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.
Secure custody for crypto ETFs
The trusted digital asset platform for institutions.
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.
Private keys offline
Funds can leverage hardware security module-based secure custody with
verifiable, transparent on-chain segregation of assets and private keys offline.
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.
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.
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.