Anchorage Digital has partnered with stablecoin infrastructure provider M0 to offer a combined issuance stack aimed at companies looking to launch U.S.-regulated stablecoins, according to an announcement today, April 30.
Under the deal, M0 handles the modular infrastructure layer — stablecoin design, interoperability, and integration — while Anchorage, known as the federally chartered crypto-focused bank, provides the regulated backend: issuance, custody, and reserve management. The pitch to prospective clients is a single pre-integrated stack that reduces the time and cost of getting a stablecoin to market, per the announcement.
The partnership is targeted not just at traditional financial institutions but at fintechs, payment platforms, and app developers that want to embed digital dollars directly into their products — a segment Anchorage says is driving a new wave of issuance demand.
"By partnering with M0, we're extending our issuance platform to support that growth, while maintaining the regulatory, operational, and security standards our partners rely on," said Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital.
GENIUS-Ready
The timing of the announcement aligns with the regulatory landscape in the U.S., where issuers are preparing to be compliant with the landmark U.S. stablecoin bill, the GENIUS Act. While it still has yet to go into effect, the bill was signed into law last summer, as The Defiant reported. The new framework requires that stablecoin issuers meet particular requirements around reserves and licensing, and Anchorage is explicitly preparing and positioning itself to do so.
The announcement builds on Anchorage's growing stablecoin footprint, in particular. The firm launched a new regulated offering dubbed Stablecoin Solutions earlier this year. The crypto bank also serves as the issuer of Tether's U.S.-focused stablecoin, USAT, and recently received a $100 million investment from the USDT issuer.
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