Anchorage Digital is adding decentralized finance (DeFi) features to its Porto wallet, enabling institutions to swap and access liquidity through the product. This initiative provides institutional investors with another wallet option.
This DeFi functionality is made possible through integration with Uniswap (UNI). Nathan McCauley, CEO and co-founder of Anchorage Digital, stated that this integration allows institutions to "act at crypto-native speed in the DeFi space—without sacrificing security."
The company's Porto wallet clients include Maple Finance, the Sui Foundation, and the decentralized exchange dYdX. Other companies launching institutional wallets or platforms include Blockdaemon, Fireblocks, Consensys, and Fordefi.
Institutional DeFi refers to regulated financial institutions (such as banks, asset management firms, and hedge funds) participating in the decentralized finance ecosystem.
This emerging field typically combines the transparency and accessibility of DeFi protocols with the compliance, risk management, and governance standards required by institutional participants.
According to DeFiLlama, Uniswap's total value locked (TVL) is $4.57 billion, a common metric in DeFi that reflects the health and liquidity of the ecosystem.
Anchorage Digital is headquartered in San Francisco, California. As of December 2021, the company was valued at $3 billion after raising $350 million from a range of investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Apollo Funds. BlackRock has partnered with Anchorage Digital to provide custody services.
According to DeFiLlama, the decentralized finance sector has experienced ups and downs since June 2024, with a total capital locked across all chains and protocols amounting to $106 billion, down from $137 billion six months ago.
As global regulatory clarity around digital assets increases, institutional interest in cryptocurrencies has been rising. For institutions, DeFi can offer many benefits, including faster transaction speeds and settlements.
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Original article: “Anchorage Adds DeFi Capability for Institutions Through Uniswap Wallet Integration”
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