Anchorage Digital vs Taurus

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

VS

Taurus4.0/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	TaurusVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Compliance	4.0	3.5
Asset support	4.0	4.0
Features	4.5	4.5
Support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	HSM, MPC, Self-custody software
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Corporates
Regulated	Yes	Yes
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)	FINMA securities firm license (Switzerland), CySEC MiFID investment firm license (Cyprus)
MPC	Not disclosed	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2017	2018
Headquarters	United States	Switzerland
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	Client banks keep keys in FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSMs they own and operate Fully on-premises, hybrid or managed deployment Deloitte ISAE 3402 Type II audit for a fourth straight year (May 2025) plus ISO/IEC 27001 Clients can review the source code, and Taurus commissions at least 10 external security tests a year
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	PROTECT clients act as their own custodian and carry key operations and regulatory duties MiCA license still pending, and the CySEC license dates only from March 2026 Security page lists no SOC 2 report Taurus SA holds a securities firm license rather than a bank license
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 building in-house crypto custody, Broker-dealers and neobanks adding digital assets, Market infrastructure firms issuing tokenized securities

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