Anchorage Digital Acquires Securitize for Advisors to Build Integrated RIA Crypto Platform
Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank, has acquired Securitize for Advisors (SFA), the registered investment adviser (RIA) platform unit of Securitize. Financial terms were not disclosed. SFA already used Anchorage for custody; the deal integrates custody, trading and adviser-facing tools into a single platform aimed at RIAs. Anchorage says the move simplifies compliance and reduces operational friction for advisors entering crypto, expanding access to tokenized products and crypto ETFs. The acquisition follows Anchorage’s deepening institutional ties — including selection by Cantor Fitzgerald for Bitcoin custody — and comes after regulatory and market developments that have eased adviser entry into crypto (OCC custody guidance and 2024 spot Bitcoin ETF approvals). Securitize will refocus on tokenizing real-world assets and pursuing its RWA strategy. Key challenges include technical and cultural integration and navigating a changing regulatory landscape. For traders, the deal signals further institutional infrastructure consolidation that could accelerate institutional adoption of crypto products and increase liquidity and product availability for advisors and their clients. Primary keywords: Anchorage Digital, Securitize for Advisors, RIA custody, tokenized assets, crypto ETFs. The main keyword "Anchorage Digital" appears multiple times to aid discoverability.
Neutral
The acquisition is an institutional infrastructure development rather than a direct catalyst for a specific cryptocurrency’s price. It simplifies adviser access to crypto ETFs and tokenized products, which over time can support greater institutional flows and product adoption — a constructive structural tailwind. In the short term there is unlikely to be an immediate price move for any single token tied directly to the deal because no new token issuance, trading venue launch, or fund creation was announced. The biggest near-term impacts are operational: reduced friction for RIAs, potential increased custody inflows, and competitive pressure on custodians and RIA platforms. Over the medium to long term, greater institutional integration and easier RIA access to crypto ETFs and tokenized assets could increase institutional demand and liquidity, which is bullish for market structure broadly but does not point to an acute price spike for a particular coin. Therefore the net expected price impact on mentioned cryptocurrencies is neutral in the short term, with modestly bullish structural implications over the longer term.