Introduction 

Colossus Digital is excited to announce that LinkPool, a leading provider of decentralized infrastructure and staking services within the Chainlink ecosystem, is now integrated with the Colossus Digital Institutional Hub. This partnership adds LinkPool to Colossus Digital’s growing roster of institutional-grade staking and infrastructure providers, giving professional market participants secure and efficient access to best-in-class decentralized infrastructure through a single platform. 

About Colossus Digital 

Colossus Digital is a technical provider connecting custody and staking for institutions. Through the Institutional Hub, banks, asset managers, funds, foundations, exchanges, and other financial institutions can stake 30+ PoS assets to a validator of choice directly from their preferred custodian (e.g., Fireblocks, Ledger Enterprise, Dfns).  
The mission is simple: bridge the gap between asset holders and yield providers for the institutional market.  

About LinkPool 

LinkPool is one of the largest co-located infrastructure providers in the Web3 space, bringing over eight years of deep technical expertise to the decentralized ecosystem. Since the founding in 2017, they have been at the forefront of securing DeFi, initially through Chainlink mainnet and RPC services, and more recently as a core contributor to the stake.link (SDL) liquid staking DAO. They don’t just run on the cloud—they own the foundation. LinkPool operates two Tier 4 Data Centers in the UK, located in Yorkshire and Milton Keynes. By doubling down on their own physical infrastructure, they offer unmatched flexibility, enhanced security, and significantly reduced operational costs for their partners. 

The infrastructure at a Glance: 

• Scale: Running infrastructure on over 140 networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Chainlink, and XRP Ledger. 

• Performance: Each data center is a powerhouse featuring 2200 CPUs, 11 TB of RAM, 1 PB of Flash Storage, and 400 Gbps networking. 

• Sustainability: Their Milton Keynes facility is powered by 100% renewable energy. 

• Trust: They have a long history in providing white-label services and advisory including leading institutions such as LexisNexis, Mastercard, and AccuWeather. 

Whether it's securing oracle services or providing edge connectivity with 1 Megawatt of power, LinkPool is committed to the high-availability and reliability that the future of finance demands. 

What this collaboration means 

The Colossus Digital Institutional Hub is designed to serve asset managers, custodians, exchanges, and other institutional market participants looking to engage with on-chain yield opportunities in a compliant and operationally efficient manner. 

With LinkPool now available through the platform, institutions benefit from: 

• Simplified access to decentralized infrastructure via a single institutional interface 

• Operational efficiency, reducing fragmentation across providers and integrations 

• Institutional-grade standards, aligned with the requirements of professional clients 

• Scalable infrastructure, supporting longterm participation in decentralized networks 

This integration reinforces Colossus Digital’s commitment to providing institutions with curated and agnostic access to best-in-class yield providers.  

Executive quotes 

“Integrating LinkPool on the Colossus Digital Institutional Hub reinforces our commitment to giving institutions seamless access to best-in-class decentralized infrastructure,” said Lorenzo Barbantini Scanni, CRO & Co-Founder at Colossus Digital. “LinkPool’s deep expertise in operating critical blockchain infrastructure aligns perfectly with our mission to simplify institutional participation in Web3 while maintaining the highest operational standards.” 

"A big challenge for institutions entering Web3 is navigating fragmented infrastructure and integrations. This integration with Colossus Digital removes a lot of that friction, giving institutions a straightforward way to connect to LinkPool’s infrastructure through a platform they already trust. It’s a practical step toward making decentralised infrastructure easier to adopt at an institutional level.” 
— Joe Armstrong, Growth & Partnerships Director, LinkPool