Node Operator Admission: Node.Monster as stVault Professional Operator

Node Operators stVaults Identification
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1. Identification

Node.Monster is a professional, non-custodial validator and infrastructure operator managing $1.5B+ AUM across 30+ networks, including Canton, Etherfi, Near, Axelar, and more… We currently operate 360,000+ ETH with a sustained 99.99% uptime, serving both users and institutional clients. We’re also actively engaged in governance, community building, and network development.

2. Business Case

Node.Monster is the top Ethereum operator on Etherfi, with extensive experience supporting liquid restaking and distributed validator architectures. Our operations are designed for long-term resilience, decentralization, and institutional reliability.

ETH sourcing and distribution:

  • ETH inflows via existing community and institutional partners, including relationships within the node.capital ecosystem

  • Focus on sustainable, long-term ETH allocation rather than short-term growth incentives

3. Ops & Decentralization

Our infrastructure combines data centers in the Middle East with top-tier cloud providers in Europe and the US, ensuring decentralization and reliability. This architecture positions us as top validators at Ethereum (See Rated).

Infrastructure footprint:

  • Our own bare-metal Tier 4 data center in Israel, providing validator presence in an underrepresented region and strengthening geographic decentralization
    Multi-cloud deployments across Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure

  • Additional external data centers in Europe and the US (including OVH)

  • Multi-region redundancy with distributed availability zones and providers

  • SSV-based Distributed Validator Technology (DVT)

Key management and security:

  • Validator key management secured via MPC

  • Keys stored in FIPS 140-2 compliant hardware

  • Cold storage for non-active signing keys

  • Automated key rotation, strict RBAC, MFA, and least-privilege access

  • Continuous logging, auditing, and incident response procedures

Monitoring and reliability:

  • 24/7 monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana

  • Real-time performance, uptime, and security alerting

  • SLA-backed operations with multi-region failover

MEV posture:

  • Ethereum MEV handled via ethgas

  • Neutral, safety-first approach focused on proposer availability, resilience, and alignment with stVault requirements

4. Links

We view stVault participation as a long-term commitment and an opportunity to contribute durable, decentralized validator capacity to the Lido ecosystem.

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Hi! Thanks for applying, it’s great to see you moving forward with onboarding as a stVaults Node Operator.

The stVaults Committee has started the assessment process, and we’ll keep you updated as things progress.

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As a delegate of the stVaults Committee, I am posting to confirm that the relevant ET motions establishing Node Monster’s status as an stVaults Identified Node Operator have now been enacted.

Due to the timing of Node Monster’s application, the committee has completed the assessment required for the Basic Identified Operator Category at this stage. Accordingly, Node Monster has been assigned to the Basic Identified Operator Category under the stVaults framework. The assessment of the extended application materials required for the Professional stVault Operator category is expected to be revisited in Q1 2026, during the next review window.

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