Bitcoin News Update: Licensed Custody Opens Doors to $11.5 Billion Expansion in Bitcoin DeFi
- Anchorage Digital, a U.S. crypto bank, offers custody for BOB, a Bitcoin-Ethereum hybrid DeFi platform, enabling institutional access to $250M TVL yield opportunities. - The partnership reflects Bitcoin DeFi's TVL surge to $11.5B in October 2025, up from $200M in 2024, driven by layer-2 networks blending Bitcoin's security with DeFi utility. - Anchorage's Singapore-licensed custody services and self-custody wallet support BOB's BTC yield generation, aligning with its strategy to bridge traditional financ
Anchorage Digital, a federally regulated crypto bank in the U.S., is broadening institutional access to Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) by introducing custody solutions for BOB, a platform that merges Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems. This initiative
The custody offering, accessible through Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. and its Singapore branch, fits into the bank’s larger mission to connect conventional finance with blockchain advancements.
This move is part of a wider pattern of institutional involvement in Bitcoin DeFi. The total value locked in Bitcoin-centric DeFi protocols hit a record $11.5 billion in October 2025,
Although this TVL growth accounts for just 0.3% of Bitcoin’s $2 trillion market capitalization, the introduction of regulated services like Anchorage’s custody could drive further adoption. BlackRock and Cantor Fitzgerald have already
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