Republic Joins XDC Network as Institutional Validator

Republic will operate masternodes on XDC Network as an institutional validator, the companies announced at Consensus Miami. The masternodes will secure and validate on-chain transactions aimed at trade finance and real-world asset tokenization.

Masternodes help confirm transactions, maintain network uptime and support the trust model of XDC’s proof-of-stake architecture. XDC Network is a layer-one blockchain built for global trade and finance with features for tokenizing assets, cross-border settlement, trade finance applications, stablecoins and institutional decentralized applications.

Republic’s validator role expands its activities beyond marketplace services, tokenization, asset management, advisory and staking operations. Jeffrey Vier, head of tokenization at Republic, described XDC as ‘one of the few blockchain networks where the use cases are not theoretical, they are live, scaled, and institutionally backed.’

XDC Network has added institutional validators as it grows. Recent entrants include HashKey Cloud and UOB Venture Management. Shanlong James Chen, head of strategic investments at XVC Tech, the venture arm of XDC Network, noted that additional institutional validators improve the protocol’s robustness and increase confidence in the network, and he said more U.S. validators will be announced in the coming weeks.

Republic has facilitated more than $2.6 billion in investments, supported over 2,500 ventures and built a community of more than 3 million users across 150 countries. Joining XDC at the validator level places Republic inside the technical systems that support institutional blockchain applications and tokenized real-world asset pipelines.

Trade finance is a primary focus for XDC because the sector relies on documentation, intermediaries and cross-border coordination. Tokenization represents assets and related financial rights on-chain, and blockchain settlement can reduce operational friction across markets.

Republic will run masternodes to validate transactions and support network uptime, and XDC will list Republic among its institutional validators as it expands its presence in North America.