The integration gives institutions regulated access to HYPE staking on HyperCORE, extending Anchorage Digital’s custody and DeFi capabilities across Hyperliquid. Anchorage Digital has expanded its support for the Hyperliquid ecosystem by adding HYPE staking on HyperCORE, complementing its existing HYPE custody services on HyperEVM. Staking, the process of locking crypto to secure a blockchain network in exchange for earning rewards, is being offered through Anchorage Digital Bank and through Anchorage Digital Singapore, which holds a Major Payment Institution license. The company said staking will also be available through Porto, its self-custody wallet. The bank is partnering with staking infrastructure provider Figment to run the underlying validator infrastructure, it said in a Friday announcement. Read more
The financial regulator said the bank’s “compliance with laws and regulations does not require the continued existence of the order,” first issued in April 2022. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said it had issued an order terminating a consent order made against cryptocurrency custody bank Anchorage Digital in 2022. In a Thursday notice, the OCC said it had dropped the order “to assure the safety and soundness” of Anchorage. The financial regulator’s April 2022 order was based on Anchorage’s “failure to adopt and implement a compliance program” in accordance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards. However, the OCC said the bank’s “compliance with laws and regulations does not require the continued existence of the order.” “[W]e received—and have now resolved—feedback from regulators as we set the standard for federally-chartered custody of digital assets,” said Anchorage co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley in a Thursday blog post, adding: Read more
The digital asset service company joins a growing list of firms making stablecoin moves following the GENIUS bill's passage into law. Anchorage Digital, an institutionally-focused digital asset service provider, announced the launch of a stablecoin issuance platform on Thursday, tapping synthetic dollar and stablecoin issuer Ethena as its first partner client. The company will launch Ethena’s USDtb stablecoin in the United States, according to an announcement made on Thursday. Currently, USDtb is issued offshore. Issuing USDtb in the US will make the stablecoin fully compliant under the GENIUS stablecoin regulation, signed into law by US President Donald Trump in July. Read more
Crypto financial services firm Anchorage Digital has bolstered its stablecoin offerings with the acquisition of stablecoin issuer firm Mountain Protocol. Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has expanded its stablecoin offerings with the acquisition of Mountain Protocol, a stablecoin issuer that says it will begin winding down its main stablecoin, Mountain USD (USDM). The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval, will integrate the Mountain Protocol team, tech stack and licensing framework into Anchorage’s existing offerings, Anchorage said in a May 12 statement. While terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, it reflects an accelerating number of acquisitions between crypto and TradFi firms in recent months. Read more