Riga, Latvia, 2025 – Crouton Digital has completed a $1 million strategic funding round aimed at accelerating the development of its global blockchain infrastructure and broadening its service offering for institutional clients. The company is also moving forward with SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 compliance initiatives, reinforcing its focus on enterprise-grade security, operational discipline, and regulatory readiness.
This development reflects a broader transformation within Crouton Digital. What began as a validator-focused operation is evolving into a full-stack Web3 infrastructure provider, supporting protocols, investment funds, and institutional participants across more than forty-five blockchain networks.
Infrastructure Built for Real-World Load, Not Theory
Crouton Digital’s engineering strategy prioritizes stability under pressure. As part of its expansion, the company is rolling out a suite of infrastructure services, including public and private RPC access, archive nodes, and Node-as-a-Service offerings. These components are designed to support demanding, high-frequency workloads commonly required by decentralized applications, protocol governance systems, and core network operations.
Operational visibility is maintained through internally developed systems that combine live dashboards, telemetry streams, and performance analytics. This allows engineering teams to detect issues early, respond quickly to anomalies, and maintain consistent service quality.
All systems operate on bare-metal hardware deployed across multiple geographic regions. This architecture reduces dependency on shared cloud environments and provides resilience during network congestion, protocol upgrades, or sudden spikes in usage.
Long-Term Validator Presence Across Emerging and Established Networks
Crouton Digital maintains active validator and node operations across more than 45 blockchain ecosystems. In addition to supporting established networks, the company works closely with early-stage protocols through invitation-only and alignment-based validator programs.
These next-generation networks include:
- 0G
- Monad
- Starknet
- Somnia Network
- Story Protocol
- IOTA
- Walrus
Participation at this stage demands more than technical expertise, it requires sustained operational reliability and a long-term commitment to network development.
Crouton Digital supports networks throughout critical phases of development, including incentivized testnets, mainnet launches, and the transition to on-chain governance. During these periods, reliability and uptime are essential, as network conditions often change rapidly and unpredictably.
RPC, Node Services, and Staking for Institutional Operators
In addition to validator operations, Crouton Digital delivers core infrastructure services that support the day-to-day functioning of Web3 platforms. Its RPC access, archive node deployments, and Node-as-a-Service solutions are built to sustain heavy traffic and continuous usage, serving decentralized applications, protocol development teams, and enterprise-grade internal systems.
Crouton Digital also provides staking solutions tailored for institutional and professional users. These offerings include secure delegation setups, white-label validator infrastructure, and comprehensive reporting tools designed to align with the governance, transparency, and operational requirements of funds, custodians, and treasury operators.
Security, Reliability, and Operational Credibility
Security is treated as a core operational requirement rather than an afterthought. Crouton Digital operates hardened bare-metal environments with strict access controls, segmented infrastructure, and redundancy at every critical layer.
The company has received a verified AAA reliability and security rating (VSP) from Staking Rewards, reflecting sustained validator performance and operational stability across multiple networks.
To further formalize its internal processes, Crouton Digital has initiated SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 certification efforts. These frameworks are intended to strengthen governance, risk management, and compliance practices as institutional demand for audited infrastructure continues to grow.
Capital Deployment and Forward Strategy
The $1 million raised in 2025 is being allocated toward expanding Crouton Digital’s infrastructure footprint, launching and scaling RPC and node services, enhancing institutional staking offerings, and continuing development of internal tooling.
Over the coming years, the company plans to increase its multi-region validator coverage, deepen its Node-as-a-Service capabilities, and invest further in automation and observability systems designed to support large-scale institutional adoption of Web3 technologies.
Infrastructure Built for Trust
Crouton Digital operates with a clear objective: to make decentralized networks dependable enough for serious capital and mission-critical operations. When uniting rigorous engineering practices, disciplined operations, and long-term ecosystem alignment, the company is building infrastructure that institutions can rely on, not just to participate in Web3, but to operate within it confidently.
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