Luganodes, a high-end blockchain infrastructure provider, is not only adding support for the Stacks Layer, but will also be a signatory and day one supporter of the upcoming Nakamoto upgrade, according to the latest information shared with Finbold.
As a signer, Luganodes will serve as a validator for Stacks blocks and assist in Stack Bitcoin (sBTC) transactions. It hopes that in this capacity it will help increase the security and decentralization of the network while providing institutions with a better way to explore the Bitcoin (BTC) DeFi space.
Commenting on the issue, Luganodes CEO Anuj Shankar expressed his enthusiasm for both Stacks and sBTC:
We are excited to integrate with Stacks. Luganodes sees sBTC as a cornerstone in the growing Bitcoin economy. As an sBTC signatory and Stacking Node Operator, we aim to support institutional token holders. Luganodes is proud to play a role in establishing sBTC as a preferred asset for Bitcoin-first applications, providing an easy-to-use experience for signers in the Bitcoin L2 ecosystem.
For his part, Mitchell Cuevas, interim executive director at the Stacks Foundation, stated that Luganodes’ participation is a major boon for Bitcoiner, partly due to its White Label services and a significant institutional roster.
Luganodes’ hopes for Stacks and Bitcoin
Considering that Luganodes sees Bitcoin as a cornerstone of the entire decentralized finance space, the company hopes that its support for the Stacks Layer will help unlock its full potential, mainly by increasing transaction speed and cost-effectiveness while maintaining absolute security .
It sees the release of sBTC and the Nakamoto upgrade as a crucial stepping stone toward those goals and hopes that offering its blockchain infrastructure services to Stacks, in addition to serving as a signatory, will help the Layer provide 100% no-custodial options to institutions and institutions. further strengthen the ecosystem.