restaking

  • Unified data reporting

  • Flexible AVS operator delegation


Recent Developments



New Products Launched


  • DeFi Integration: On August 7, 2024, Kiln introduced its DeFi suite to facilitate native access to stablecoin rewards and other assets across major DeFi protocols.

  • Restaking Services: Launched restaking for liquid staking tokens and validators on EigenLayer.


New Features Added to Existing Products


  • Restaking Features: On June 18, 2024, Kiln introduced EigenLayer restaking via Ledger Live.

  • Dashboard Enhancements: The dashboard now supports importing stakes from multiple node operators for ETH, XTZ, ADA, DOT, MATIC, ATOM, NEAR, and SOL.


Recent Partnerships


  • Tangany: Kiln teamed up with Tangany to offer staking services for Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano.

  • MetaMask Institutional: Kiln collaborated to create an institutional-staking marketplace on MetaMask.

  • Fireblocks: Partnership to provide enterprise-grade staking for ETH and SOL.

  • BitGo: Joined forces with BitGo to offer staking services across multiple PoS blockchains.

  • Stacks Foundation: Kiln is now part of the Signer Network for the Stacks layer, helping secure Bitcoin layer-2 scaling solutions.


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