diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils/ConstantsUtil.ts b/packages/common/src/utils/ConstantsUtil.ts
index e6483c96..e7aacc3a 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/utils/ConstantsUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/utils/ConstantsUtil.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const ConstantsUtil = {
   WC_NAME_SUFFIX_LEGACY: '.wcn.id',
 
   BLOCKCHAIN_API_RPC_URL: 'https://rpc.walletconnect.org',
+  BLOCKCHAIN_API_RPC_URL_STAGING: 'https://staging.rpc.walletconnect.org',
   PULSE_API_URL: 'https://pulse.walletconnect.org',
   API_URL: 'https://api.web3modal.org',
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/controllers/BlockchainApiController.ts b/packages/core/src/controllers/BlockchainApiController.ts
index 5a4ae387..c6143c8e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/controllers/BlockchainApiController.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/controllers/BlockchainApiController.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { ApiUtil } from '../utils/ApiUtil';
 
 // -- Helpers ------------------------------------------- //
 const baseUrl = CoreHelperUtil.getBlockchainApiUrl();
+const stagingUrl = CoreHelperUtil.getBlockchainStagingApiUrl();
 
 const getHeaders = () => {
   const { sdkType, sdkVersion } = OptionsController.state;
@@ -57,12 +58,15 @@ const getHeaders = () => {
 export interface BlockchainApiControllerState {
   clientId: string | null;
   api: FetchUtil;
+  stageApi: FetchUtil;
 }
 
 // -- State --------------------------------------------- //
 const state = proxy<BlockchainApiControllerState>({
   clientId: null,
-  api: new FetchUtil({ baseUrl })
+  api: new FetchUtil({ baseUrl }),
+  //TODO: remove this before release
+  stageApi: new FetchUtil({ baseUrl: stagingUrl })
 });
 
 // -- Controller ---------------------------------------- //
@@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ export const BlockchainApiController = {
   },
 
   async fetchOnRampCountries() {
-    return await state.api.get<OnRampCountry[]>({
+    return await state.stageApi.get<OnRampCountry[]>({
       path: '/v1/onramp/providers/properties',
       headers: getHeaders(),
       params: {
@@ -245,7 +249,7 @@ export const BlockchainApiController = {
   },
 
   async fetchOnRampServiceProviders() {
-    return await state.api.get<OnRampServiceProvider[]>({
+    return await state.stageApi.get<OnRampServiceProvider[]>({
       path: '/v1/onramp/providers',
       headers: getHeaders(),
       params: {
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ export const BlockchainApiController = {
   },
 
   async fetchOnRampPaymentMethods(params: { countries?: string }) {
-    return await state.api.get<OnRampPaymentMethod[]>({
+    return await state.stageApi.get<OnRampPaymentMethod[]>({
       path: '/v1/onramp/providers/properties',
       headers: getHeaders(),
       params: {
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ export const BlockchainApiController = {
   },
 
   async fetchOnRampCryptoCurrencies(params: { countries?: string }) {
-    return await state.api.get<OnRampCryptoCurrency[]>({
+    return await state.stageApi.get<OnRampCryptoCurrency[]>({
       path: '/v1/onramp/providers/properties',
       headers: getHeaders(),
       params: {
@@ -279,7 +283,7 @@ export const BlockchainApiController = {
   },
 
   async fetchOnRampFiatCurrencies() {
-    return await state.api.get<OnRampFiatCurrency[]>({
+    return await state.stageApi.get<OnRampFiatCurrency[]>({
       path: '/v1/onramp/providers/properties',
       headers: getHeaders(),
       params: {
@@ -290,7 +294,7 @@ export const BlockchainApiController = {
   },
 
   async fetchOnRampFiatLimits() {
-    return await state.api.get<OnRampFiatLimit[]>({
+    return await state.stageApi.get<OnRampFiatLimit[]>({
       path: '/v1/onramp/providers/properties',
       headers: getHeaders(),
       params: {
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ export const BlockchainApiController = {
   },
 
   async getOnRampQuotes(body: BlockchainApiOnRampQuotesRequest, signal?: AbortSignal) {
-    return await state.api.post<OnRampQuote[]>({
+    return await state.stageApi.post<OnRampQuote[]>({
       path: '/v1/onramp/multi/quotes',
       headers: getHeaders(),
       body: {
@@ -313,7 +317,7 @@ export const BlockchainApiController = {
   },
 
   async getOnRampWidget(body: BlockchainApiOnRampWidgetRequest, signal?: AbortSignal) {
-    return await state.api.post<BlockchainApiOnRampWidgetResponse>({
+    return await state.stageApi.post<BlockchainApiOnRampWidgetResponse>({
       path: '/v1/onramp/widget',
       headers: getHeaders(),
       body: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/CoreHelperUtil.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/CoreHelperUtil.ts
index 699b543e..b2957e87 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/CoreHelperUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/CoreHelperUtil.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ export const CoreHelperUtil = {
     return CommonConstants.BLOCKCHAIN_API_RPC_URL;
   },
 
+  getBlockchainStagingApiUrl() {
+    return CommonConstants.BLOCKCHAIN_API_RPC_URL_STAGING;
+  },
+
   getAnalyticsUrl() {
     return CommonConstants.PULSE_API_URL;
   },