Anchorage Digital vs Prometheum Capital

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

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Prometheum Capital2.8/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	Prometheum CapitalVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	2.8/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	2.5
Compliance	4.0	3.5
Asset support	4.0	1.5
Features	4.5	3.5
Support	4.0	3.0
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	Yes
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Not disclosed
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Not disclosed
Staking	Yes	Not disclosed
API access	Yes	Not disclosed
Licenses & charters	OCC national trust bank charter (US), NYDFS BitLicense (US), MAS Major Payment Institution license (Singapore), NFA introducing broker registration (US)	SEC/FINRA special purpose broker-dealer (US), SEC/FINRA broker-dealer operating an ATS (US), SEC/FINRA issuance broker-dealer (US), SEC transfer agent registration (US)
Cold storage	Yes	Not disclosed
Qualified custodian	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2017	2017
Headquarters	United States	United States
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	Crypto custody inside an SEC-registered, FINRA member broker-dealer under Rule 15c3-3 Correspondent clearing lets broker-dealers hold ETH in ordinary brokerage accounts Group includes an issuance broker-dealer, an ATS and an SEC-registered transfer agent No BrokerCheck disclosures for Prometheum Capital or Prometheum ATS
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	Narrow crypto coverage, with ETH the only token named in 2026 releases Assets are not SIPC or FDIC insured, per company disclosures Custody technology is described only in general terms A 2023 congressional letter questioned past ties to Wanxiang and HashKey
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 introducing broker-dealers adding crypto to client brokerage accounts, Self-clearing broker-dealers that want omnibus crypto custody, Issuers planning tokenized funds or equities in the US

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