Anchorage Digital vs Fideum

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

VS

Fideum2.3/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	FideumVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	2.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	2.5
Compliance	4.0	1.5
Asset support	4.0	2.0
Features	4.5	3.5
Support	4.0	2.5
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	Yes
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	Not disclosed
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
Regulated	Yes	Not disclosed
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)	Not disclosed
Cold storage	Yes	Not disclosed
Qualified custodian	Yes	No
Company
Founded	2017	—
Headquarters	United States	United Kingdom
Investors	Tether, KKR, GIC	Valereum PLC
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	Custody software, trading APIs, staking and payment orchestration under one contract and API June 2026 Terms spell out roles: Fideum licenses software and the client safeguards signing material Website cites MPC custody, HSM-backed keys and offline cold wallets paired with warm wallets KYC, KYB, AML screening and Travel Rule tools sit on the same platform
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	Website and Terms name no regulator, license type or registration number Terms state Fideum is not a custodian of record, and the custodians it integrates are unnamed Insurance and SOC controls are mentioned without a carrier, limit, report or auditor No published list of supported assets or networks
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	Fintechs and brokerages adding custody, trading and staking through one API, Banks and credit unions that already contract a licensed custodian and want key-management software, Payment firms settling in stablecoins and fiat across Fideum's 11 listed currencies

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