P2P.org has integrated its staking infrastructure with Arkis, allowing institutional clients to use staked Solana and Avalanche assets as collateral while continuing to earn protocol rewards. According to the August 13 announcement, the integration is live through the Carry Trades section of Arkis Alpha. Once deposited, the staked asset and any trades backed by it sit within a single Arkis account, with the prime broker calculating margin from the aggregate risk of the account instead of assessing each position separately.
The service allows clients to borrow against supported staked positions in the same way as other collateral accepted by Arkis. As reported by the announcement, the asset continues generating protocol rewards while supporting the client's trading positions. However, adding staked assets to a margin account introduces risks that do not apply to cash or unstaked tokens. Proof-of-stake networks can penalize validators for conduct such as signing conflicting blocks or failing to meet network requirements, known as slashing. Arkis considers the quality of the staking operator when determining how the collateral should be treated, with slashing history and validator downtime assessed as margin inputs.
P2P.org reported that its validators operate across more than 40 proof-of-stake networks and secure over ₹10 billion in staked assets. The company claimed it has not recorded a slashing incident since its establishment in 2018 and serves more than 190 institutional clients. Arkis stated it has deployed more than ₹250 million in institutional credit since 2022 without recording bad debt. The companies did not specify when other proof-of-stake networks might be added to the integration.
According to Arkis Chief Product Officer Oleksandr Proskurin, a growing share of institutional books sits in assets that earn yield, and credit providers have been slow to treat those positions as part of the portfolio they margin. The integration places staked assets alongside the client's other positions for margin purposes. For U.S. institutions, a May 2025 SEC staff statement addressed certain forms of protocol staking, stating that such activities did not involve the offer and sale of securities when token owners retain ownership and control of their assets.
As reported by the announcement, P2P.org supplies the non-custodial staking and validator infrastructure, while Arkis handles credit, collateral, and portfolio risk. The partnership follows similar integrations, including P2P.org's June collaboration with Taurus and earlier integration with Northstake's ETH validator marketplace in January 2025. Additionally, P2P.org separately announced an August 11 partnership with BoulderTech to distribute staking and decentralized finance services in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
