We keep blockchains online.
Validator infrastructure for new chains, from the first testnet through mainnet.
$69,260,759
Under management by Encapsulate
Staked with our validators across every mainnet we run.
29
mainnets
Mainnet validator, in the active set.
14,214
delegators
One building per network, every lit window one of them.
Building heights for the skyline, written by site-data: 3613 1874 1865 1701 1547 673 461 375 346 279 221 192 163 144 135 115 87 77 77 48 39 38 38 29 29 19 19 10
Almost always on.
Uptime
99.96%
uptime
Measured across all validators, all networks.
99.96% up
0.04% down · too thin to draw at this width
For chain teams and delegators
For chain teams
Launch.
Add us to your genesis set, from your first testnet onward.
Why stake with us
Three things worth checking
One mark per network
29 secured
0
slashes
Across every validator we have ever run. Slashing takes a cut of your stake, not ours, and we publish the record.
2020
2026 in progress
6
years
Validating since 2020, and on most of our networks since their testnet, before there was anything to earn.
One bar per chain
Rates differ
Set
per chain
Set per chain and published on that chain’s page. A raise is announced before it takes effect.
Networks
We run nodes for projects whose values we share — and keep refining performance so they stay up.
Testimonials
Head of Node Operator Mechanisms, Lido
“The Encapsulate team has participated in both testnet and mainnet DVT clusters via the Lido Simple DVT Module, and through that time has demonstrated strong performance and reliability as a Node Operator within the Simple DVT Operator set. I look forward to seeing the continued expansion of Encapsulate as an Ethereum Node Operator.”
Cofounder, Axelar
“The Encapsulate team is one of the most engaged and knowledgeable in the space. They helped to participate, build, and educate the community around Axelar network.”
CEO, Agoric
“Encapsulate have been there since the beginning, consistently and reliably helping with testnets, upgrades, and community support.”
Cofounder, Gravity Bridge
“Encapsulate is a professional and responsive validator. Actually involved in the community and unafraid to do what needs to be done. Any community should be glad to have them.”
Founder, Stargaze
“Encapsulate has been an excellent validator and contributor to Stargaze. They have built Discord bots that are widely used and loved by the community. They've also been really proactive about fixing issues and maintaining everything. Highly recommend!”
Governance
Every vote, on the record.
Read, weigh, listen, step back: the same four questions before every vote. The six below are the most recent.
The record, by outcome
1,928 votes · 1,258 Yes · 78 No · 478 No with veto · 114 Abstain
Reference | Proposal | Network | Our vote | Recorded | Proof | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
509 | Recover expired IBC client 07-tendermint-65 (Axelar <> Carbon) | Axelar | YES | November 6, 2026 | Repair work on an existing route rather than a new commitment, so we support it. | |
510 | Register robinhood on ITS Hub | Axelar | YES | November 6, 2026 | Routine contract housekeeping that keeps existing integrations running. No change to protocol risk. | |
4855 | Phoenix Foundation: community selection of a fifth director and future appointments | Terra | YES | November 6, 2026 | It fits the project's direction and carries no cost we can find for delegators. | |
141 | Protocol upgrade to version 141 | Sui | YES | November 4, 2026 | The version switches only when two thirds of the stake runs a release that supports it; ours did before the switch. | |
39 | Protocol upgrade to version 39 | IOTA | YES | November 4, 2026 | The version switches only when two thirds of the stake runs a release that supports it; ours did before the switch. | |
508 | Instantiate and register robinhood with reward pools | Axelar | YES | November 3, 2026 | The code and the addresses were published with the proposal, and the change is contained. Yes. | |
4854 | Restrict CosmWasm Code Uploads to Governance and Whitelisted Addresses | Terra | YES | November 3, 2026 | Deployment work the chain's connections depend on; supporting it keeps them working. | |
506 | axe: ITS set-trusted-chain on 19 chains | Axelar | YES | November 2, 2026 | It fits the project's direction and carries no cost we can find for delegators. | |
507 | Set governance proposal_cancel_ratio to 1 | Axelar | YES | November 2, 2026 | The case is made in the proposal itself and the risk is contained. Yes. | |
505 | Migrate Multisig contract to v2.4.4 | Axelar | YES | November 2, 2026 | Standard release upgrade with a set height. Nothing here shifts risk onto delegators. | |
503 | Register arc on ITS Hub | Axelar | YES | October 28, 2026 | Deployment work the chain's connections depend on; supporting it keeps them working. | |
506 | Signal support for x/usdcmigration in a future ixo (Impacthub) software upgrade (Noble USDC wind-down) | Ixo | YES | October 28, 2026 | Routine software upgrade. Coordinating on one version at one height is the whole job, so this is a yes. | |
123 | Registering `USDC.inj` vat-bank asset | Agoric | YES | October 28, 2026 | Deployment work the chain's connections depend on; supporting it keeps them working. | |
1060 | Migrate Community Pool USDC.n to USDC.inj via a Community Multisig | Cosmos Hub | YES | October 28, 2026 | The code and the addresses were published with the proposal, and the change is contained. Yes. | |
122 | Signal support for x/usdcmigration in a future Agoric software upgrade (Noble USDC wind-down) | Agoric | YES | October 27, 2026 | Routine software upgrade. Coordinating on one version at one height is the whole job, so this is a yes. | |
4853 | Phoenix Foundation: Appoint Martin as Emergency Supervisor | Terra | ABSTAIN | October 27, 2026 | Not enough in the proposal to judge it either way, so we abstain rather than guess. | |
501 | Instantiate and register arc with reward pools | Axelar | YES | October 24, 2026 | The code and the addresses were published with the proposal, and the change is contained. Yes. | |
500 | Interchain Token Service Batch Migration | Axelar | YES | October 22, 2026 | Deployment work the chain's connections depend on; supporting it keeps them working. | |
139 | Protocol upgrade to version 139 | Sui | YES | October 21, 2026 | The version switches only when two thirds of the stake runs a release that supports it; ours did before the switch. | |
1059 | Gaia v29.0.0 upgrade | Cosmos Hub | YES | October 21, 2026 | A scheduled upgrade on a published release. We support it so the validator set moves together and the chain stays live. | |
499 | Interchain Governance Proposal | Axelar | YES | October 14, 2026 | We read it in full and see nothing that works against the chain or its delegators. | |
498 | Authorize Coordinator to instantiate VotingVerifier code 64 | Axelar | YES | October 9, 2026 | Routine contract housekeeping that keeps existing integrations running. No change to protocol risk. | |
138 | Protocol upgrade to version 138 | Sui | YES | October 7, 2026 | The version switches only when two thirds of the stake runs a release that supports it; ours did before the switch. | |
37 | Protocol upgrade to version 37 | IOTA | YES | October 7, 2026 | The version switches only when two thirds of the stake runs a release that supports it; ours did before the switch. |
What we do
Services and tools
The tooling around the nodes — dashboards, deployment playbooks, bots and a monitoring stack. All of it public, and all of it yours to keep.
Whatever the chain needs made visible — gas prices, validator sets, protocol state. Public, and open to anyone.
Browser
Playbooks your validators can deploy a node with, versioned and public.
Terminal
Discord tooling for proposals, rewards and alerts, built for the chains we validate.
Discord
Metrics, alerting and dashboards your team keeps running after we hand it over.
Console
Our node
Four tools around every node
From your team up to anyone
Deep dives.
The networks we validate on — what they are building, what is new, and what it means if you hold the token.
Encapsulate · Who we are
Since 2020
“The ones who keep the nodes up and stay off the website.”
And others.
Former software engineers running validation services since early 2020 — a team that watches the nodes, ships the upgrades, and answers when something breaks.
Core team
Pick a name
Contact
One line reaches us.
No form, no queue. The same inbox the people running your nodes read.
Discord discord.gg/PQJX5JVS8h
X @encapHQ
Linkedin encapsulate-xyz
