Kiln uses AlloyDB to operate data pipelines at scale with better performances, up to 6x faster on key API routes
Kiln leverages Apigee X to build, measure, and secure its unified API (Kiln Connect), while unlocking new monetization options and revenue streams
Kiln uses Google Cloud Blockchain Node Engine (BNE) to streamline the deployment and management of Ethereum validator pools for its institutional customers
Kiln solidified its position as a leading blockchain staking provider by partnering with Google Cloud to enhance its infrastructure performance and reliability, support its global expansion, and diversify its offerings for institutional clients.
Kiln solidified its position as a leading blockchain staking provider by partnering with Google Cloud to enhance its infrastructure performance and reliability, support its global expansion, and diversify its offerings for institutional clients.
An innovative offering reinforced by Google Cloud solutions
Our mission is to provide a reliable and diversified infrastructure to validate blockchain transactions, while reducing risks and increasing returns for our clients.
Ernest Oppetit
CPO and Co-Founder of Kiln
Founded in 2018 by Laszlo Szabo, Ernest Oppetit, and Thomas de Phuoc, Kiln has quickly become a major player in the Web3 Industry, particularly in the staking field.
Staking consists in locking up cryptocurrency to support a blockchain network and earn rewards in return. This activity is vital for blockchain security and comes with economic benefits for users who contribute to it.
The company powers over 4% of the Ethereum network, with over $13 billion in crypto assets being programmatically staked, positioning Kiln as the largest independent staking provider on this blockchain.
Kiln offers a comprehensive suite of products that enable financial institutions, crypto-native companies and Fintechs to earn rewards on their digital assets or white-label earning functionality into their products. The company already attracted major players like Crypto.com, Fireblocks, Ledger, Coinbase, and Binance.US.
In just a few years, Kiln has developed a unique expertise in the industry. "Our mission is to provide a reliable and diversified infrastructure to validate blockchain transactions, while reducing risks and increasing returns for our clients," explains Ernest Oppetit, CPO and Co-founder of Kiln. "In a constantly evolving industry, we strive to anticipate the needs of institutions and offer them solutions that combine security, performance, and ease of use."
To support its fast growth, Kiln made the strategic choice to rely on Google Cloud, a decision that is part of a long-term vision for the company's development.
The adoption of AlloyDB, Google Cloud's advanced database solution, perfectly illustrates the benefits of this collaboration: "We have seen a performance improvement up to six times faster on our data pipelines, while reducing costs. This speed and efficiency allow us to meet the needs of our customers in near real time, a crucial advantage in a demanding sector like staking," says Laszlo Szabo, CEO and Co-founder of Kiln. Kiln processes over 200 GB of raw data every day and serves 2 TB of staking data to customers through API. With AlloyDB, Kiln can operate its data pipelines at scale.
The integration of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) represents another major step forward, allowing Kiln to automate scaling while strengthening the security of its services. This infrastructure modernization is accompanied by a significant reduction in operational risks and an improvement in the overall resilience of the platform.
The French company also integrates its Ethereum white-label staking solution, Kiln Onchain, with Google Cloud Blockchain Node Engine (BNE), a fully managed service that makes it easy to deploy blockchain nodes on Google Cloud. As Laszlo Szabo, CEO and Co-founder of Kiln explains, "BNE makes it significantly easier to deploy and manage nodes on various blockchains, while strengthening reliability. This allows us to meet the growing needs of our institutional clients with increased efficiency."
With Blockchain Node Engine (BNE), Kiln Onchain's customers get a new, trusted option: they can now choose to have their validator pool running on Google Cloud's enterprise-grade infrastructure.
Leveraging technology synergies for business success
The partnership between Kiln and Google Cloud transcends a simple customer-provider relationship to become a strategic collaboration. In an industry where trust is paramount, its association with Google Cloud allows Kiln to offer staking solutions that meet the specific security and reliability needs of institutional customers.
The integration of Apigee X is another major pillar of this partnership, enabling the French company to more effectively build, measure, and secure its unified API, with robust access controls and instrumentation. Moreover, Apigee X allows Kiln to unlock new monetization options based on actual service consumption, bringing more flexibility and transparency to customer relationships.
We have seen a performance improvement up to six times faster on our data pipelines, while reducing costs. This speed and efficiency allow us to meet the needs of our customers in near real time, a crucial advantage in a demanding sector like staking.
Laszlo Szabo
CEO and Co-Founder of Kiln
A strategic partnership for growth
This partnership allows us to reach a wider customer base, while capitalizing on the recognition and reliability of Google Cloud.
Laszlo Szabo
CEO and Co-Founder of Kiln
The upcoming integration of Kiln into the Google Cloud Marketplace in 2025 will mark a significant new step in this collaboration. "This partnership allows us to reach a wider customer base, while capitalizing on the recognition and reliability of Google Cloud," says Ernest Oppetit.
Kiln's onboarding into the Google Cloud Marketplace will support its global expansion, particularly in the Americas and APAC where Google Cloud has a large customer base. It will also accelerate Kiln's sales cycles by simplifying the contracting processes with financial institutions that are already Google Cloud customers and whose procurement processes are often complex.
The future of staking
Beyond the technological and commercial aspects, this strategic alliance embodies a common vision: making blockchains accessible and secure for financial institutions.
By combining its expertise in staking with Google Cloud's enterprise-grade infrastructure, Kiln intends to play a role in shaping the future of decentralized finance, offering institutions the products they need to fully participate in this transformation of the financial sector.
As institutional adoption of digital assets continues to rise, Kiln wants to pave the way for wider adoption of blockchain technologies by traditional players in the financial world, while guaranteeing the security and performance standards they require.
Kiln is the leading staking and digital asset rewards management platform, enabling institutional customers to stake assets, and to white-label staking functionality into their offering.
Kiln runs validators on all major Proof-of-Stake blockchains, with over $13 billion in crypto assets under management, powering over 4% of the Ethereum network.
The French company is an 80-person team with main offices in Paris, Singapore, and London.
Industries: Financial Services, Digital Assets, Web3
Location: Paris, France
Products: AlloyDB, Apigee X, Blockchain Node Engine (BNE), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
