Anchorage Adds Etherlink Institutional Custody for Tokenized Uranium

Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, has expanded its custody offering to include Etherlink-issued assets on the Tezos ecosystem. The update adds custody support for Etherlink’s native tokenized uranium exposure through xU3O8, alongside additional Etherlink tokens such as wrapped Tezos (WXTZ), liquid staking token stXTZ, and major stablecoins. In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Anchorage said its institutional clients can now hold these assets in segregated custody accounts at the federally chartered bank, enabling regulated custody for tokens that settle via an Etherlink network that runs on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) while relying on Tezos for settlement. Key takeaways Anchorage Digital Bank added custody support for Etherlink assets, including xU3O8, a token backed by physical uranium exposure. The custody integration is designed for institutional clients using segregated accounts at the federally chartered bank. Supported assets include WXTZ, stXTZ, wrapped Ether (WETH), and stablecoins USDT, USDC, and USDSM. Anchorage claims tokenization can reduce transfer and settlement time from weeks to minutes compared with traditional uranium intermediaries. xU3O8 custody support is not new—Hex Trust previously integrated Etherlink for xU3O8 custody in August 2025. Anchorage moves Etherlink custody into segregated bank accounts The integration targets the institutional custody workflow Anchorage is built around: custody in segregated accounts at a federally chartered institution. According to Anchorage’s announcement, this means clients can hold assets issued on Etherlink—an EVM-compatible layer-2 network—within a regulated custody framework. Etherlink’s positioning matters for investors because it allows assets to be issued and transacted on an Ethereum-compatible environment while settlement occurs on Tezos. For institutions, that combination can make it easier to support tokenized products that may otherwise require multiple operational layers across different networks. Anchorage did not frame the move as a broader expansion beyond Etherlink tokens, but the specific selection of assets suggests a focus on both liquidity utilities and “core” market infrastructure tokens: wrapped assets (WXTZ and WETH), liquid staking (stXTZ), and stablecoins (USDT, USDC, and USDSM) alongside xU3O8. What xU3O8 is, and why tokenized uranium is attracting custody attention xU3O8 is designed to represent ownership exposure to physical uranium without requiring investors to directly handle or store the underlying commodity. Anchorage’s announcement describes a traditional uranium investment process as involving “specialist intermediaries,” longer settlement periods, and higher minimum investment sizes. The custody bank argues that tokenization changes the mechanics: it enables transfers and settlement “in minutes rather than weeks,” pointing to faster movement of exposure compared with earlier commodity trading and delivery workflows. CoinMarketCap data cited in the original announcement places xU3O8’s market capitalization just above $9 million at current price levels.