Anchorage Digital review

The self-custody wallet carries a device price of $750 to $1,500, paid upfront rather than as a subscription. The custodial account is a separate model under custodial, so the device cost applies only if you take the self-custody route.

Both models exist. custodial and self custody lists custodial and self-custody, and custodial records the wallet as custodial, which means a custodial account leaves the keys with the provider. The self-custody route puts the keys in Tamper-proof HSM hardware instead.

It holds US licences from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 25243, the New York State Department of Financial Services, the California DFPI and the National Futures Association. Its head office is in the US (US).

Backup runs through recovery service, a recovery service, which is the recovery route listed for the self-custody device. The keys themselves sit in Tamper-proof HSM hardware while you use the wallet, and the wallet itself is a mobile app.

The self-custody side is a mobile wallet, so it runs on a handset rather than as separate hardware you carry. The product line covers custodial and self custody, so a custodial account is available in the same place.

Support runs on email, chat and phone, which covers email, chat, phone and a help centre, so a phone line is there as well as written support. The company is Anchor Labs, Inc. (Anchor Labs, Inc.), headquartered in the US.

VaultLeap and Bit2Me sit at $0 and €0, so neither charges a device price. Anchorage sits at $750 to $1,500 for the self-custody device, and that cost buys hardware key protection plus the US licences listed.

The company runs as Anchor Labs, Inc. (Anchor Labs, Inc.), founded 2017 and based in the US (US). That matters for custody, since a custodial account under custodial depends on the company and its US licences holding firm.