Anchorage Digital vs Gemini Custody

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

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Gemini Custody3.8/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	Gemini CustodyVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.8/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
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, MPC, Multi-sig, HSM
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth
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)	NYDFS limited purpose trust charter (US), Nevada foreign independent trust company license (US), State money transmitter licenses (US), MAS Major Payment Institution license (Singapore)
MPC	Not disclosed	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2017	2014
Headquarters	United States	US
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	Gemini Trust Company is a New York limited purpose trust company and qualified custodian under New York Banking Law Deloitte SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 examinations every year since 2019, plus ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Posted fees: 0.40% a year or $30 per asset per month, no minimum balance and no setup fee Opt-in SOL staking from segregated cold storage wallets with a validator of the client's choice
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 totals $125 million, dated March 1, 2024, with $25 million for the hot wallet Q2 2026 custodial fee revenue fell to $0.6 million amid institutional custody net outflows UK, EU and Australian operations were wound down in 2026
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	US ETF issuers and asset managers that need a New York trust company custodian, Corporate treasuries and high-net-worth clients staking SOL from cold storage, Funds whose auditors ask for SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 reports

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