Liquidity Land joins The Tie. July 21, 2026 Every crypto project needs the same things to grow: liquidity, distribution, and a way to reach the institutions that matter. Today The Tie Inc. is adding a major piece of that. The Tie Inc. has acquired Liquidity Land, a platform that helps DeFi protocols, Layer 1s, Layer 2s, and on-chain applications grow total value locked and attract lasting liquidity. Liquidity Land runs targeted incentive campaigns that connect yield-seeking users with on-chain opportunities, so projects can bootstrap TVL while building a real, engaged user base. It's the latest step in a busy stretch for The Tie Inc.. The Tie Inc. acquired Stakin, an institutional staking provider with $1.5B under delegation across 40+ networks. The Tie Inc. acquired Staking Rewards, the leading rating and data platform for staking, yield, and risk. Liquidity Land adds the liquidity layer that ties those together. Why liquidity and why now. Liquidity has become one of the clearest signals of whether a blockchain ecosystem is working. Launch a new protocol, expand an L1, bring tokenized real-world assets on-chain, and the same question follows you: can you attract capital and hold onto liquidity long enough to matter. Most projects solve this with a patchwork of vendors and short-lived mercenary capital. It rarely sticks. Liquidity Land was built on a different premise. "Sustainable TVL follows aligned incentives and trust," says founder Russell Abdullin. "Joining The Tie plugs our liquidity campaigns directly into the industry's deepest institutional network, from the millions of yield-focused users on Staking Rewards to the hundreds of institutions across The Tie Terminal, its events, and its Corporate Access Program. Protocols can now bootstrap liquidity and reach real users through a single partner." How it fits together. Existing users and partners see no interruption. What changes is the reach behind it, which runs in two directions. On one side are the millions of annual yield-focused users on Staking Rewards, the audience that actually supplies liquidity. On the other are the hundreds of institutions already inside The Tie's network. Projects get distribution to real users and a direct line to institutional capital, and institutions get vetted on-chain opportunities surfaced through the products, events, and programs they already use. * Grow TVL and liquidity through Liquidity Land campaigns * Reach millions of yield-focused users through Staking Rewards * Meet institutional investors and build visibility through The Tie's network * Access institutional staking and validator infrastructure through Stakin The Tie Inc. is also taking this to the ecosystem level. Instead of working with one protocol at a time, The Tie Inc.'ll also partner with L1 and L2 ecosystems to grow liquidity across their entire ecosystem through coordinated TVL initiatives and institutional distribution. The bet. "The next generation of crypto companies won't want five different vendors solving five different problems," says Joshua Frank, its co-founder and CEO. "They'll want one partner that can help them build, distribute, and grow. That's what we're building at The Tie." Liquidity Land makes that platform more complete. Liquidity, distribution, staking, intelligence, and compliant communication, in one place. That's where institutions meet digital assets.

The Tie has acquired Staking Rewards' data and platform business from Finrate AG, expanding its institutional digital asset intelligence offerings. Founded in 2018, Staking Rewards serves over one million annual users and provides institutional-grade staking and yield data to exchanges, custodians, and asset managers. Existing Staking Rewards customers will experience no service disruption. The platform will continue operating independently and maintain its neutral stance on evaluating staking providers, despite The Tie owning Stakin, an institutional staking provider. The acquisition creates synergies between both platforms. Staking Rewards' datasets will integrate into The Tie Terminal and APIs, whilst The Tie's proprietary data will enhance the Staking Rewards platform. The combined platform aims to expand coverage beyond traditional staking to include DeFi yield opportunities and tokenized yield products.

The Tie acquires Staking Rewards. Josh Frank July 20, 2026 Today, The Tie Inc. is excited to announce that The Tie has acquired the Staking Rewards data and platform business from Finrate AG. Since launching in 2018, Staking Rewards has become the industry's most trusted destination for staking and digital asset yield data, serving more than one million annual users and providing institutional-grade data to leading exchanges, custodians, wallets, validators, asset managers, funds, and protocols across the digital asset ecosystem. As part of the transaction, Finrate AG will continue to independently operate its Digital Asset Yield Summit and Looping Collective businesses, while The Tie will own and operate the Staking Rewards platform and data business. What this means for Staking Rewards users. For existing Staking Rewards customers and users, nothing changes today. Your products, services, APIs, subscriptions, and data access will continue uninterrupted. The team will continue investing aggressively in improving the platform, expanding data coverage, and building new capabilities. Importantly, Staking Rewards will continue to operate as an independent and trusted third-party data platform. While The Tie also operates Stakin, one of the world's leading institutional staking providers, The Tie Inc. believe the value of Staking Rewards lies in its independence, neutrality, and reputation as the industry's trusted source for staking data. That principle will remain central to how the platform operates. The acquisition does not change how staking providers are evaluated, ranked, featured, or represented on the platform. Maintaining objective, transparent, and comprehensive coverage across the ecosystem remains its highest priority. Bringing the best of both platforms together. The acquisition creates significant opportunities for both The Tie and Staking Rewards customers. Staking Rewards' industry-leading staking and yield datasets will be fully integrated into The Tie Terminal and The Tie's Data APIs, giving institutional investors access to richer, more actionable intelligence across digital asset markets. At the same time, The Tie will bring many of its proprietary datasets, including on-chain analytics, news, and additional proprietary data, to the Staking Rewards platform, making it an even more powerful destination for protocols, investors, and the more than one million annual visitors who rely on it. Together, The Tie Inc.'ll continue expanding the breadth and depth of available data while investing heavily in product development, infrastructure, and user experience. Expanding beyond staking. Staking has become a foundational component of digital asset markets, but it's only one piece of the broader yield landscape. Over time, The Tie Inc.'ll continue expanding Staking Rewards into the leading destination for all things digital asset yield including staking, DeFi, and emerging yield-generating mechanisms across the ecosystem. Greater distribution for protocols. Protocols already working with The Tie will benefit from expanded visibility and distribution through the Staking Rewards platform, reaching one of the largest and most engaged audiences focused on staking and yield. Likewise, Staking Rewards' protocol customers can gain access to The Tie's extensive institutional network spanning hedge funds, VCs, asset managers, exchanges, banks, and other leading digital asset market participants. Looking ahead. The Tie was founded with a simple mission: to build the intelligence and infrastructure that power institutional participation in digital assets. By combining The Tie's institutional data platform with Staking Rewards' trusted staking intelligence and global community, The Tie Inc. is taking another major step toward that mission. The Tie Inc. is incredibly excited for what's ahead and grateful to the Finrate AG team for building one of crypto's most respected brands. This is just the beginning.