Anchorage Digital vs Zodia Custody

Anchorage Digital4.1/5

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Zodia Custody3.8/5

Feature	Anchorage DigitalVisit	Zodia CustodyVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.8/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Compliance	4.0	4.0
Asset support	4.0	3.0
Features	4.5	4.0
Support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Custody model	Qualified custodian, HSM, Self-custody software	Qualified custodian, HSM
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Yes	Yes
Insurance	Not disclosed	$100M digital asset custody policy (no retention), plus $55M crime, $10M professional indemnity and $275M cyber cover
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)	CSSF MiCA CASP authorization (Luxembourg), CSSF payment institution license (Luxembourg), FCA cryptoasset registration under MLRs (UK), ADGM FSRA Financial Services Permission (UAE), Companies Registry TCSP license (Hong Kong)
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2017	2020
Headquarters	United States	United Kingdom
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	Shareholders include Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, NAB and Emirates NBD CSSF MiCA authorization since December 2025, plus a payment institution license for e-money tokens Published insurance limits, including a $100M custody policy with no retention and $275M cyber cover Interchange settlement with Deribit and LMAX Digital while assets stay in cold storage
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	Standard Chartered takeover still needs regulatory approval, and the software arm is splitting off UK entity holds only an FCA anti-money laundering registration, with no FOS or FSCS protection Listed SOC 2 report is Type I, not Type II Only 78 listed tokens and no public fee schedule
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	Asset managers and ETP issuers that need MiCA-authorized custody in the EU, Trading firms settling off-exchange with venues on Interchange, Banks and wealth managers that want a bank-backed custodian

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