Anchorage Digital Acquires Securitize's Wealth Management Unit

Anchorage Digital has acquired Securitize For Advisors (SFA), a digital asset platform serving registered investment advisors, as the federally chartered crypto bank expands its wealth management capabilities.

The deal, announced Monday, brings SFA's technology platform, product team, and client relationships under Anchorage Digital's control, creating what the company describes as a unified offering combining trading, custody, and client interface.

The transaction reflects diverging strategic priorities: Anchorage Digital gains comprehensive wealth management infrastructure, while Securitize narrows its focus to institutional-grade securities tokenization.

SFA has experienced dramatic growth since launching in 2021, with the platform expanding more than 4,500% over the past twelve months in net new deposits and assets under management. That pace significantly exceeds the RIA industry's 16% growth rate during the same period, according to the announcement.

The acquisition formalizes an existing partnership between the companies, with 99% of SFA client assets already held in custody at Anchorage Digital Bank. Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, said RIAs represent a critical driver of crypto adoption and described the combined entity as positioning the company to build the leading solution for wealth managers.

Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize, characterized the SFA business as an unexpected success that evolved from concept to a top RIA-focused crypto platform. However, he said divesting the unit allows Securitize to concentrate on its primary focus of tokenizing capital markets and real-world assets.

For Anchorage Digital, the deal consolidates the full wealth management stack under federal banking regulation, potentially offering compliance advantages as traditional financial advisors increase digital asset allocations for clients.

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Anchorage Digital operates as the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, holding a national trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.