Anchorage Digital vs Komainu

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

VS

Komainu3.9/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	KomainuVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.9/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Compliance	4.0	4.0
Asset support	4.0	4.5
Features	4.5	3.5
Support	4.0	3.5
Specs
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian, MPC, HSM
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Yes
Insurance	Not disclosed	Up to $820M of specie capacity for clients to buy their own ring-fenced cover, alongside Komainu's own insurance program
Assets supported	Not disclosed	6,000
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)	JFSC fund services custodian registration (Jersey), JFSC virtual asset service provider registration (Jersey), VARA VASP license, virtual asset custody (Dubai, UAE), FCA MLR cryptoasset registration (UK)
MPC	Not disclosed	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2017	2018
Headquarters	United States	Jersey
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	JFSC custodian and depositary registration plus a VARA VASP custody license in Dubai SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II attestations with ISO 27001 certification HSM and MPC options, including air-gapped wallets that sign by QR code Custody for 6,000+ tokens on 40+ blockchains in bankruptcy-remote, segregated wallets
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	The $820M specie capacity is cover that clients buy for themselves Licensed entities only in Jersey, Dubai and the UK, with no EU or US company Staking covers eight assets, a short list next to 40+ custody blockchains
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	ETP issuers that need a JFSC-regulated custodian, Asset managers issuing tokenized fund share classes, Trading firms using custody-held collateral on Deribit or Bybit

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