Anchorage Digital partnered with Real Finance to support the full lifecycle of tokenized financial assets. The collaboration combines Anchorage Digital's regulated custody, settlement, and treasury management capabilities with Real Finance's issuance infrastructure and lifecycle management tools. The partnership addresses fragmentation across issuance, custody, compliance, and settlement that institutions cite as barriers to scaling tokenized products. Real Finance operates an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain focused on real-world asset tokenization, while Anchorage Digital is a federally chartered crypto bank providing institutional security services.
Anchorage Digital and Real Finance Combine Custody and Issuance Infrastructure
The companies said the collaboration will give institutions a unified framework for issuing, holding and transacting tokenized financial instruments. Anchorage Digital will provide regulated custody and treasury services for the Real Finance ecosystem, including the ASSET token. It will also serve as the custody backbone as new tokenized instruments launch on Real Finance's Layer 1 chain.
Real Finance will drive demand for regulated custody through its issuer network, while Anchorage Digital connects institutional clients to tokenization infrastructure built on Real Finance. The partnership combines institutional security capabilities with programmable financial primitives.
CEOs Identify Operational Gaps Slowing Institutional Adoption
Ivo Grigorov, CEO of Real Finance, said the companies' goal is to close the operational gaps that have slowed institutional adoption. "Tokenization alone is not enough. Institutions need trusted, regulated layers that integrate custody, servicing, settlement and lifecycle management," he said. "Together we are moving the industry from experimentation toward functional onchain capital markets."
Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley said real-world assets remain one of the clearest blockchain use cases, but require infrastructure that mirrors traditional financial safeguards. "Institutions need regulated, secure infrastructure that can support custody, settlement and lifecycle connectivity at scale," McCauley said. "Our partnership with Real Finance brings together the core building blocks needed to move from isolated pilots to real onchain capital markets."
Tokenized Asset Ecosystem Remains Fragmented Across Multiple Functions
The companies said the tokenized asset ecosystem remains fragmented across issuance, custody, compliance, settlement, servicing and liquidity. Institutions frequently cite operational trust and disconnected counterparties as barriers to scaling tokenized products. The partnership targets these fragmentation points to build functional onchain capital markets for institutional participants.
FAQ
What did Anchorage Digital and Real Finance announce?
Anchorage Digital and Real Finance announced a partnership to support the full lifecycle of tokenized financial assets. The collaboration combines Anchorage Digital's regulated custody, settlement, and treasury management capabilities with Real Finance's issuance infrastructure and lifecycle management tools.
Why did Anchorage Digital partner with Real Finance?
The partnership addresses fragmentation across issuance, custody, compliance, and settlement that institutions cite as barriers to scaling tokenized products. Both companies aim to close operational gaps that have slowed institutional adoption of tokenized assets.
What services will Anchorage Digital provide in the partnership?
Anchorage Digital will provide regulated custody and treasury services for the Real Finance ecosystem, including the ASSET token. It will serve as the custody backbone as new tokenized instruments launch on Real Finance's Layer 1 chain.
