Anchorage Digital has acquired Securitize For Advisors (SFA), including the Onramp Invest capabilities that were already integrated with the platform, to deepen its wealth management offering for registered investment advisors (RIAs).
The deal formalizes an existing relationship by bringing adviser-focused technology fully in-house, as about 99% of SFA’s assets were already held in Anchorage custody. Anchorage’s stated objective is to internalize the client experience, streamline development and offer a unified product set to RIAs.
Carlos Domingo, co‑founder and CEO of Securitize, said the split lets Securitize “focus on its core tokenization business while providing SFA with more dedicated resources under Anchorage.” A one‑sentence definition: a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) is a firm or individual registered with regulators to provide investment advice and subject to fiduciary standards.
Anchorage plans to deliver a multi‑pronged product suite to advisors that combines direct crypto exposure, yield products and tokenized private markets. The acquisition brings yield funds backed by Bitcoin (BTC) and USD Coin (USDC) and a lending arrangement—Anchorage Financing sources lending opportunities for those funds to manage collateral and risk.
Onramp Invest’s platform unlocks tokenized private equity, private credit, secondary market access and real estate, enabling fractional ownership and potentially greater liquidity for assets historically limited to large institutions. The prior partnership had already introduced an industry‑first block trading feature for advisors, enabling multiple client trades to be executed as a single institutional order to reduce transaction costs and improve execution efficiency.
Anchorage Digital’s strategic rationale
Anchorage emphasizes its status as a federally chartered digital asset bank and an “unambiguous qualified custodian” as a competitive differentiator for advisors navigating heightened regulatory scrutiny. The firm frames the acquisition as a compliance‑first route for RIAs to meet fiduciary duties and reduce operational and regulatory friction when adding crypto to client portfolios.
The platform’s traction is cited as evidence of demand, with SFA reporting a 4,500% increase in net new deposits and assets under management over the past 12 months, versus about 16% growth in the broader RIA industry, according to the companies. Nathan McCauley, CEO of Anchorage Digital Bank, noted that “RIAs are driving one of the most important waves of crypto adoption,” linking the acquisition to broader institutional uptake.
By consolidating custody, trading, yield and tokenized alternatives, Anchorage aims to simplify advisor workflows and compete with established custody players through a vertically integrated, federally chartered platform. The integration targets advisors who seek regulated custody and institutional‑grade security while offering access to alternative return streams.
