Anchorage Digital Acquires Securitize Platform in Crypto Wealth Management Consolidation

Anchorage Digital Expands Wealth Management

Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, acquired Securitize For Advisors (SFA), a platform aimed at registered investment advisors (RIAs).
The acquisition aligns with Anchorage's strategy to enhance its regulated stablecoin and custody business.
SFA has seen significant growth, increasing deposits and assets under management by over 4,500% in the past year.
99% of client assets were already custodied at Anchorage Digital Bank, making this a consolidation rather than a new venture.

Institutional Strategy and Developments

Anchorage is expanding support for digital assets, adding 25 more for institutional clients.
The firm maintains a valuation above $3 billion and is focusing on stablecoin operations and institutional DeFi access.
They launched Anchorage Digital Ventures to target Bitcoin (BTC), real-world assets (RWAs), and decentralized identity projects.
Anchorage remains the only crypto-native firm with a federal banking charter and key licenses like New York's BitLicense.

Securitize Focuses on Tokenization

Post-acquisition, Securitize shifts focus to tokenizing real-world assets, managing over $4 billion in tokenized assets.
It collaborates with major firms such as Apollo and BlackRock on tokenized funds and private credit products.
Securitize secured regulatory approval for a tokenized securities trading platform in the EU.
Plans to go public through a SPAC deal valued at $1.25 billion, intending to tokenize its equity.

The Anchorage-SFA acquisition provides RIAs with a direct, regulated path into digital assets, potentially simplifying compliance and operational risk management.