Blockchain Engineering Studio

Architecting the Future of Web3

Meridian Labs transforms visionary ideas into tamper-proof realities. We design, build, and deploy decentralized infrastructure—from zero-knowledge rollups to on-chain marketplaces—for teams that want permanence, not pilots.

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240+

Protocols Shipped

48

Web3 Engineers

12

Core Products

100%

Client Retention

— Est. 2019 · Audited by Trail of Bits

About the Studio

From whitepaper to mainnet.

Meridian Labs operates at the frontier of the read-write-own web. We are a 48-person engineering studio—distributed across Lisbon, New York, and Singapore—specializing in blockchain protocol design, smart contract audits, and full-stack decentralized application development. Since 2019, we have shipped 240+ production systems, secured $2.4B in on-chain value, and worked with 30+ foundations and DAOs.

Our founding team emerged from the first-generation Ethereum ecosystem. We helped build early DeFi primitives, contributed to the Solidity compiler, and ran one of the earliest validator fleets on Ethereum 2.0. Today, we channel that accumulated expertise into one pursuit: building the infrastructure layer for a truly decentralized economy—one where users own their data, assets, and digital identity.

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Series-A funded · Backed by a16z & Dragonfly

Why Partner With Meridian?

The editorial standard for code.

We treat every release like a published work—reviewed, revised, and proofread to perfection.

Unmatched Expertise

Our engineers have written the papers, the libraries, and the EIPs. Deep familiarity with Solidity, Rust, Circom, and Move means fewer bugs, faster.

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Flexible Engagement

From a two-week security assessment to a 12-month embedded partnership, we shape a model that fits your funding stage and roadmap.

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Commitment to Quality

100% test coverage is our baseline. Every contract is audited twice — once internally, once by an independent external firm.

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Radical Transparency

Logs in our client portal. Daily standups on your channel. Open change requests. No black boxes, no surprises.

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Future-Proof Innovation

We are active in EIP research and contribute to standards. Your product won't just keep up with the ecosystem — it'll help set it.

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Client-Centric Approach

We consider your treasury our fiduciary responsibility. Secure defaults, conservative risk models, and success metrics aligned to your token.

Our Core Services

What we build.

Six disciplines. One cohesive unit. Each service is engineered to integrate with the others, so your stack stays unified.

Blockchain Development

L1/L2 chains, specialized sidechains, and high-throughput consensus systems. LayerZero routing, EigenLayer AVSs, and custom app-chains.

Web3 Gaming & Digital Assets

Play-to-earn engines, in-game economies, and NFT marketplaces. We've built for 1M+ ARPU titles on Polygon and Immutable X.

Virtual Worlds & DeFi

Interconnected metaverse terrain, spatial logic, and composable DeFi rails. We built the core engine for a 10k-tenant virtual city.

DApp & Web Development

Wallet-connected interfaces that don't feel like dev tools. Fast, beautiful, and accessible for the next million users.

Digital Wallet & Exchange

Non-custodial wallet infrastructure, order books, and DEX aggregators. SOC2-aligned security and multi-chain support.

Web3 Consulting

Strategy for token launches, DAO structuring, and regulatory prep. We've guided 15 protocols through mainnet-day pitfalls.

Technologies We Master

The right tool for every chain.

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Ethereum Polygon Solidity Rust (Solana) Node.js React / Next.js TypeScript Circom / ZK IPFS MongoDB AWS Docker

Trusted by Innovators

Foundations, DAOs, and exchanges.

Thirty-plus teams have put their chain in our hands. Here's the shelf of names.

What Our Clients Say

"Meridian rebuilt our entire staking dashboard in six weeks. The UX is so clean that our non-crypto staff actually uses it. Zero contract flaws since launch."
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Sarah Goldstein

Ceo — TrustAnchor

"We launched an NFT collection with 120k mints on day one. Meridian's infrastructure held without a single hiccup. Their load testing saved us from sure embarrassment."
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Marcus Jean-Louis

CTO — Hyperlands

"The transparency is unreal. I had a direct line to the lead dev; deployment was perfect. They set the bar every agency should be judged against."
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Daria Reyes

Lead Product Manager — Kripton Exchange

Meet the Visionaries

The humans behind the merkle roots.

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Adrian Kovács

Chief Architect

Co-author of EIP-4844, held the first Ph.D. in distributed systems from ETH Zürich's blockchain lab. Previously led protocol research at ChainSafe.

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Mei-Ling Zhao

Head of Engineering

Former senior engineer on the Solidity core team at ConsenSys. Led the audit that uncovered the 2021 wormhole exploit. Ten-time parachain builder.

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Ready to Build the Future?

Let's draft your next chapter on-chain.

Tell us about your idea. We'll reply within one business day with a proposed scope, timeline, and rough budget. No fluff, no pressure.

hello@meridianlabs.io

+1 (415) 555-0182

Lisbon · New York · Singapore