Anchorage Digital vs Utila

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

VS

Utila3.7/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	UtilaVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Compliance	4.0	2.5
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	MPC, Self-custody software
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
Regulated	Yes	Not disclosed
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)	Not disclosed
MPC	Not disclosed	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Not disclosed
Qualified custodian	Yes	No
Company
Founded	2017	2022
Headquarters	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	Published Starter plan at $799 per month with all chains included Two-party MPC with offline recovery controlled by the client's administrator 41 mainnets plus custom EVM networks Utila Link counterparty network and licensed partners for MiCA and US coverage
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	No license or charter of its own Utila's key share takes part in every signature SOC 2 Type II and audit claims are self-published Short operating history since its 2022 founding
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	Fintechs and PSPs running stablecoin payments, Trading firms that need automated MPC signing through an API, Stablecoin and token issuers managing treasury wallets

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