Anchorage Digital vs Ledger Enterprise

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

VS

Ledger Enterprise3.9/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	Ledger EnterpriseVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.9/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.5
Compliance	4.0	2.5
Asset support	4.0	4.5
Features	4.5	4.5
Support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	HSM, Multi-sig, Self-custody software
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
Regulated	Yes	Not disclosed
SOC 2 report	Yes	Not disclosed
Insurance	Not disclosed	Add-on specie policies via a program underwritten by Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd; some clients covered up to $750M
Assets supported	Not disclosed	5,000
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)	Not disclosed
Cold storage	Yes	Not disclosed
Qualified custodian	Yes	No
Company
Founded	2017	2014
Headquarters	United States	France
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	Keys generated and used inside FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSMs, with quorum rules enforced in firmware Clear Signing on Ledger devices for every approval Tradelink off-exchange settlement with custodians including Komainu and Tangany Over 5,000 coins and tokens, with full staking access on six networks
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	Holds no custody license, so regulated custody needs a partner SOC 2 Type 2 is self-reported in an FAQ; ISO 27001 still in progress Each approver needs Ledger hardware, and the iOS app requires a Ledger Stax
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	Banks and custodians building their own digital asset custody service, Exchanges that want wallet policies enforced in hardware, Asset managers trading off-exchange through Tradelink

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