BlockUnion and the Lido Ecosystem Foundation have partnered to explore institutional-grade vault services and node operations based on Lido stVault. According to Foresight News, BlockUnion plans to use its BU Pool program, formerly SNZ Pool, to provide validator operations and infrastructure management as a neutral node operator, connecting financial institutions, developers, and ecosystem partners in Asia.

BlockUnion also plans to allocate part of the net fees generated by future infrastructure operations to Ethereum community initiatives, technical research, public goods, and ecosystem development. Through ETH HK Hub, the parties will explore opportunities to develop an institutional Ethereum-native on-chain finance ecosystem and promote institutional participation, industry education, and ecosystem collaboration.