Last year, Asphere, Ankr's enterprise services arm, achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance. Now, we are proud to announce that we are in the final stages of achieving Type 2 compliance this year, a milestone built on our continuous efforts to realize the highest standards of security, availability, and confidentiality for our clients and partners across the Web3 ecosystem.

This achievement demonstrates compliance with an important framework and defines the way we build, scale, and safeguard infrastructure for the next generation of blockchain and decentralized applications.

This article takes a look at what this means for current and prospective clients, and what’s in store for our future.

Asphere’s Mission: Scaling Web3 for Enterprise Adoption

There has never been a better time to build in Web3, with institutional adoption on the rise and the passing of crypto-friendly legislation leading the way to mass adoption. To keep up with the future of finance, investment managers, banks, marketplaces, and businesses of all kinds will need a capable partner for engineering, advising, and building in a notoriously complex area of tech.

Asphere is Ankr’s enterprise-grade arm of infrastructure solutions, purpose-built for scaling blockchain operations and delivering seamless solutions that allow teams to bridge the divide between Web2 and Web3. Our products are designed to power developers, institutions, and businesses that require the highest tier of performance, security, and resiliency from their infrastructure.

Our SOC 2 audit applies directly to our core product suite:

• Web3 Scaling: Our scaling suite includes our Rollup as a Service, Bitcoin Secured Infrastructure, and other blockchain creation tools that allow builders to easily launch their own scalable networks with end-to-end customization, engineering, and support.
• Web3 API: Our flagship service, Web3 API, serves an enormous amount of Web3 traffic (1 trillion requests monthly) coming from developers, dApps, wallets, and every other use case that needs to read and write to an array of different networks with 80+ blockchains supported.
• Advanced API: Asphere’s Advanced API efficiently collects data from a selection of the most popular chains and optimizes, indexes, and caches it to make it readily accessible, allowing developers to search once across several different blockchains simultaneously at near-instant speeds.
• Validator Hosting: Asphere is known as one of the most longstanding and experienced validator operators in the industry. We deliver institutional-grade reliability and uptime for validator clients with expert monitoring to maximize rewards with zero downtime.

What Is SOC 2 and Why Does It Matter?

SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls 2) is an auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). It’s designed to ensure service providers manage customer data to the highest standards of security and responsibility.

Our SOC 2 compliance audit specifically covered the Security, Availability, and Confidentiality criteria—the foundational principles of any trustworthy technology partner.

• Security: Our systems are bulletproofed against unauthorized access, both physical and logical.
• Availability: Our services are consistently accessible and resilient, with safeguards in place for reliability and uptime.
• Confidentiality: Sensitive data is protected from unauthorized disclosure throughout its entire lifecycle.

Both SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2  reports evaluate an organization’s controls relevant to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy, but they differ in timing and scope:

• SOC 2 Type 1, our current certification, assesses whether controls are properly designed and implemented at a specific point in time.
• SOC 2 Type 2, which is nearly complete, evaluates how well those controls operate over a 12-month period. It shows that controls are consistently followed and is preferred by enterprises for ongoing vendor risk assurance.

In practical terms, this means our clients can confidently build and scale on Asphere’s infrastructure, knowing that we meet or exceed the security and data protection standards expected from top-tier technology providers.

Why This Matters to Our Clients

1. Peace of Mind for Enterprise Builders

Enterprise clients, whether they’re building new blockchains, integrating real-time blockchain data, or conducting staking operations, need more than performance. They need to know the infrastructure they depend on is audited, secured, and monitored.

SOC 2 compliance provides the third-party validation that our systems, practices, and controls are designed and implemented to reduce risk, prevent incidents, and protect your mission-critical operations.

2. A Competitive Edge in B2B Web3

Web3 is evolving, and institutional adoption is accelerating. However, concerns about data leakage, infrastructure reliability, and regulatory risk remain top of mind. Working with a SOC 2-compliant provider signals to our partners and stakeholders that our technology stack is built on secure, audited foundations. It’s not only a check in the box, it’s a competitive edge.

3. Trust That Scales

SOC 2 isn’t a one-time event. It’s a continuous process of evaluating, improving, and proving our internal systems, from data handling and incident response to vendor risk and system redundancy. Our ongoing audit process reflects our commitment to continual improvement, so that our clients can scale without second-guessing their infrastructure provider.

Looking Ahead: Building the Future Securely

At Asphere, security is paramount. Every line of code we write, every system we deploy, and every process we follow is guided by the principle of secure by design.

We are currently undergoing the SOC 2 Type 2 audit to reaffirm our dedication to maintaining and exceeding industry standards. Our clients can expect continued transparency, regular updates, and a proactive approach to trust and assurance.

Final Thoughts

Asphere's achievement of SOC 2 compliance was a major step. But more importantly, it’s a promise to our clients and partners that their infrastructure is in the most capable hands. We will keep building on our efforts to advance our reputation as the most trusted Web3 infrastructure provider.

In a decentralized world, trust still matters. With Asphere, you can build with confidence.

Want to learn more about our SOC 2 report or how Asphere can support your enterprise blockchain operations? Reach out to our team or visit asphere.xyz to explore our services.

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