Custody - What you need to know

In order to solo stake Ethereum, you need to have a custody or self custody pattern that works for your business or institution or for yourself.

We have outlined a custody pattern that allows you to understand the five key things that you need to secure when solo staking which include:

1. Validator key Mnemonics (The most important)

2. Validator key passwords

3. Validator Keystore files

4. A .pem file that is generate when you set up your nodes

5. The withdrawal address wallet mnemonic (The second most important)