ARK Invest Chooses SOL Strategies for $647M Solana Staking

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has named Canada-based SOL Strategies as the exclusive staking partner for its Digital Assets Revolutions Fund, marking a strategic shift toward actively participating in blockchain infrastructure to enhance returns. The partnership involves moving ARK Invest's Solana validator operations to SOL Strategies’ infrastructure, which currently manages over 3.59 million SOL tokens with more than 5,700 unique wallets staked, primarily from third-party assets. This move underscores growing institutional interest in Solana staking, a Proof-of-Stake mechanism that secures the network while generating yield for investors, with ARK Invest leveraging SOL Strategies’ enterprise-grade infrastructure integrated with BitGo for compliant and reliable access. Despite SOL Strategies reporting a $3.5 million loss in Q2 2025, its staking and validation revenue saw significant growth, reflecting broader institutional adoption of staking as a yield-generating strategy. The partnership validates SOL Strategies’ technological capabilities and market position in the Solana ecosystem, highlighting the increasing convergence of traditional asset management with blockchain operations. This development also emphasizes the critical role of validator behavior in staking, as misbehavior could lead to slashing and investor losses, underscoring the need for robust, secure infrastructure.