
Anuj Shankar, CEO at Luganodes. He comes with an ocean of knowledge and expertise, having built and led Cloud/Platform Engineering teams from scratch for multiple startups in Southeast Asia. Previously, he worked at esteemed organisations such as McKinsey and Company and Microsoft. He is a hands-on SRE himself and is very passionate about Digital Business Building, Cyber Security, and Software Engineering.
Cristian Lucera, Head of Infrastructure. He is an infrastructure and cybersecurity veteran with 25 years of experience in systems architecture and security. Specializes in building secure, high-performance blockchain networks and advancing cybersecurity best practices. Entrepreneur, investor, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor.
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Luganodes operates geographically all around the world with a mix of bare-metal and cloud infrastructure. We use advanced monitoring and alerting systems to maintain 99.9% availability of our systems. As an organization, we are SOC2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO/IEC 27001 compliant. This ensures secure data processing, protection of personal data, and mitigation of information security risks.
Additionally, we use air-gapped machines to generate key pairs for our validators. For every network, we design highly resilient architecture, prepare and conduct disaster drills with ready-to-go playbooks, and establish proactive monitoring and alerting systems.

Luganodes is a world-class, non-custodial, institutional-grade staking provider and global leader in staking volume, supporting 50+ PoS networks with $3bn+ in staked assets and maintaining an exceptional 99.9% uptime. Born out of the Lugano Plan B Program, an initiative by Tether and the City of Lugano, Luganodes has rapidly gained industry recognition. With top validator rankings on networks like Polygon, Polkadot, Sui, and Tron, it offers round-the-clock monitoring by SRE experts. Luganodes prioritizes security and compliance, being one of the first staking providers to adhere to SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001 standards, and offers Chainproof insurance to institutional clients.