P2P.org Integrates with Fireblocks via ETH-Link: Native ETH Staking Inside Institutional Workflows

At a glance: 

• P2P.org is now live with Fireblocks 
• Fireblocks institutional clients can stake ETH natively within the platform - same custody model, same key management framework 
• P2P.org handles the creation and sunsetting of ETH validators.

Institutional ETH staking has always involved a tradeoff. To stake, you either built your own validator infrastructure - operationally heavy, compliance-intensive, not what most institutions want to own - or you routed through a third-party provider in a way that introduced custody complexity and additional counterparty risk. Neither path fits cleanly inside the operational model of a custody-first institution.

The ETH-Link integration changes that. P2P.org now manages and operates ETH validators within the Fireblocks platform via the ETH-Link API. Fireblocks institutional clients can now access P2P.org's validator infrastructure directly within the Fireblocks platform - same custody model, same key management framework - with the full staking lifecycle managed by Fireblocks from end to end.

P2P.org's Role in the Stack

Within the ETH-Link architecture, P2P.org's role is focused: we manage and operate ETH validators under Fireblocks' direction. That is the extent of our surface.

Deposits and validator lifecycle management are handled entirely by Fireblocks through their ETH-Link architecture. P2P.org does not touch any of it. Our validator infrastructure runs in the background - a blind guardian that never intervenes in custodied assets.

What qualifies P2P.org for this role goes beyond uptime numbers. We built a purpose-built key management system from the ground up - validator keys are stored in an air-gapped private vault with no public access, anchored by Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and protected through Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for real-time encryption of all private key operations. No single person holds access. Our key operations have been fully audited by PwC.

For ETH specifically, validators run on threshold signature clusters (2 of 3 via Dirk) with strict access controls and no overlap between signers - meaning no single point of failure and no single point of compromise. A built-in slashing database actively protects staked assets from penalties. Our infrastructure spans geographically distinct regions across bare metal and cloud, with diversified consensus and execution clients to ensure resilience against any single point of failure in the broader ecosystem. All MEV extraction runs through OFAC-compliant relays.

Eight years. Zero slashing events. $10B+ staked. 99.9%+ uptime. SOC 2 Type II certified. This is the infrastructure Fireblocks chose as one of its first integrations within the ETH-Link architecture, enabling even more ETH staking options for its institutional clients.

What This Enables for Fireblocks Clients

For institutional clients already on Fireblocks, the practical picture is straightforward:

No new custody setup: ETH staking is available within the existing Fireblocks platform. There is no new provider relationship to establish at the custody level, no asset migration, no change to the key management model.

No third-party routing: Assets do not leave the Fireblocks environment. Staking execution occurs within the platform's validator infrastructure, with P2P.org operating as a provider within that infrastructure rather than outside it.

Enterprise SLAs and operational continuity:  P2P.org's track record on uptime and slashing prevention applies within the integration. Clients get the execution quality of a purpose-built institutional staking provider without taking on the operational surface area of running that provider relationship separately.

Institutional-grade validator security: P2P.org's validator infrastructure runs on air-gapped key vaults, HSM-anchored encryption, threshold signatures, and geographically distributed clusters - PwC-audited. Clients inherit that security posture without building or managing any of it.

Expanded staking optionality: Rather than evaluating and onboarding a staking provider independently, clients can access institutional-grade validator infrastructure directly through the Fireblocks platform, with no new custody surface and no change to their existing operational model. 

The Broader Signal

ETH-Link is Fireblocks' approach to solving that design problem: a provider-agnostic interface that is minimal enough to be safe, standardized enough to work across multiple providers, and scoped narrowly enough that it does not require custody compromise on either side.

P2P.org's integration demonstrates that the interface works in production - that a staking provider with the operational depth to operate inside institutional-grade custody infrastructure can implement it cleanly and deliver the execution quality institutions need.

That combination - a well-designed custody-layer interface and a staking execution provider capable of operating within it - is what institutional-grade staking infrastructure actually looks like. The ETH-Link integration is a live example of it.