KKR leads $350M raise for crypto custody bank Anchorage Digital
The raise marks the first time investment giant KKR directly invests in a cryptocurrency firm. Major cryptocurrency custody bank Anchorage Digital has closed a fresh funding round, bringing its valuation to over $3 billion.Anchorage Digital announced on Wednesday that it had raised $350 million in a Series D funding round led by equity investment giant KKR.According to the announcement, this is the first time for KKR to directly invest in equity in a company in the crypto industry. The company invested through its Next Generation Technology Growth Fund II, which is dedicated to developing....
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With additional millions in funding, Anchorage looks toward scaling. Last month, digital asset entity Anchorage received a bank charter from the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC. This month, the outfit has added $80 million in funds. "Today, we are pleased to announce that Anchorage has raised an $80 million Series C, led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, with participation from a16z, Blockchain Capital, Lux, and Indico," a Thursday blog post announcement from Anchorage says, adding: "This new capital will allow us to rapidly scale to meet the....
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to crypto custodian Anchorage to launch the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the country. In a statement on Jan. 13, 2021, the OCC said the company received the national trust banking charter, which allows it to create Anchorage Digital Bank, following a thorough review of its operations. With the approval, Anchorage will now be expected to comply with the capital and liquidity requirements of the OCC and certain risk management procedures. The firm signed an agreement with the banking....
The exchange custody network includes Binance.US, CoinList, Blockchain.com, Strix Leviathan and Wintermute. Crypto custody firm Anchorage Digital has recently formed an exchange custody network with five digital asset trading platforms to segregate institutional client funds from exchanges into regulated asset vaults. In an announcement, the custodian mentioned that it has partnered with Binance.US, CoinList, Blockchain.com, Strix Leviathan and Wintermute. According to Anchorage, this will provide institutions with direct access to a wide range of trading pairs. The custody firm also noted....
On January 13, 2021, the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it had given conditional approval to Anchorage Trust Company, a chartered trust firm, to become Anchorage Digital Bank. This has made Anchorage the first cryptocurrency services provider to have received the national bank charter in the United States. The […]