Anchorage Digital vs Crypto Finance

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

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Crypto Finance4.0/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	Crypto FinanceVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	3.5
Compliance	4.0	4.5
Asset support	4.0	3.5
Features	4.5	4.5
Support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Not disclosed
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)	FINMA securities firm license (Switzerland), BaFin crypto custody license (Germany), MiCA CASP authorization (Germany)
Cold storage	Yes	Not disclosed
Qualified custodian	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2017	2017
Headquarters	United States	Switzerland
Investors	Tether, KKR, GIC	Deutsche Börse Group
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	Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse, with crypto custody available through existing Clearstream accounts FINMA securities firm in Zurich plus BaFin licenses and a MiCA authorization passported to 14 EEA countries FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSMs hosted in geo-redundant Swiss data centers Staking for ETH, SOL, ADA and DOT alongside 24/7 principal trading
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	Insurance is described only as coverage that follows market standards SOC 2 Type II claim covers the storage infrastructure, and SOC 1 is cited at Type 1 level Institutional client base only; individuals reach it through partner banks such as KBC
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	European banks adding crypto custody under FINMA or BaFin supervision, Clearstream clients that want crypto in existing accounts, ETP issuers that need a SIX-approved custodian

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