Mission
Pier Two provides institutional clients with staking services to maximise their staking rewards whilst delivering to the highest standards of performance, uptime and customer support.
Pier Two remains focused on innovation. Empowering our clients to succeed. Today and tomorrow.
Timeline
The Pier Two Story
2018
We started in 2018. While many were just discovering DeFi, Pier Two was already a key pillar helping it function, running one of the first Chainlink oracles. We were in the trenches, investing in and rubbing shoulders with the very teams that now define the space. This gave us a frontline view of the revolution to come.
Brisbane, Australia. OUr home town.
2020
The Beacon Chain
When the Ethereum Beacon Chain launched, it was a call to action. This was our moment. Pier Two spun up the infrastructure to begin staking balance sheet ETH, putting our own hard earned capital on the line to help secure the network. But we couldn’t unstake and withdraw the ETH. Neither could clients.
So, we waited.
And we built.
2023
The bull market came and went. Providing ample opportunity during those years 2020-2023 to plan our mission. We were not only staking ETH to secure the new Proof-of-Stake version of Ethereum, we were also spending copious amounts of ETH on gas, ensuring that everyone using the blockchain could depend on Chainlink and the node operators behind them. Always. Even when congestion pushed the price of gas sky high.
SmartCon 2023
While the Ethereum researchers and core developers furiously worked to mature the technology, Pier Two got busy. Sometimes investing in projects that have shaped the web3 space such as Maple, Transak and The LAO. Mostly, investing in our knowledge, skills, infrastructure and relationships. Those foundations would prove most valuable in building trust and shipping within the complicated regulatory environment of the time.
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It was in this time that Lantern came to life,
Starting as an Ethereum Consensus Layer Light Client
2023
Shapella
The Shapella upgrade was the green light we had been preparing for. In 2023, with withdrawals finally enabled, we officially launched our staking-as-a-service business.
It was not an easy entry. We launched into a highly competitive global market where we had to fight for every single deal. We won by focusing obsessively on what we had perfected: relentless performance, robust security, and genuine, high-quality customer service. We backed this with a deep investment in our compliance standards, building the institutional-grade trust our clients required. We started domestically with some anchor Australian partners - then we started to look broader.
Australia > THE WORLD
2024
Shapella
This combination worked. It started winning us business, and winning it quickly.
The post-Shapella era was a hard-fought period of growth. To build on our momentum, we made our first major move in 2024 and acquired Numic, expanding our capabilities and solidifying our position as the leading staking provider in APAC.
Shapella
2024
DevCon
DevCon 2024
Our obsession with performance also led us to innovate at the protocol level. At DevCon 2024, we unveiled Lantern, the first peer-to-peer light client for the consensus layer, and shared it with the entire community.
2024 was hard-fought. Winning new business, developing the product set, securing distribution through the most trusted custodians and acquiring Numic. The platform for the leading staking provider in APAC was locked down.
DevCon 2024
2025
Pectra
When the Pectra upgrade launched, we didn’t just prepare for it; we helped lead it. With Grant Support from the Ethereum Foundation, Pier Two rolled out a grant-funded, an open-source public good for the entire ecosystem, allowing all validators to utilize the new benefits of the most feature rich upgrade in Ethereum’s 10-year history.
Today, Pier Two is the most utilized Pectra standard validator company globally.
Today, we are proud to secure more than $5 billion in assets for a rapidly growing global audience.
But for us, securing the chain is just the beginning. Our protocol-level work continues to accelerate.
Today, Lantern is evolving into a lean consensus chain, and our team is actively participating in scoping a post-quantum Ethereum.
Our journey, from a pioneering oracle in 2019 to a patient builder in 2020, and now a global leader in staking, has been one of deep technical conviction. We don’t just service the network; we are helping to build its future.
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Partners
We have the privilege of partnering with a diverse spectrum of outstanding industry leaders. We are grateful to learn and grow alongside our partners, enhancing our services and contributing to an evolving industry. As we look to the future, we look forward to building new partnerships, expanding our network, and continuing to innovate together.
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