H2O Nodes Joins Raiku as Launch Partner
As a launch partner, H2O Nodes will integrate the lightweight Raiku Sidecar to help us in our collective mission to make Solana the inevitable choice for internet capital markets.
H2O Nodes, with over $350M in staking delegations across 8 active mainnets, is integrating Raiku's infrastructure to bring institutional-grade transaction certainty to Solana.
Capital markets operate on guarantees, not probabilities. Raiku transforms Solana into a deterministic execution layer where transactions land with certainty, regardless of network conditions.
Raiku's architecture empowers validators like H2O Nodes to monetize deterministic blockspace, creating sustainable non-MEV revenue for stakers while serving developers who demand execution guarantees.
As a launch partner, H2O Nodes will integrate the lightweight Raiku Sidecar to help us in our collective mission to make Solana the inevitable choice for internet capital markets.
"Raiku's approach to solving Solana's transaction reliability challenges aligns perfectly with our commitment to cutting-edge infrastructure. As one of the first validators to run Firedancer on mainnet, we understand the importance of advancing the technology that will make Solana the backbone of internet capital markets. Our partnership with Raiku is a natural extension of our mission to support network resilience and performance," said Max Sherwood, H2O Nodes Co-founder.
"H2O Nodes has proven their dedication to Solana's success through both technical excellence and ecosystem leadership. Their commitment to bare metal, high performance infrastructure and pioneering work with Firedancer demonstrates the caliber of infrastructure partner we need to deliver guaranteed performance at scale," said Robin Nordnes, CEO and co-founder of Raiku.
What the Raiku-H2O Nodes partnership unlocks
Since its founding three years ago, H2O Nodes has built a reputation for operating high-performance bare metal infrastructure that prioritizes independence, reliability, and cutting-edge technology. Their experience ranges from participating in the testing of DVT on Ethereum, Fastlane's MEV research on Monad, and being among the first validators to run Solana's Firedancer client on mainnet, demonstrating their commitment to pushing the boundaries of blockchain performance.
Raiku holds a similar commitment to technological advancement and decentralization, using the same validators that already secure Solana to ensure guaranteed block inclusion, offering certainty for app developers and users that their transactions will land in times of high stress.
- Guaranteed outcomes for developers through deterministic execution
- Uncompromising reliability even during peak demand and congestion
- Millisecond-level control enabling latency-sensitive applications
- Complete design freedom for sophisticated low-level protocol logic
This technology resolves the coordination challenge that's limited Solana's institutional traction: failure rates at high-frequency that pose a problem for auditing, compliance, and enterprise-grade execution at scale. Raiku transforms Solana's raw performance into guaranteed execution that institutions require.
Integrating Raiku's Sidecar empowers H2O Nodes to serve developers who can't tolerate uncertainty: those building trading infrastructure, real-time gaming, AI agent networks, and other applications where milliseconds and guarantees matter.
Join us in making Solana inevitable
When reliability meets performance, Solana's position becomes unassailable as the backbone of internet capital markets.
About Raiku
Internet capital markets demand speed and certainty. Raiku makes Solana inevitable by unlocking high-performance block building, using Solana's core validators to ensure fast, predictable transactions with guaranteed block inclusion.
About H2O Nodes
H2O Nodes is a leading validator operator ranked top 50 on Stakewiz, managing over $350M in staking delegations across 8 active mainnets and 3 testnets. Founded in 2022, H2O Nodes operates high-performance bare metal infrastructure from the Telehouse Frankfurt data center, powered by the latest generation AMD Epyc processors and 1TB of RAM. The company was among the first validators to run Solana's Firedancer client on mainnet and actively contributes to ecosystem development by organizing monthly validator community calls on Solana and Sui. H2O Nodes supports leading liquid staking protocols including Marinade, Lido, and The Vault.
You can learn more at www.h2o-nodes.com.
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