Institutional crypto platform Anchorage Digital expands its presence in Asia through five strategic partnerships.
Anchorage Digital, a leading institutional crypto platform, has announced partnerships with five Asia-based firms as part of a broader push into the region. These collaborations aim to extend Anchorage’s suite of institutional-grade services across key Asian markets.
The new partners include cryptocurrency exchange Bitkub, asset manager Dream Trade, blockchain investment firm FBG Capital, venture firm IOSG Ventures, and digital assets financial services provider Antalpha.
This move follows Anchorage’s earlier regional collaboration with internet infrastructure provider GMO-Z.com Trust Company, reinforcing the company’s growing footprint in Asia.
Founded in 2017, Anchorage Digital was the first crypto-native bank to receive a federal charter in the United States. The company says its solid regulatory standing in the U.S. is a primary reason many Asia-based clients choose to work with them.
Will Chiu, Chief Investment Officer at Antalpha, commented on the partnership: “We appreciate Anchorage’s attention to regulatory compliance and vetting of the digital assets they support. Through their combination of crypto-native fluency and understanding of traditional finance needs, they continue to support us in expanding the adoption of digital assets.”
The announcement comes amid a wider trend of institutional investors increasing exposure to crypto markets over recent years. Anchorage provides integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions to institutions, including custody, staking, and trading services.
Earlier this year, Anchorage Digital received a consent order from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) related to shortcomings in its implementation of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements. The company has been working to address those regulatory expectations.
Anchorage recently closed a $350 million Series D funding round led by KKR, with participation from several prominent investors including Goldman Sachs, Thoma Bravo, Alameda Research, and Blockchain Capital.
Co-founder and President Diogo Mónica offered perspective on institutional demand: “We work with institutions and what we see is that institutions have very long-term horizons, they are not stopping these partnerships.”
Anchorage also announced a partnership with Aptos, a layer-1 blockchain. Regarding that collaboration, Mónica said: “By partnering with Aptos, we’re actually helping make sure that the next generation of layer 1 blockchains are taking these proper security considerations, and that will only spur future growth in the industry.”
Institutional investors have increasingly gained exposure to major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in recent years, and Anchorage’s expanded Asian partnerships reflect the continued institutional interest in reliable, regulated crypto infrastructure.