Welcome to MilkyWay
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MilkyWay is a Cosmos-based layer-1 blockchain designed around two cornerstone features: Liquid Staking (LSD) and Restaking. These enable stakeholders to keep their staked assets fluid while also extending security to multiple off-chain or specialized on-chain services. Traditional proof-of-stake (PoS) networks require tokens to remain locked to support the base chain, preventing them from being used in other DeFi environments or bridging scenarios. By contrast, MilkyWay’s LSD model allows stakers to deposit tokens(such as TIA, BABY, or INIT) and receive LSD tokens (milkTIA, milkBABY, milkINIT). These LSD tokens can move freely across crosschain DeFi or bridging networks, ensuring users retain flexibility.
Restaking further enhances this process by letting the same staked collateral back external services. In many blockchains, oracles, bridges, rollup sequencers, and data availability layers each have to build an entire validator set or trust model. This fragmentation of security is time-consuming, expensive, and often less secure overall. MilkyWay’s restaking approach offers a single, modular environment where stakers can “opt in” to provide security for various services, known as Actively Validated Services (AVSs). This structure is aligned with the Cosmos SDK and CometBFT (formerly Tendermint), allowing the chain to handle advanced slash logic, LSD accounting, and bridging interactions.
We first established ourselves as a leading liquid staking and restaking protocol in December 2023, when we rolled out an enhanced liquid staking system for the Celestia blockchain. That system proved popular, letting TIA holders stake while maintaining liquidity through milkTIA. Since then, we have grown into a wide-ranging solution that unifies liquidity and security for many blockchain services. By consolidating trust and security into one flexible pool of staked assets, MilkyWay simplifies things for developers while also letting users earn more through flexible DeFi integrations.
This was Phase 1 of our journey: an end-to-end liquid staking portal for TIA holders. Instead of having their tokens locked, stakers received a representative token (milkTIA) of their position, which is accepted across numerous DeFi protocols. Check the Discovery page for the full list of where milkTIA is listed.
Now, in Phase 2, we are expanding to leading modular ecosystems such as Babylon and Initia, adding new LSD tokens like milkBABY or milkINIT and integrating a restaking layer. Our aim is to deliver efficient security “plug-ins” that can solve the fragmentation of trust in blockchain networks and help users capitalize on extra yields. We expect this framework to boost the modular ecosystem’s growth, letting many services benefit from a common staked pool.
Stakers: Stake TIA or INIT without locking assets and earn rewards plus flexible DeFi opportunities.
AVS Builders: Secure your services without bootstrapping a full validator set or issuing a new staking token.
Operators & Validators: Expand revenue streams by validating multiple AVSs.
Restakers: Earn additional rewards by restaking your staked assets to new projects.
Investors & Liquidity Providers: Participate in a thriving, modular DeFi and restaking ecosystem.
After building the modular ecosystem’s leading liquid staking portal for TIA (Phase 1), MilkyWay is expanding into Phase 2: Bringing plug-and-play restaking to services across Babylon, Initia, and beyond, tackling the fragmented trust problem and maximizing user yields.
MilkyWay is built with Cosmos SDK and CometBFT, supporting advanced staking logic, cross-chain compatibility via IBC, and flexible security integrations for modular networks.
Join us on and —we welcome everyone whether you're a product user, AVS builder, operator, validator, or investor. For support, reach out to us at .
