Anchorage Digital Receives New York BitLicense

Institutions based in New York can safely access regulated crypto services from Anchorage Digital NY
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Today, Anchorage Digital—the leading crypto platform for institutions—is excited to announce that the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has approved our subsidiary, Anchorage Digital NY, LLC, for a BitLicense. The addition of BitLicense-regulated trading means Anchorage Digital can offer institutions in New York State secure and cost-efficient trading with a new level of efficiency with full capabilities expected in early 2025.

“Receiving a BitLicense is a major step forward for Anchorage Digital and the digital asset industry as a whole. Bringing regulated and efficient crypto trading to clients based in New York marks the latest in our journey to build the best regulatory and technical stack for institutions in crypto. We look forward to continued collaboration with regulators including NYDFS to meet growing client demand for secure, regulated digital asset solutions.” 

— Nathan McCauley, CEO and Co-Founder of Anchorage Digital

A regulatory pioneer, Anchorage Digital has one of the only agency trading desks to receive a BitLicense from NYDFS. Our agency trading desk enables NY-domiciled clients to take advantage of deep liquidity and cost effective trading from a regulated entity. Now, institutions based in New York can access Anchorage Digital NY's safe, regulated crypto trading with competitive pricing.

BitLicense approval will allow Anchorage Digital to work with more New York-based institutions, including registered investment advisors (RIAs) and large institutional asset managers. The new approval means the most trusted brand in crypto can offer regulated crypto trading to NY clients, and the ability to custody and settle trades through a clear-cut qualified custodian in the form of Anchorage Digital Bank N.A.—a combination that provides regulatory certainty across the entire trading lifecycle.

To learn more about BitLicense-regulated trading from Anchorage Digital, please visit https://www.anchorage.com/platform/trading and see NYDFS BitLicense information here.  

Press Contacts: Anchorage Digital - press@anchorage.com

About Anchorage Digital

Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry’s leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings. The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.

This post is intended for informational purposes only. It is not to be construed as and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in Anchor Labs, Inc., or any of its subsidiaries, and should not be relied upon to make any investment decisions. Furthermore, nothing within this announcement is intended to provide tax, legal, or investment advice and its contents should not be construed as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security or digital asset or to engage in any transaction therein.

Anchorage Digital Bank National Association offers fiat custody services through the use of an FDIC-insured, licensed sub-custodian.

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