Berlin, germany

$6.5B+ Settled

8 Years DLT Experience

Open source

DLT Protocol Engineering & Cross-Chain Infrastructure

Chainflip Labs designs and builds production-grade distributed ledger infrastructure: from bespoke protocol development to cross-chain settlement systems. Based in Berlin, serving institutions, public sector bodies, and Web3 projects across Europe and beyond.

Our Services

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What we build

Services

We specialise in the hardest problems in DLT: cross-chain settlement, threshold cryptography, custom consensus, and protocol design from first principles.

Bespoke Protocol Development

Custom DLT runtimes designed from first principles, including consensus mechanisms, state transition logic, native token standards, and governance frameworks tailored to specific use cases and regulatory requirements.

Bespoke Protocol Development

Cross-Chain Settlement

Atomic settlement infrastructure connecting heterogeneous blockchain networks. Delivery-versus-payment, delivery-versus-delivery, and multi-leg settlement patterns across architecturally different platforms.

Cross-Chain Settlement

Threshold Cryptography

Production-grade threshold signature scheme (TSS) vault systems for distributed key management. Eliminates single points of failure in cross-network asset custody and multi-party signing operations.

Threshold Cryptography

Production-grade threshold signature scheme (TSS) vault systems for distributed key management. Eliminates single points of failure in cross-network asset custody and multi-party signing operations.

Network Interoperability

Standard-agnostic interoperability layers that bridge DLT platforms regardless of underlying technology. Connecting permissioned institutional networks, public blockchains, and legacy financial systems.

Network Interoperability

Institutional DLT Consulting

Technical advisory for organisations evaluating or implementing DLT infrastructure. Architecture review, security analysis, protocol selection, and feasibility assessment for settlement and tokenisation initiatives.

Institutional DLT Consulting

Protocol Maintenance & Operations

Workflows stay reliable under real traffic and scale.

Protocol Maintenance & Operations

Workflows stay reliable under real traffic and scale.

Applications

Where Our
Technology Applies

Our core infrastructure, cross-chain consensus, threshold key management, atomic settlement, solves problems across multiple domains.

Public Sector

Wholesale DLT Settlement Infrastructure

Interoperability layers connecting heterogeneous DLT platforms with central settlement systems. Atomic delivery-versus-payment across institutional networks. Relevant to initiatives such as the Eurosystem's Appia roadmap and the ECB's Pontes pilot for tokenised wholesale markets.

Interoperability layers connecting heterogeneous DLT platforms with central settlement systems. Atomic delivery-versus-payment across institutional networks.
Relevant to initiatives such as the Eurosystem's Appia roadmap and the ECB's Pontes pilot for tokenised wholesale markets.

Capital Markets

Tokenised Securities Infrastructure

Settlement and custody infrastructure for tokenised financial instruments under the EU's DLT Pilot Regime. Cross-platform asset transfer, collateral management, and programmable settlement for CSDs and market infrastructure operators.

Web3 Ecosystem

Cross-Chain DeFi Protocols

Native cross-chain swap, lending, and liquidity infrastructure for decentralised finance. The Chainflip Protocol, our flagship product, has processed over $6.5 billion in cross-chain settlement across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other networks.

Enterprise

Custom DLT Networks

Purpose-built distributed ledger systems for supply chain, trade finance, carbon credit markets, and other verticals requiring tamper-proof record-keeping, multi-party coordination, and programmable business logic across organisational boundaries.

Applications

Where Our
Technology Applies

Our core infrastructure, cross-chain consensus, threshold key management, atomic settlement, solves problems across multiple domains.

Public Sector

Wholesale DLT Settlement Infrastructure

Capital Markets

Tokenised Securities Infrastructure

Web3 Ecosystem

Cross-Chain DeFi Protocols

Enterprise

Custom DLT Networks

Proven in Production

Track Record

The Chainflip Protocol is a live, open-source cross-chain settlement system that demonstrates our ability to design, build, and operate complex DLT infrastructure at scale.

Custom Protocol Architecture

Designed and implemented a complete cross-chain settlement protocol from scratch: custom Substrate-based State Chain, threshold signature vault system, and just-in-time AMM: all operating in consensus across a distributed validator network of 150 nodes.

$6.5B in Settled Volume

Processed over $6.5 billion in atomic cross-chain settlement across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot, and Arbitrum with zero security incidents, zero loss of funds, and continuous uptime since 2023.

Multi-Chain Vault Operations

Operates production threshold signature vaults across 6+ heterogeneous blockchain networks simultaneously, managing distributed cryptographic key material for cross-chain custody without any single point of failure.

Open Source & Audited

Entire codebase is open source, independently audited by Trail of Bits, and publicly verifiable. Transparent development practices aligned with the standards expected of critical infrastructure.

Who We Are

Team

Our leadership combines deep DLT protocol engineering with public sector regulatory expertise, backed by a Berlin-based team of specialist distributed systems engineers.

Simon Harman
CEO & Chief Protocol Architect
Principal architect of the Chainflip Protocol. 8+ years designing and operating custom DLT systems in production, with deep expertise in threshold cryptography, cross-chain consensus, and settlement protocol design.
Cardinal Point
jordan, cmo
“Once we rolled out Paramount, teams started reaching out on their own. Support became faster, clearer, and easier to work with, and word spread quickly across the company.”
Summit Forge
sofia, cx-head
“Paramount helped us bring structure to our support workflows without slowing anyone down. Within weeks, other teams wanted access after seeing how much smoother things ran.”

Chloe White
Regulatory & Policy Advisorder
10 years in the Australian Federal Government leading blockchain policy. Lead author of Australia's National Blockchain Roadmap. Inaugural International Regulatory Policy Advisor for Dubai's VARA. Named 2021 Blockchain Leader of the Year.
Cardinal Point
jordan, cmo
“Once we rolled out Paramount, teams started reaching out on their own. Support became faster, clearer, and easier to work with, and word spread quickly across the company.”
Summit Forge
sofia, cx-head
“Paramount helped us bring structure to our support workflows without slowing anyone down. Within weeks, other teams wanted access after seeing how much smoother things ran.”

Engineering Team
20+ Specialist DLT Engineers · Berlin
Distributed systems engineers, cryptographers, and protocol developers with deep domain expertise in consensus design, cross-chain communication, and high-assurance software for financial infrastructure.
Cardinal Point
jordan, cmo
“Once we rolled out Paramount, teams started reaching out on their own. Support became faster, clearer, and easier to work with, and word spread quickly across the company.”
Summit Forge
sofia, cx-head
“Paramount helped us bring structure to our support workflows without slowing anyone down. Within weeks, other teams wanted access after seeing how much smoother things ran.”

Engineering Team
20+ Specialist DLT Engineers · Berlin
Distributed systems engineers, cryptographers, and protocol developers with deep domain expertise in consensus design, cross-chain communication, and high-assurance software for financial infrastructure.
Cardinal Point
jordan, cmo
“Once we rolled out Paramount, teams started reaching out on their own. Support became faster, clearer, and easier to work with, and word spread quickly across the company.”
Summit Forge
sofia, cx-head
“Paramount helped us bring structure to our support workflows without slowing anyone down. Within weeks, other teams wanted access after seeing how much smoother things ran.”

Working With Us

Engagement Models

We work as a specialist technology partner, contributing protocol engineering expertise alongside organisations that bring domain knowledge, regulatory relationships, and market access.

Technology Partner

Core protocol engineering within a broader consortium or partnership. We provide the DLT infrastructure layer while partners contribute regulatory compliance, systems integration, or market expertise.

Technical Advisory

Expert consulting on DLT architecture, cross-chain design, threshold cryptography, and security analysis. Contributing domain expertise to specification, blueprint, and feasibility work.

Prototype & Build

Rapid development of functional prototypes and production systems. Our existing protocol architecture can be adapted to demonstrate feasibility of specific use cases within months.

Chainflip Labs GmbH · Berlin, Germany

Let's build something

Whether you're a financial institution exploring DLT settlement, a public body evaluating tokenisation infrastructure, or a Web3 project that needs cross-chain capabilities — we'd like to hear from you.

DLT Protocol Engineering & Cross-Chain Infrastructure