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- The American Department of Internal Security Survey Digital Bank for Financial Practices.
- Anchorage has expanded its partnership with BlackRock for childcare services in cryptographic assets.
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The El Dorado working group of the American Department of Internal Security has launched an investigation into anchorage Digital Bank, the first and the only digital asset bank to charter in the United States, reported Barron’s on Monday, quoting sources with knowledge of the issue.
The working group, which focuses on the fight against money laundering and other financial crimes, has contacted former anchorage employees as part of its investigation. However, the details of the probe are currently unknown.
Anchorage Digital is a recognized name in the digital asset space, after having established a partnership with major institutions such as Cantor Fitzgerald, previously managed by Howard Larnick, who is currently a secretary of trade under the Trump administration, as well as with BlackRock.
Last November, Cantor Fitzgerald created a partnership with Anchorage and Copper to act as guarantee managers and goalkeepers for its new Bitcoin financing company. The collaboration aims to offer high -level digital asset childcare services, starting with $ 2 billion in initial funding.
Blackrock recently operated the bank for its Crypto ETF custody. The fund management giant offers two ETF Spot linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum, the Ibit and Etha funds.
As of March 31, BlackRock’s ETF Crypto Spot had about $ 50 billion in management as a management, according to its report on the first quarter results.
This is not the first time that Digital Anchoring has encountered a regulatory examination. In 2022, the office of the currency controller (OCC) took measures against its bank branch for not having respected BSA / AML obligations under its operating agreement.
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