Anchorage

Anchorage Hires Former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive for Banking, Capital Markets

Chapman will connect banks to Anchorage’s trading, custody and lending products.

People  ·  26 August 2021

Custody Firm Anchorage Launches Governance Voting With DeFi Giant Aave

The Anchorage governance portal looks to boost institutional players’ DeFi involvement.

Business  ·  19 August 2021
BitGo

Why US Government Yanked BitGo’s Contract and Gave It to Anchorage

A tale of crypto rivalry, multimillion-dollar contracts, and bureaucratic definitions of “small business.”

Policy & regulation  ·  5 August 2021
Anchorage

US Marshals Service Chooses Anchorage Digital for Custody of Seized Digital Assets

Anchorage Digital said it will also provide “such activities as accounting, customer management, audit compliance and managing blockchain forks.”

News  ·  28 July 2021
Celo

Anchorage Adds Custody for Celo’s Euro Stablecoin

The cEUR token, which tracks the price of the euro, joins cUSD, which tracks the U.S. dollar.

News  ·  24 June 2021
Custody

Anchorage Adds Custody and Staking for Dapper Labs’ FLOW Token

Anchorage President Diogo Monica said the token was added following “massive demand” from its institutional clients.

Business  ·  22 June 2021
Ethereum

Anchorage to Offer Ethereum-Backed Loans Through BankProv

This is the first time Anchorage has extended ETH-backed loans through a traditional, FDIC-insured bank.

Business  ·  3 June 2021
Paxos

Senate Banking Chairman ‘Concerned’ by OCC’s Crypto Charters

Sherrod Brown specifically pointed to the OCC trust charters granted to Paxos, Protego and Anchorage.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 May 2021
DeFi

Cryptocurrency Custodian Anchorage Adds 5 More DeFi Tokens

In a further sign of "institutional DeFi" momentum, the regulated custodian is adding 1INCH, BNT, CRV, REN and SUSHI.

Business  ·  14 May 2021
Anchorage

Anchorage Is Supporting DeFi Governance Token TRIBE Despite Its FEI Troubles

The TRIBE governance token’s FEI stablecoin project recently saw whales making gains and retail getting rekt.

Business  ·  8 April 2021
Security Tokens

Anchorage to Custody Digital Securities for Broker-Dealer Prometheum’s Retail Trading Platform

The custodian’s bank charter allows it to hold digital assets for broker-dealers and their clients, said Anchorage CEO Nathan McCauley.

Business  ·  31 March 2021
Ethereum

Visa Settles USDC Transaction on Ethereum, Plans Rollout to Partners

The pilot marks the first time Visa has accepted a cryptocurrency payment in lieu of cash for its services.

News  ·  29 March 2021
Anchorage

Crypto Custody Firm Anchorage Adds Support for HEGIC, RAD and RLY

Further proof that centralized custodians can support the decentralized web, said Anchorage co-founder Diogo Mónica.

Business  ·  18 March 2021
Banking

Anchorage, Newly Cleared as US Crypto Bank, Raises $80M From A16z and Others

The round in the crypto custodian was led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.

Business  ·  25 February 2021
Banking

Anchorage Becomes First OCC-Approved National Crypto Bank

The crypto industry has its first federally chartered bank: Anchorage.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 January 2021