Latest updates

Milestones

June 2026 New Masternode

XDC Network Masternode

Helix was awarded an XDC masternode, expanding its validator footprint across the XDC Network. The masternode strengthens Helix's role in securing XDC infrastructure and underpins hstXDC, its liquid staking product built on the network.
April 2026 Validator

Canton Network Validator

Helix was approved and onboarded as a validator on the Canton Network, joining the operator set securing the institutional-grade privacy blockchain. As a production validator, Helix participates in network consensus, reward distribution, and the Super Validator economy underpinning Canton Coin.
March 2026 Grant

Stellar Development Foundation Grant

Helix Labs was awarded a Stellar grant to build cross-chain liquidity infrastructure, enabling seamless asset movement and settlement across networks. The grant supports development of bridging primitives that connect Stellar-based liquidity with Helix's broader multi-chain validator and lending stack.

Productive Liquidity for Native Staked Assets.

Helix Labs helps staked capital stay native while becoming useful across DeFi, coordination, and yield markets. Starting with Cardano and expanding across major PoS ecosystems — without forcing assets away from their home chains.

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Live Dashboard

vault.helixlabs.org

Networks

Cardano + PoS

Stage

Institutional Pilot

Custody Model

Non-custodial

Native staking ecosystems we are building toward

Why Helix

Yield without borders.

Helix Labs makes natively staked capital productive — interoperable across yield markets, lending, and governance, without forcing assets off their home chains.

Native Liquid Staking

Stake natively on each supported chain while issuing a portable position that can route into lending, collateral, and yield markets. The underlying stake never leaves its home network.

Productive Capital

Idle stake earns the base rate. Helix vaults give that same capital a second yield surface — institutional-grade lending pairs and structured strategies — while staking rewards keep accruing underneath.

Compliance-Aware Vaults

Built for institutional stakers and validator operators: lock requirements, vesting schedules, and reward distribution stay verifiable on-chain. No wrapped assets, no custodial detours.

Built for Every PoS Ecosystem

One vault. Every native chain.

Helix preserves the native staking model of each underlying chain. Starting with Cardano and extending across major PoS networks as integrations mature — no wrapped assets, no synthetic representations.

Flow of Funds

How capital moves through Helix.

A position travels — the stake doesn't. Native capital keeps validating on its home chain while a portable, compliance-aware position does the work across DeFi.

Step 01

Holder deposits

A staker deposits a native asset — e.g. ADA — into Helix. Custody stays with the holder; no wrapping, no bridging.

Step 02

Staked natively

Capital is staked on its home chain and starts earning the base staking rate. The stake itself never leaves.

Step 03

Position issued

A compliance-aware vault mints a portable position representing the stake. This receipt — not the coins — is what travels. Lock, vesting & rewards are recorded on-chain.

Step 04

Deployed to markets

The position routes into lending, collateral & yield markets for a second yield surface — while base staking rewards keep accruing underneath.

Returns settle back to the holder. Base staking rewards from the home chain + yield from the deployed position flow back — non-custodial, every leg verifiable on-chain.

Throughout, the underlying stake never leaves its home chain.

Non-custodial No wrapped assets Verifiable on-chain

Institutional Vault

Compliance-aware vault for natively staked capital — issued positions, tracked yield, on-chain provenance.

Operator Dashboard

Track lock state, vesting schedules, and reward distribution across validator positions in one place.

The Helix Stack

Institutional-grade infrastructure for staked capital — secure, observable, and native to each chain.

Vault

Staking

Yield

Custody

Frequently Asked

Questions worth answering.

Productive liquidity for natively staked capital — built for institutional stakers, validator operators, and the allocators behind them.

Helix Labs builds infrastructure for institutional staking on PoS networks. The focus is making natively staked capital productive — interoperable across yield markets, lending, and governance — without forcing assets off their home chains.

Staking secures a network but locks capital. Helix gives that locked capital a second life: compliance-aware vaults turn staked positions into productive collateral that can earn additional yield, while the original stake stays on-chain and continues to validate.

Helix is starting on Cardano, with a roadmap that extends across major PoS ecosystems. The architecture is chain-aware — each integration preserves the native staking model of the underlying network rather than wrapping or bridging it away.

Institutional stakers, validator operators, and capital allocators who want their staked assets to remain productive without compromising on compliance, custody, or counterparty exposure.

Explore the live dashboard at vault.helixlabs.org. Vault and lending surfaces are in private pilot — join the allowlist to be considered for the next cohort.

Still have questions? Reach out to our support team or join the Helix community.