Meria

Meria is a French crypto investment and staking platform that operates its own validator infrastructure across more than 40 blockchains, including Solana. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Metz, France, the company has grown from a consumer-facing crypto mining service into one of Europe's most regulated multi-chain staking providers, serving both retail users and institutional clients.

From Just Mining to Meria

The company launched in May 2017 under the name Just Mining, founded by Owen Simonin -- better known online as Hasheur, France's most prominent crypto influencer -- alongside Thibaut Boutrou and Laurent Graziani. Its original model sold mining rigs to retail customers at a time when GPU and ASIC mining dominated the conversation around crypto passive income. By 2020, as mining margins compressed and proof-of-stake networks multiplied, the company expanded into masternode services before pivoting more decisively toward staking.

In December 2022, Just Mining rebranded as Meria. The new name came with a redesigned visual identity and a strategic shift: the platform would gradually wind down its mining heritage and focus exclusively on staking and broader digital asset investment services. The timing aligned with the Ethereum Merge and the surge of interest in yield-generating alternatives across proof-of-stake networks.

Infrastructure and Solana Operations

What distinguishes Meria from many crypto platforms is that it builds and maintains its own blockchain infrastructure rather than routing user funds through third-party validators. Since 2019, the platform has operated validators on more than 40 networks, including Solana, Ethereum, Cosmos, Polkadot, and Cardano. As of 2025, Meria runs more than 800 active nodes and manages roughly 400 million dollars in assets under stake.

On Solana, Meria runs its own validator and accepts direct delegation from both retail and institutional clients. SOL staking through the platform has historically delivered yields in the 5-8% APY range, with rewards distributed approximately every two to three days and an unbonding period of two to three days for withdrawals. The platform's Solana exposure extends beyond direct staking: in 2025, SollPay -- a Solana-native wallet -- integrated Meria as a featured validator, allowing users to delegate SOL to Meria's node in a single tap from within the SollPay app.

In February 2026, Meria formalized its institutional reach with a partnership with Taurus, the Swiss enterprise digital asset infrastructure provider. Through that integration, banks and asset managers in Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, and other European markets can now access staking on Solana, Polkadot, Polygon, and Cardano via Taurus's platform, with Meria supplying the underlying validator infrastructure. Thibaut Boutrou, Meria's COO, described the collaboration as making staking accessible to financial institutions while reinforcing the company's mission to support decentralization of blockchain networks. The platform reports serving approximately 12,000 institutional allocators worldwide, and StakingRewards has rated Meria AA -- its Qualified Grade -- reflecting verified credentials and professional infrastructure practices.

Retail Platform and Product Range

On the retail side, Meria serves approximately 150,000 users who access staking, brokerage, custody, portfolio management, and crypto-to-crypto exchange through a web interface and mobile app launched in 2024. The platform supports staking for more than 40 digital assets, ranging from large-cap networks like Solana, Ethereum, and Cosmos to smaller ecosystems such as Celestia (offering roughly 9.4% APY) and Chiliz (listed at around 25.9% APY at various points). Revenue is generated primarily through a commission on staking rewards.

The company employs 41 people and raised more than 1 million euros in capital in 2023. Net losses have narrowed substantially: from 664,000 euros in 2023 to approximately 9,300 euros in 2024, suggesting the platform is approaching operational break-even.

MiCA Compliance and Regulatory Standing

Meria obtained PSAN (Prestataire de Services sur Actifs Numeriques) registration from France's Autorite des Marches Financiers in May 2021 under reference E2021-16. This placed it among the early cohort of AMF-registered crypto platforms in France, well ahead of the broader European regulatory push.

The company stepped up its compliance posture as the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation came into force. On June 22, 2026, the AMF granted Meria full PSCA (Prestataire de Services sur Crypto-Actifs) authorization under license number PSCA-AGR-2026-020 -- one of the most comprehensive MiCA approvals available, covering custody, exchange services, order execution, investment advice, portfolio management, and crypto asset transfers. The license positions Meria to operate across EU member states under a single regulatory passport.

MiCA compliance prompted Meria to delist several stablecoins that fail to meet the regulation's reserve and transparency requirements. Starting March 31, 2025, the platform restricted services on USDT, DAI, USDP, PAXG, and USTC. Circle's USDC and EURI remain available as MiCA-compliant options.

Acquisition Interest from CACEIS

In July 2026, BlockStories reported that CACEIS -- the institutional custody banking arm of Credit Agricole, one of France's largest banking groups -- entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Meria. If completed, the deal would give Credit Agricole direct ownership of a MiCA-licensed platform with 150,000 retail customers, 350 million euros in assets under management, and a ready-built European staking infrastructure. CACEIS has stated its strategic interest in expanding beyond pure custody into brokerage and staking services, and Meria's full-spectrum MiCA license is particularly attractive given how difficult and time-consuming such authorizations are to obtain. No financial terms or completion date have been disclosed.

The reported acquisition reflects a broader pattern of traditional European financial institutions moving to acquire compliant crypto infrastructure rather than build it from scratch, following similar moves in the institutional digital asset space across the continent.

Summary

Meria occupies a distinct position in the European staking market: a platform with nine years of operational history, its own multi-chain validator network including Solana, a full MiCA license, and a dual retail-and-institutional business model. Its technical self-sufficiency -- running 800+ nodes internally rather than relying on third parties -- gives it credibility as an infrastructure provider to banks and fintech firms looking to offer regulated staking products to their clients.