Crypto Staking Expands As BNY And Galaxy Digital Launch Institutional Partnership

By Bena Ilyas | Edited By Messam Raza,August 5, 2026, 12:45 PM

Crypto staking is expected to become easier for institutional investors to access due to a recent partnership between BNY and Galaxy Digital, aimed at providing digital asset services. The partnership will introduce crypto staking services to BNY’s Digital Asset Custody solution, enabling qualified institutions to custody and stake digital assets on the same platform.

The collaboration leverages BNY’s custody infrastructure along with Galaxy Digital’s experience with proof-of-stake blockchain networks. Through integration of custody and staking capabilities, the partners will help to make the management of digital assets easier for investors while offering them a risk-free avenue for earning staking rewards within the BNY custodial system.

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Crypto Staking to Be Integrated With Digital Asset Custody

Under the new structure, eligible institutional customers will have the benefit of crypto staking services along with other BNY Mellon’s existing services that include crypto custody, fund accounting, tax, payments, and client reporting. The companies stated that this process is adopted to keep things simple but secure and governed.

Alongside offering its staking services, Galaxy Digital will also become a design partner that will help enhance the infrastructure of the digital asset platform of BNY. The staking service and the improvements of the platform will be launched following the completion of necessary regulatory reviews.

BNY and Galaxy Advance Crypto Staking

Carolyn Weinberg, Chief Product & Innovation Officer at BNY Mellon, observed that clients are no longer content with just safe custody since digital assets have started gaining more traction. She further highlighted that by implementing crypto staking, they would enhance their digital assets business without compromising on governance and control.

Steve Kurz, Global Co-Head of Digital Assets at Galaxy Digital, believes that the future of financial markets would depend on digital architecture that could be trusted by institutions.

Additionally, Steve Kurz pointed out that Galaxy has been working for years on institutional staking services, and the partnership with BNY will provide them with trusted financial architecture.

This is an indication of increasing interest from conventional banks to diversify their offerings in digital asset services beyond simple custody services. The integration of crypto staking with custody services by BNY and Galaxy Digital is meant to give institutional investors a complete and efficient means of participating in the crypto market while protecting the assets from any risks.

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