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The first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., began offering xU3O8 custody services for institutional clients on September 16, 2026. This token is backed by physical uranium concentrate yellowcake, with the related uranium materials stored at Cameco facilities and held in beneficial ownership by a UK trust structure.xU3O8 is issued by Uranium.io, with the UK regulator Archax acting as the trustee, and the underlying assets are mapped through the Etherlink network. Cameco is responsible for storing physical uranium in certified facilities and regularly publishes the results of reserve proof audits. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regulates Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., allowing its clients to include xU3O8 in isolation and bankruptcy-remote accounts similar to those for Bitcoin and cash equivalents. Currently, the unit price of xU3O8 is approximately $5.66, with a total market capitalization of about $9 million.

Anchorage Digital expands its commodity trust services, officially providing custody for tokenized uranium, marking the first time a federally chartered crypto bank in the United States has ventured into the custody of non-precious metal commodities.

On September 14, Aave Labs released an ARFC on the Aave governance forum, seeking approval to deploy a new Aave V4 Isolated Hub and Spoke to integrate institutional custody collateral as collateral for stablecoin loans. Institutional borrowers will deposit collateral with Anchorage and maintain custody during the loan period, with the custody balance represented on-chain by non-transferable custody collateral tokens CoCT, minted and burned by CustodySync designed by Chainlink.Borrowers will stake CoCT on the Spoke and withdraw stablecoins from the Isolated Hub. The entire loan lifecycle, including liquidation, is synchronized between the custodian and Aave through Chainlink infrastructure. The proposal is limited to a single Isolated Hub and a single Spoke governed by the Aave DAO, without altering existing Hubs, Spokes, or reserves. The underlying assets will always remain in custody, with Anchorage holding the assets as the custodian and acting as the counterparty for account control protocols; Chainlink does not hold the assets.CoCT is a restricted transfer ERC-20, only allowing Hub, Spoke, and CustodySync, with minting and burning exclusive to CustodySync, and each borrower's position corresponding to a contract. The initial plan is to launch a CoCT for BTC held in custody by Anchorage. The next steps involve ARFC discussions, and if supported, it will proceed to Snapshot, followed by submitting the final parameters for AIP.

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, has partnered with the stablecoin protocol Frgmnt to provide institutional clients access to fUSD and sfUSD tokens through its custody platform. Institutional clients can hold, mint, redeem, stake, and unstake fUSD without setting up separate custody arrangements.Frgmnt is a stablecoin protocol built on the Base network, issuing fUSD collateralized by USDC, with collateral assets deployed in on-chain lending markets. Users can stake fUSD for sfUSD to earn yields generated by the underlying strategies of the protocol. According to DeFiLlama data, the protocol has approximately $100,000 locked and is currently in a capped invitation-only testing phase, with plans to open public access and increase deposit limits on September 15. As of September 4, the annualized yield for sfUSD is approximately 13.32%.Anchorage Digital Bank is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and its parent company, Anchorage Digital, reached a valuation of $4.2 billion after receiving a $100 million investment from Tether in February. Previously, Tether had commissioned Anchorage to issue the stablecoin USAt for the U.S. market in January, and Anchorage has also collaborated with Grupo Salinas, Marinade Finance, and others to expand stablecoin payment and staking services.

The blockchain rewards platform Bundle announced the completion of a $5.5 million Pre-Seed round of financing, co-led by Ethereal Ventures and Further Ventures, both founded by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, with participation from institutions such as Nascent, GSR, Scenius Capital, Anchorage Digital, and Nuwa Capital.

According to The Block, crypto bank Anchorage Digital announced that it has integrated Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol for Ethereum, providing institutional clients with direct access to its derivative asset wstETH.Institutional users can mint and burn wstETH, while earning Ethereum staking rewards, combined with the custody and governance compliance framework provided by Anchorage.

Binance announced a partnership with Anchorage Digital to further expand its third-party banking product network. By integrating Anchorage Digital's Atlas settlement platform, institutional clients can now trade on Binance while securely holding their assets in Anchorage Digital's independent qualified custody.It is reported that this is the first time the Atlas settlement platform has integrated with a cryptocurrency exchange. This partnership introduces the structure of "custody and trade execution separation" from traditional financial markets, allowing eligible institutions to use crypto assets, interest-bearing USD accounts, and specific tokenized real-world assets as collateral.

According to CoinDesk, Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, announced the launch of a new platform to help banks issue and manage tokenized deposits.The platform provides banks with round-the-clock payment and settlement services through blockchain technology, without the need to replace existing core systems. The platform operates in a parallel layer, with Anchorage responsible for blockchain infrastructure, wallet management, and smart contract technology, while banks continue to maintain customer relationships and deposit custody.Currently, several large banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America, also plan to jointly establish a tokenized deposit network in the first half of 2027.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, wallets associated with Anchorage Digital have staked 55,594 ETH (110.99 million USD) to Eth2.

Falcon Finance officially announced the joint launch of the USD stablecoin fUSD with Anchorage Digital Bank. This product is positioned as an institutional-grade payment stablecoin compliant with the GENIUS Act framework and has been launched on Ceffu's custody and staking infrastructure.It is reported that fUSD is backed by reserves such as U.S. Treasury securities and is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, but it does not directly pay interest or returns to holders.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, wallets associated with Anchorage (@Anchorage) further withdrew 142,308 HYPE from Gate and OKX, worth 7.38 million dollars. In the past month, they have accumulated a total of 2.527 million HYPE (140 million dollars) and sent this HYPE for staking.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Anchorage associated wallet withdrew 44,510 HYPE from Gate, worth approximately 2.16 million dollars.In the past month, this address has accumulated a total of 2.385 million HYPE, worth approximately 11.9 million dollars, and has used all of it for staking.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, the Anchorage associated wallet address has withdrawn 121,099 HYPE from Bybit again, worth approximately 5.87 million dollars. In the past month, this address has accumulated the purchase and withdrawal of 2.34 million HYPE, with a total value of about 112 million dollars, which has now all been used for staking.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Anchorage associated wallet withdrew 85,226 HYPE from Bybit, worth 4,080,000 USD. This address has accumulated a total purchase of 2,220,000 HYPE over the past month, worth 105.75 million USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Anchorage Digital associated addresses purchased 397,000 HYPE from Bybit and OKX, worth approximately 18 million dollars. In the past month, the wallet has accumulated a total of 2.13 million HYPE, worth approximately 91.99 million dollars.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Anchorage associated wallet (@Anchorage) purchased 74,200 HYPE on Bybit, worth 3.38 million dollars. This wallet has accumulated a total of 1.71 million HYPE in the past month, worth 72.82 million dollars, and has used it for staking.

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.

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.