Anchorage Digital vs Bitpanda Custody

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

VS

Bitpanda Custody3.6/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	Bitpanda CustodyVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.6/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	3.5
Compliance	4.0	4.0
Asset support	4.0	3.0
Features	4.5	4.0
Support	4.0	3.5
Specs
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Not disclosed
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Yes
Staking	Yes	Yes
API access	Yes	Yes
Licenses & charters	OCC national trust bank charter (US), NYDFS BitLicense (US), MAS Major Payment Institution license (Singapore), NFA introducing broker registration (US)	VARA VASP license for custody services (UAE), FMA MiCA CASP authorization (Austria), BaFin MiCA CASP authorization (Germany), MFSA MiCA CASP authorization (Malta), FCA cryptoasset registration (UK)
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2017	2018
Headquarters	United States	—
Investors	Tether, KKR, GIC	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Custody at an OCC-chartered national trust bank, in place since January 2021 SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 reports, with SOC 2 examinations since 2021 Staking and governance voting on 20+ networks without assets leaving custody Atlas settlement supports off-exchange trading on Binance from custody	VARA custody license in Dubai plus MiCA custody authorizations in Austria, Germany and Malta Keys generated and used only in FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSMs, with an air-gapped option Same stack available as custodial SaaS or as a non-custodial on-premises install SOC 2 Type II audit and ISO 27001-certified security management
Cons	No insurance policy for digital assets appears in its custody disclosures OCC consent order over BSA/AML deficiencies ran from April 2022 to August 2025 No EU authorization yet; the Irish MiCA application was announced in October 2026	Named network support is limited to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Smart Chain, XDC and EVM layer 2s HSM-only key model with no MPC signing The contracting entity and license vary with the client's jurisdiction Leadership turnover: the founder left the board in 2025 and the group CEO departs in 2027
Best for	ETF issuers and asset managers that want a federally chartered custodian, Funds that stake or vote without moving assets out of custody, Trading firms using Binance with collateral held off-exchange	Banks and brokers in the EU, UK and UAE that need a licensed custodian, Institutions that want to run HSM signing in their own data centers, Fintechs already using Bitpanda's investment or payments infrastructure

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