Anchorage Digital for ETFs

The only federally chartered digital asset bank

Anchorage Digital Bank provides federally regulated custody for some of the biggest names in institutional finance. Now, institutions issuing crypto ETFs can partner with Anchorage Digital and leverage bankruptcy-remote custody by an unequivocal qualified custodian. With private keys offline and a low-latency architecture where most transactions process in minutes, Anchorage Digital’s support for ETF issuers and authorized participants is unrivaled.
Trusted by institutions worldwide

Secure custody for crypto ETFs

The trusted digital asset platform for institutions.
Custody Rule-compliant

An unequivocal qualified custodian

Assets secured within Anchorage Digital Bank remain with a bankruptcy-remote qualified custodian throughout the lifecycle, with federal oversight by the OCC.
Proven security

Private keys offline

Funds can leverage hardware security module-based secure custody with verifiable, transparent on-chain segregation of assets and private keys offline.
Efficient

Rapid transaction processing

Our low-latency architecture means settlement occurs far faster than with the average cold storage provider, with 90% of transactions processed in under 25 minutes.
Best price execution standards

Bitcoin, Ethereum, staking, and more

Anchorage Digital supports a broad range of assets; as the only federally chartered bank approved to offer staking, Anchorage Digital Bank can also support ETFs that involve staking.
Flexible delegation

Streamlined creation and redemption

Funds, administrators, and transfer agents can use Anchorage Digital’s APIs to efficiently and securely orchestrate in-kind and USD ETF share creation and redemption.

Comprehensive authorization flows

Anchorage Digital validates client instructions for asset movement and organizational policy changes via a trusted three-phase process: transaction initiation and quorum authorization through biometrics and cryptographic signatures, transaction risk analysis and anomaly detection by Anchorage Digital Bank, and transaction validation through hardware-enforced logic.