You’re buildingthe networkWe’ll operate itand help it grow
Atlas partners with protocol teams and foundations from testnet through mainnet, running validators and node infrastructure while helping a young ecosystem find its first real users through research and staking guides people actually read.
Experience across the stack before mainnet exists
A genesis validator is a bet on an operator your network has not tested yet. Here is what we bring to that bet.
Systems architecture
Validator, RPC, archive, snapshot, and sentry infrastructure, scoped to what your network actually needs at each stage.
Cross ecosystem experience
Atlas runs infrastructure across Cosmos SDK chains, EVM networks, data availability layers, and oracle networks, not one architecture wearing different logos.
Noncustodial foundation delegation
Foundations and treasuries keep custody of their assets while delegating to an Atlas validator on a supported network.
Direct communication
Upgrades, governance changes, and anything that affects your validator come straight to your team, not through a support ticket.
We help your ecosystem attract devs & users
Running a reliable validator gets a network online. It does not get people to show up. Atlas treats content and education as part of the infrastructure, not an afterthought.
Written for the reader, not the protocol
Staking guides and network explainers written in plain language, the kind a first time delegator can actually follow to the end.
Real distribution, already in place
Our research already reaches people looking for the next network to stake on. New ecosystem content is not starting from zero.
We have shaped outcomes, not just written about them
When Story Protocol’s minimum stake and fees were pricing out smaller delegators, we wrote the governance proposal ourselves, SIP 00010, cutting both by more than 90 percent, and it passed unanimously.
A library that keeps growing
Multi part series on networks like SEDA, Starknet, Celestia, and Cosmos Hub go deep enough that protocol teams reference them back to us.
Real networks real infrastructure
We’ve supported ecosystems across crypto since 2019. Click the logos below to be taken to the network pages for currently supported protocols.
Protocol teams read our insights
A sample of the research library your community and delegators would be pointed to.
Cosmos HubWhy Cosmos Hub still matters for interoperability
IBC connects independent chains without asking anyone to pick a side. A look at the role Cosmos Hub and ATOM still play across the interchain.
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StarknetInside the Starknet Foundation Delegation Program
How the Starknet Foundation Delegation Program matches validator stake with foundation delegation, and what that means for a network working toward decentralization.
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Story ProtocolSIP 00010 and what it changed for stakers
The governance proposal Atlas wrote to cut Story Protocol’s minimum stake and fees by more than 90 percent, and why the foundation put it to an on chain vote.
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Story ProtocolA validator set cut from 80 to 21, explained
Story Protocol passed SIP 00011, reducing its active validator set. Here is why the foundation made the call and where Atlas stands after it.
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A partnership scoped around your network’s real stage, not a generic package.
Initial conversation
Tell us the network, the current stage, and what you are trying to solve. We will tell you honestly whether Atlas is a fit.
Technical and architecture review
We look at the protocol’s architecture, consensus, and node requirements before committing to anything.
Genesis or delegation setup
Noncustodial delegation or a genesis validator, set up around your network’s actual launch timeline.
Ongoing reporting and marketing collaboration
Regular updates on the validator, plus collaboration on the content and guides that help your community grow.
Before choosing an infrastructure partner
The useful questions are operational. These answers are written to make the first technical conversation faster.
Can Atlas support a network before mainnet?
Yes. Atlas can evaluate testnet, launch, and supporting node requirements before mainnet, then scope the operating role needed for launch and continued operation.
Can Atlas operate more than a validator?
Yes. Depending on the network, Atlas can scope RPC nodes, archive nodes, snapshots, sentry nodes, testnet infrastructure, and other supporting systems.
Can a foundation delegate without giving up custody?
Yes. Atlas operates noncustodially. A foundation or treasury keeps custody of its assets while delegating to an Atlas validator on a supported network.
How does Atlas help grow a young ecosystem, not just operate it?
Atlas publishes staking guides, governance explainers, and network specific research through our own blog, and we have written governance proposals ourselves when a network’s parameters were holding delegators back. That sits alongside running the validator and supporting infrastructure.
Can Atlas operate confidential infrastructure?
Yes, where the project and network requirements are a fit. Confidential deployments are scoped directly and client identities remain private.
How does a protocol team start a conversation?
Send us the network, current stage, systems or delegation under consideration, and your timing. We will tell you what we can support and set up the next technical conversation.
Choose the work you need and go directly to the right next step.
Tell us what the network needs next
Share the network, current stage, and what you are evaluating. We will review it and tell you what we can support.
- You'll typically hear back within a few hours
- Every client relationship stays confidential
- A direct line to our operations team