Anchorage Digital

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Anchorage Digital is a federally chartered crypto bank that allows secure participation in the blockchain economy, DeFi ecosystem, and tokenized financial markets. It is known as the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States. The company is also regulated in different regions, operating in Singapore under a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and in New York with a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services. Anchorage Digital supports regulated custody, staking, trading, settlement, and governance services, as well as self-custody solutions, on its platform. It focuses on secure, regulated access to digital assets across multiple jurisdictions, making it easier for institutions to work with crypto in a compliant manner. Key Features of Anchorage Digital: • Anchorage Digital's Porto provides self-custody of ERC-20s, SPLs, and specific EVM chains with DeFi access. • Earn rewards on supported networks like Ethereum, Solana, Aptos, and more through secure delegation systems. • Provides Atlas settlement to enable on-chain settlement while reducing counterparty, delivery, and bankruptcy risks. • Hardware security modules, biometric authentication, and qualified custodian safeguards. Anchorage Digital Milestones: Year Achievements 2017 Founding Started by security experts from Docker and Square. The work began around institutional-grade custody. 2019 Series B Funding Raised $40M, led by Blockchain Capital. Visa participated as a strategic investor. 2021 Federal Banking Charter The OCC issued the first national bank charter to a cryptocurrency company. Unicorn Status Raised $350 million in Series D fundraising sponsored by KKR (formerly Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.), resulting in a billion-dollar valuation. 2023 Global Expansion Obtained a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). 2024 ETF Infrastructure Served as a key custodian throughout the introduction of Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US. 2025 Strategic Acquisition Mountain Protocol was acquired to incorporate regulated stablecoin yield and issuance into its banking suite.

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