Tagged: anchorage digital

March 17, 2023 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, lost in the cacophony of the broader banking crisis, Anchorage Digital announced that it was “restructuring” and letting go 75 employees or 20% of its workforce. Anchorage said their “long-term vision” requires a certain amount of agility as things change. The “strategic… Read More

March 13, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This past January, Anchorage Digital marked the second anniversary of their federal bank charter. According to Anchorage Digital, it was “a moment of pioneering progress for any digital asset bank, and it coincided with their announcement of another milestone for their compliance and bank program:… Read More

January 10, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset bank Anchorage Digital has posted its perspective on Ethereum – post Merge. Anchorage as a service provides Ethereum staking following the transition from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake. While touting its own services, Anchorage notes that Ethereum has gone deflationary for… Read More

January 4, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

2022 has been a year “like no other—marked by market volatility for both crypto and traditional markets,” according to an update from Anchorage Digital. Anchorage Digital claims that it was “built for exactly this moment.” And within this volatility, they have “continued to grow and… Read More

November 12, 2022 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Evmos, the port-of-entry from Ethereum to Cosmos, launched its partnership with Anchorage Digital in order “to offer institutions secure custody and staking of EVMOS, the native token of the platform.” As Evmos continues to attract builders to deploy dApps on its cross-ecosystem interoperability platform, institutions… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 7:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apollo (NYSE: APO), one of the largest private equity and asset managers in the world, has custodied its first digital assets with Anchorage Digital, according to a company statement. Apollo currently has a market cap of over $33 billion. A growing number of banks and… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New crypto protocols are increasingly focused on platform security from their onset, “knowing that trust is key to standing out and building critical momentum at launch,” according to an update from Anchorage Digital. It should come as no surprise, then, that they “are increasingly partnering… Read More

October 13, 2022 @ 12:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank, has announced a partnership with the Provenance Blockchain Foundation to offer the staking of HASH tokens. Anchorage will provide access to its institutional clients to participate in the Provenance blockchain to collect rewards for securing the network…. Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 9:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered bank serving institutions interested in digital assets, has announced an expansion into Asia. According to a corporate statement, Anchorage has partnered with Bitkub, Dream Trade, FBG Capital, GMO-Z.com Trust Company, IOSG Ventures, and Antalpha. These entities will be utilizing Anchorage… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital is pleased to announce its role “as one of the preferred institutional custodians for Aptos at mainnet launch.” Aptos is described as “a next-generation Layer 1 blockchain, built with safety and user experience in mind, enabling developers to build scalable, consumer-ready projects.” The… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital has announced that it will provide custody services and trading for a Japanese Yen-based stablecoin GYEN. The service is being offered in partnership with GMO-Z.com Trust Company. GYEN is said to be the world’s first yen-backed stablecoin. GYEN is also said to be… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital is pleased to announce the expansion of their institutional crypto custody platform to include AXL, the digital token that will “play a central role on the Axelar blockchain, which is expected to be live at the end of September 2022.” Axelar is a… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank, has partnered with well-known funding platform and talent board AngelList to invest using USDC. AngelList and Anchorage say they are bridging the gap between fiat currency and VC funding. AngelList, as an online investment platform, has helped… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital will be providing custody services for iHeartMedia and their new NFTs called the “Non-Fun Squad.” Anchorage is the first and only federally chartered digital asset bank providing services to other banks and large corporations. iHeartMedia is the media operator that includes radio stations… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Portugal Section are pleased to announce a partnership “focused on educating the next generation of engineers and technologists about blockchain, distributed systems, and cryptography.” Together, Anchorage and IEEE Portugal (with more than 1,300 members… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital Weathers Crypto Storm Crypto lending and yield platforms have garnered a lot of attention lately due to the troubles at firms like Three Arrow Capital (3AC), Voyager Digital, and Celsius Network. The first two have filed for bankruptcy/liquidation. Celsius remains a bit of… Read More

June 22, 2022 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital is pleased to announce early access to programmatic transfers for protocols, “unlocking new efficiencies in treasury management.” Anchorage Digital‘s external transfer API, the “first” from a federally chartered crypto bank, “reduces overhead and manual approvals of payment requests by enabling automated and high-volume… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diogo Mónica (Co-founder and President at Anchorage Digital) and Nathan McCauley (Co-Founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital) wrote in a blog post that an OCC veteran is joining America’s first federally-chartered digital asset bank. After a solid year where Anchorage Digital experienced a significant 175%… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 8:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank, has shared survey results that show OCC approval “gives Americans greater confidence in cryptocurrency.” The team at Anchorage Digital writes in a blog post that as the volume of conversation around cryptocurrency and digital assets continues… Read More

January 8, 2022 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank that announced a Series D funding round of $350 million in December 2021, notes that as they look back at the developments from last year, “one pattern emerges: there’s a bright path ahead and they’re proud… Read More