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According to The Block, Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, has reached a partnership with Grupo Salinas, controlled by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, to provide a USD stablecoin payment rail to optimize cross-border USD settlements.Grupo Salinas will integrate Anchorage's stablecoin infrastructure into its cross-border payment processes through its crypto business Coinpro, aiming to shorten settlement cycles and introduce programmable, real-time settlement capabilities.Grupo Salinas also controls Banco Azteca, and Salinas himself has long supported Bitcoin. Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley stated that stablecoins are evolving from trading tools into core financial infrastructure. Previously, Western Union also announced that it would launch a USD stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital on Solana.

As the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, Anchorage Digital has stated that it will reduce its involvement in the Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin alliance and will no longer play a more prominent role as it did previously. Members of the alliance include institutions such as Robinhood, Kraken, Galaxy Digital, OKX, and Visa Inc.Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage, stated that the company will adopt "a higher degree of neutrality" in the stablecoin issuance space in the future, avoiding targeted support for any single stablecoin to accommodate its expansion as a white-label issuance and custody platform. He pointed out that as more institutions seek to issue stablecoins through Anchorage (with about 20 potential partners currently), the company needs to reassess its incentive structures and alignment of interests.Currently, USDG is issued by Paxos Digital Singapore and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, with a circulation size of approximately $3 billion. Market participants generally believe that stablecoin issuance is entering a new phase of parallel development among multiple institutions and networks.

The Bitcoin-supported digital credit protocol Saturn Credit has completed a $2 million seed round of financing, led by The Spartan Group, with participation from Anchorage Digital and Susquehanna Crypto.It is reported that Saturn Credit is a stablecoin protocol built on the Strategy company STRC, set to launch in March 2026. Saturn Credit adopts a dual-token system: USDat is a non-interest-bearing stablecoin, supported by tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds through the M token, licensed and pegged 1:1 with USDC; sUSDat is an ERC-4626 interest-bearing vault that accumulates STRC dividends, with an exit queue of 3 to 7 days.

According to CoinDesk, Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley stated at the Consensus conference that since the passage of the GENIUS Act, about 20 financial institutions and large tech companies are lining up to issue their own stablecoins through Anchorage.He mentioned that Anchorage has won authorization for all major stablecoin issuances in the market, with clients including banks looking to achieve specific goals and stablecoin issuers with distribution channels. McCauley believes that agency business is reshaping the industry landscape, and stablecoins and digital assets are reconstructing money itself, a trend that is still severely underestimated by the market.

Nathan McCauley, co-founder of Anchorage Digital, announced on the X platform the launch of Agentic Banking, aimed at providing compliant and governable funding access for AI systems, covering identity verification, policy control, and settlement capabilities across both crypto and traditional financial systems, allowing AI to directly participate in economic activities within a regulated framework. This system relies on its U.S. federal chartered crypto bank qualification, which can provide a compliant "execution layer" to ensure transactions have permission control, real-time risk control, and auditability.Nathan McCauley further pointed out that the financial system is entering an "autonomous era," where AI is transitioning from a decision-support tool to an entity capable of independently executing tasks, including executing workflows, participating in negotiations, and conducting operations on behalf of organizations. The current financial system is not yet prepared for "non-human participants," lacking an identity system for AI, policy execution mechanisms, and compliant funding access methods, forcing institutions to balance between automation and risk.Previously, Anchorage had partnered with Google Cloud, which will build an "intelligent layer" to support discovery, collaboration, and decision-making among AI agents, while Anchorage is responsible for funding execution and settlement, promoting the cloud integration of institutional-level digital asset infrastructure, consolidating capabilities such as custody, key management, transaction governance, and staking, helping financial institutions embed stablecoins and digital assets into their products.

According to official news, Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank in the United States, plans to launch a "Cashless" stablecoin reserve model on Solana to improve liquidity, capital efficiency, and security for large-scale institutional stablecoin issuers.This model will hold reserve assets in interest-bearing, low-risk tokenized instruments on Solana, meeting redemption demands through instant liquidity and reducing the need for static cash buffers. Anchorage Digital will issue and manage stablecoins on behalf of institutional partners and is exploring potential tokenized tool solutions with JPMorgan Asset Management to support the liquidity framework.

Anchorage Digital Bank has submitted a comment letter regarding the proposed rules of the GENIUS Act from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The company has currently issued three stablecoins for several partners, including USAT in collaboration with Tether, USDGO in collaboration with OSL Group, and USDtb in collaboration with Ethena.Anchorage Digital stated that it plans to jointly issue a fourth stablecoin, UDSPT, with Western Union in the near future and expects to officially become an authorized payment stablecoin issuer after the GENIUS Act takes effect.

According to market news, Grayscale has submitted a revised Hyperliquid ETF application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), replacing Coinbase with Anchorage Digital Bank as the fund custodian.Anchorage is the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S. and has recently rapidly expanded its services in stablecoins, wealth management, and token lifecycle management, becoming the first institution in the U.S. to support Tron. If approved, this ETF will trade on Nasdaq under the code "GHYP," with the staking feature still pending regulatory approval.

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined 78 business partners of Anchorage, including over 30 DeFi protocols, more than 20 blockchain infrastructure projects, as well as various stablecoins and payment settlement networks, covering the complete path from asset issuance to on-chain operations. Represented by institutions like BlackRock, products such as ETFs bring funds into the crypto market, after which Anchorage assumes custody and compliance responsibilities. These assets are then deployed on-chain, participating in liquidity operations and yield generation through DeFi protocols, stablecoin systems, and infrastructure networks. Ultimately, they flow back into the traditional financial system through OTC, trading, and clearing paths. In this process, Anchorage's role is not just "custody," but a key node throughout the entire lifecycle of funds, with its upstream and downstream including crypto-native institutions such as A16z, Blockchain Capital, Electric Capital, and Defiance, as well as DeFi protocols, L1/L2 networks, stablecoins, and clearing and settlement systems, along with fintech companies like AngelList and Series Financial, as well as payment companies and core banking systems. Anchorage's partner strategy emphasizes "key path coverage," ensuring that funds have corresponding infrastructure at every stage. As compliant entry points like ETFs gradually open up, the crypto market shifts towards asset allocation-driven strategies, and bridge-type institutions like Anchorage are moving from the background to the core. Related compilation: [Anchorage Web3 Partner Network Compilation (continuously updated)](https://cn.rootdata.com/Archives/detail/Anchorage%20Crypto%20Business%20Partner?k=NDc1MTgz) Crypto projects actively showcasing their partner networks have become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 project parties to [claim data](https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/submit?ft=claimApply) and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple editions of crypto project ecological maps, nominating Web3 ecological partners for upstream clients such as Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase. **If you wish to nominate your project in future ecological maps, please fill out the [RootData 2026 Industry Ecosystem Mapping](https://forms.gle/tWArmXcpSfZJkh1r8) form to supplement your important clients and partners.**

According to The Block, Anchorage Digital and Chainlink Labs jointly funded the newly established political action committee "Blockchain Leadership Fund," marking Anchorage Digital's first involvement in PAC financing.The fund plans to support candidates who promote digital asset and blockchain policies ahead of the midterm elections and actively engage in voter education. Currently, the U.S. Congress's cryptocurrency legislative process is stalled, with the Senate Banking Committee still at odds with the banking industry over stablecoin reward regulation issues. Meanwhile, the crypto advocacy organization Stand With Crypto has also launched a legislator digital asset position scoring system to continue building momentum for the industry ahead of the 2026 elections.

According to Crypto in America, U.S. senators are expected to release the final compromise text on stablecoin earnings and reward mechanisms this week as part of the discussion on the Clarity Act;Meanwhile, Anchorage Digital and Chainlink have joined a new bipartisan hybrid PAC initiated by members of the Digital Chamber of Commerce to promote a pro-crypto regulatory agenda.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a month ago, Arthur Hayes transferred 2.15 million ETHFI (approximately 1 million USD) at an average price of about 0.47 USD, suspected to have completed the sale.Today, he received 132,730 ETHFI (approximately 72,800 USD) from Anchorage Digital at a price of about 0.55 USD.

According to Arkham data, at 06:11, 298.68 BTC (worth approximately $20,975,800) was transferred from Anchorage Digital to an anonymous address (starting with 33gfWREv...). Subsequently, that address transferred 298.68 BTC to another anonymous address (starting with 33gfWREv...).

According to official news, Puffer Finance announced a partnership with institutional-grade crypto platform Anchorage Digital. Anchorage Digital clients can earn Ethereum staking and restaking rewards by holding pufETH (Puffer liquidity re-staking token), while maintaining institutional-grade custody and security standards.

According to Arkham data, at 07:50, 1.372 million MORPHO (worth approximately $2.6754 million) was transferred from Ethena to Anchorage Digital Custody.

According to The Block, cryptocurrency financial service provider Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., is making a strategic investment in Immunefi and purchasing the native token IMU of the security infrastructure company.Immunefi will also provide security services for Anchorage's non-custodial wallet Porto, enabling institutional clients to directly participate in DeFi protocols and on-chain investment strategies. Currently, Immunefi has protected over $180 billion in TVL for on-chain protocols and has paid out over $130 million in bug bounties to white hat hackers.

According to Arkham data, at 03:33, 3,125 BTC (worth approximately $219 million) was transferred from Anchorage Digital to multiple addresses, including an anonymous address (starting with 3K5yjPpv...) and an anonymous address (starting with 34xB1pf...).

According to Arkham data, from 03:53 to 03:56, Anchorage Digital transferred a total of 29,981,067 BARD (worth approximately $334 million) to multiple anonymous addresses:At 03:53, 6,180,514 BARD (worth approximately $6.922 million) was transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0x0994...)At 03:54, 6,084,176 BARD (worth approximately $6.814 million) was transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0xe1e4...)At 03:54, 5,912,004 BARD (worth approximately $6.621 million) was transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0xD651...)At 03:55, 6,045,229 BARD (worth approximately $6.771 million) was transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0xdfe1...)At 03:56, 5,560,144 BARD (worth approximately $6.227 million) was transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0x61E5...).

According to Arkham data, between 03:49 and 03:51, Anchorage Digital transferred a total of three large amounts of BARD, totaling 163 million (approximately 181 million USD), all to different anonymous addresses:At 03:49, 5,375,909 BARD (worth approximately 59.67 million USD) was transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0x76e5...)At 03:50, 5,572,709 BARD (worth approximately 61.86 million USD) was transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0x24B4...)At 03:51, 5,332,494 BARD (worth approximately 59.72 million USD) was transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0x691a...).

According to Arkham data, between 03:32 and 03:34, Anchorage Digital transferred a total of 3 transactions of BARD, amounting to 16,453,197 BARD (worth approximately 184 million USD), to the following anonymous addresses:5,523,874 BARD transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0x0AD5...), worth approximately 61.86 million USD5,487,019 BARD transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0x28fd...), worth approximately 61.45 million USD5,441,304 BARD transferred to an anonymous address (starting with 0x56Af...), worth approximately 60.94 million USD