Anchorage Digital vs Ceffu

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

VS

Ceffu3.4/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	CeffuVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	3.5
Compliance	4.0	3.5
Asset support	4.0	3.0
Features	4.5	4.0
Support	4.0	3.0
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	Yes
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian, MPC
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
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 (Dubai, UAE), GFSO financial services license (Gelephu, Bhutan)
MPC	Not disclosed	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2017	2021
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	Full VARA custody license since October 2025 and a GFSO license in Bhutan since June 2026 MirrorX and MirrorRSV keep collateral in custody while clients trade on Binance, and MirrorX also connects to KuCoin Institutional Dedicated cold-storage addresses for each client, verifiable on-chain SOC 2 Type 2 attestation plus ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications
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	Settlement products still center on Binance SEC filings in 2022 and 2023 tied the company that ran Ceffu to Changpeng Zhao, while Ceffu says it is not a Binance entity Custody fee tiers are quoted by account managers instead of published Prime Wallet, MirrorX, MirrorRSV and staking are not offered to UAE residents
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	Trading firms that execute on Binance and want assets held off the exchange, Crypto ETP issuers on SIX Swiss Exchange that need an approved custodian, Institutional and qualified investors in or from Dubai

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