More than
just a validator

We support blockchain networks with infrastructure, ecosystem building, and strategic investment.

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Asset Staked

$150M+

Rewards Paid

$2.5M+

Networks

7

Testimonials from our partners

H2O Nodes has been a strong contributor to Lido as a Node Operator within the Simple DVT module on mainnet and testnet. The team consistently shows strong performance and responsiveness, and has demonstrated expertise utilizing both Obol and SSV Network based DVT. I look forward to seeing the continued growth of H2O Nodes over the coming years.
Will Shannon
Lido DAO Contributor
Max and team at H2O are experts on all things related to Nodes. They were instrumental in providing us with critical feedback related to Scale3’s node monitoring product, Autopilot. If you are staking or interested in staking, you should definitely reach out to them.
Karthik Kalyanaraman
Cofounder, Scale3 Labs
H2O Nodes has been a highly supportive partner throughout our testnet phases. Their responsiveness and effective communication have been invaluable, consistently providing assistance whenever needed. I highly recommend them as a reliable and efficient testnet partner.
Keith Dumont
Director of Developer Relations & Growth at Supra
H2O Nodes has proven to be a dependable and skilled Node Operator, especially in running Obol Distributed Validators. The team's involvement with the early versions of Obol DVs highlights their technical proficiency and dedication to innovation.
Chris Battenfield
Head of Product, DV Labs

H2O Nodes has been a highly supportive partner throughout our testnet phases. Their responsiveness and effective communication have been invaluable, consistently providing assistance whenever needed. I highly recommend them as a reliable and efficient testnet partner.
Keith Dumont
Director of Developer Relations & Growth, Supra
H2O Nodes has been a strong contributor to Lido as a Node Operator within the Simple DVT module on mainnet and testnet. The team consistently shows strong performance and responsiveness, and has demonstrated expertise utilizing both Obol and SSV Network based DVT. I look forward to seeing the continued growth of H2O Nodes over the coming years.
Will Shannon
Node Operations Management, Lido
Max and team at H2O are experts on all things related to nodes. They were instrumental in providing us with critical feedback related to Scale3’s node monitoring product, Autopilot. If you are staking or interested in staking, you should definitely reach out to them.
Karthik Kalyanaraman
Cofounder & CTO, Scale3 Labs
H2O Nodes has proven to be a dependable and skilled Node Operator, especially in running Obol Distributed Validators. The team's involvement with the early versions of Obol DVs highlights their technical proficiency and dedication to innovation.
Chris Battenfield
Head of Product, DV Labs

Our Team

We bootstrapped our business with no external capital. We strategically limit ourselves to a small team of high-output individuals, running a handful of valuable blockchains.

Daniel Urstöger

Co-founder, Tech Lead

Daniel Urstöger

Co-founder, Tech Lead

Max Sherwood

Co-founder, Managing Director

Max Sherwood

Co-founder, Managing Director

Alexander Taiyo Scheuwimmer

Legal & Regulatory

Alexander Taiyo Scheuwimmer

Legal & Regulatory

Tobias Albrecht

DevOps Engineer

Tobias Albrecht

DevOps Engineer

Volker Lieder

Data Center Operations

Volker Lieder

Data Center Operations

Sebastian Feldmann

Software Engineer

Sebastian Feldmann

Software Engineer

Network participation timeline

2024

Nov

Mainnet

Supra:
Mainnet Launch

We participated in the mainnet launch of Supra, which quickly became a $5b FDV chain.

Testnet

Monad:
private valnet

We began running on Monad's small private valnet, to be followed by a public testnet.

Oct

Jul

Testnet

Solana: Firedancer client on testnet

We began running the new Firedancer client (Frankendancer module only) on testnet, alongside a small number of validators.

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Testnet

Berachain: testnet 2

We began participating in Berachain's 2nd testnet, based on a mix of Cosmos and Ethereum technology.

Jun

May

Testnet

Supra: testnet 3

We participated in Supra's 3rd testnet, preparing for an upcoming mainnet launch.

Testnet

dWallet (Pera): testnet 1

We began participating in dWallet's 1st testnet, running a Sui based client.

Apr

Mar

Mainnet

Ethereum:
Lido SimpleDVT

After successful testnet participation, we were onboarded to Lido's SimpleDVT on mainnet, eventually joining two Obol cohorts, one SSV cohort, and another SSV super cluster.

2023

Mainnet

Ethereum:
Lido DVT Wave 3

We joined Lido's 3rd wave of DVT testing, running in DV clusters alongside other community node operators in preparation for a mainnet deployment.

Nov

Oct

Testnet

Aleo: testnet 4

We began participation in Aleo's fourth testnet, preparing for an upcoming mainnet launch.

Mainnet

Sui: Mainnet launch

After good performance in the previous testnet, we participated in the mainnet genesis of the Sui blockchain.

May

Mar

Testnet

Sui: Testnet 3

We began participation in the 3rd and final testnet of the Sui blockchain, in preparation for an upcoming mainnet launch.

Testnet

Ethereum: Lido DVT Testnet Wave 2

We joined Lido's 2nd wave of DVT testing, running in DV clusters alongside other community node operators within a large-scale testing effort.

Mar

2022

Sep

Mainnet

Solana: Lido onboarding

After running a Solana testnet validator with good performance, we were onboarded to Lido on Solana, and began running a mainnet Solana validator.

Testnet

Ethereum:
Obol DVT Testing

We began testing Obol's Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) a few months after starting H2O Nodes, becoming part of their first community cluster on testnet.

Oct

Work with us

We bring diversity to liquid staking pools by running bare metal infrastructure in underrepresented data centers.

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More than just a node count.

More than just a node count.

More than just a node count.

More than just a validator

More than just a validator

More than just a validator

We support blockchain networks with infrastructure, ecosystem building, and strategic investment.

We support blockchain networks with infrastructure, ecosystem building, and strategic investment.

We support blockchain networks with infrastructure, ecosystem building, and strategic investment.

Asset Staked

$150M+

$150M+

Rewards Paid

$2.5M+

$2.5M+

Networks

7

7

Testimonials from our partners

Our Team

Daniel Urstöger

Daniel Urstöger

Max Sherwood

Max Sherwood

Alexander Taiyo Scheuwimmer

Alexander Taiyo Scheuwimmer

Tobias Albrecht

Tobias Albrecht

Volker Lieder

Volker Lieder

Sebastian Feldmann

Sebastian Feldmann

Network participation timeline

2024

2024

Nov

Nov

Mainnet

Supra: Mainnet Launch

Testnet

Monad: private valnet

Oct

Oct

Jul

Jul

Testnet

Solana: Firedancer client on testnet

Testnet

Berachain: testnet 2

Jun

Jun

May

May

Testnet

Supra: testnet 3

Testnet

dWallet (Pera): testnet 1

Apr

Apr

Mar

Mar

Mainnet

Ethereum: Lido SimpleDVT

2023

2023

Mainnet

Ethereum: Lido DVT Wave 3

Nov

Nov

Oct

Oct

Testnet

Aleo: testnet 4

Mainnet

Sui: Mainnet launch

May

May

Mar

Mar

Testnet

Sui: Testnet 3

Testnet

Ethereum: Lido DVT Testnet Wave 2

More than
just a validator

More than
just a validator

More than
just a validator

Supra:
Mainnet Launch

Monad:
private valnet

Ethereum:
Lido SimpleDVT

Ethereum:
Lido DVT Wave 3

Ethereum:
Obol DVT Testing