Cantor Fitzgerald partners with digital asset custodians Anchorage Digital and Copper.co to support Bitcoin financing business

NEW YORK, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald today announced that Anchorage Digital and Copper.co ("Copper") will serve as collateral managers and custodians for the firm's new global Bitcoin financing business, which will provide leverage to institutional investors who hold Bitcoin. With proven security architecture, Anchorage Digital and Copper will deliver unparalleled resiliency and redundancy to safeguard client's digital assets.

Anchorage Digital, a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement, is home to the only federally chartered crypto bank in the US, Anchorage Digital Bank NA. Copper is a digital asset infrastructure company that provides secure digital asset custody, prime services, and collateral management for institutions.

"We are thrilled to partner with Anchorage Digital and Copper, whose industry-leading security solutions will help us deliver best-in-class digital asset custody services to our clients," said Michael Cunningham, Head of Bitcoin Financing at Cantor Fitzgerald. "We are launching with $2 billion in initial financing and expect to substantially grow the operation over time."

"Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital share a track record of integrating Bitcoin into the world of traditional finance," said Nathan McCauley, CEO and Co-Founder of Anchorage Digital. "Our partnership marks a major step forward for the Bitcoin financing ecosystem—built on the safety and security of federally regulated digital asset custody. By combining the best of traditional finance with the best of crypto, we are expanding the horizon of what is possible for institutions in Bitcoin."

"Institutional investors are increasingly looking to diversify their portfolios and identify secure routes into the digital asset market," said Amar Kuchinad, CEO of Copper. "This significant partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald will meet the growing demand for sophisticated financing solutions, with Copper.co's lending and collateral management platform providing a complete toolkit for secure and strategic asset handling."

Notes to editors

This announcement is for general information purposes only and is not investment advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy, sell, stake or hold any digital or crypto asset or to engage in any specific trading strategy. There may be geographic and other limitations on availability.

About Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.
Cantor Fitzgerald, with more than 14,000 employees, is a leading global financial services and real estate services holding company and a proven and resilient leader for more than 79 years. Its diverse group of global companies provides a wide range of products and services, including investment banking, asset and investment management, capital markets, prime services, research, digital assets, data, financial and commodities brokerage, trade execution, clearing, settlement, advisory, financial technology, custodial, commercial real estate advisory and servicing, and more. 

About Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital is a global crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, which is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore; Anchorage Digital New York, which holds a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services; and self-custody wallet Porto by Anchorage Digital. The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.

About Copper.co 
Since being founded in 2018, Copper.co ("Copper") has been building the standard for institutional digital asset infrastructure with a focus on custody and collateral management. Underpinned by multi-award-winning technology, Copper has built a comprehensive and secure suite of products and services required to safely custody and trade digital assets. At the core of Copper's infrastructure is ClearLoop, which enables clients to manage collateral and settle trades across multiple exchanges, while mitigating counterparty risk and increasing capital efficiency.

For more information, please visit: www.copper.co;

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Twitter: @CopperHQ

SOURCE Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.