Anchorage Digital Expands TRON Support With Native TRX Staking and TRC-20 Assets
Anchorage Digital, the operator of America’s first federally chartered crypto bank, has expanded its support for the TRON network. The update adds native TRX staking and custody for TRC-20 assets, allowing institutional clients to hold and stake TRON-based assets through the same regulated platform used for other digital assets.
Institutions can now stake TRX directly via Anchorage Digital to earn protocol staking rewards, which vary based on validator selection and platform fees. The expansion builds on earlier custody support for TRON introduced earlier this year, which included integration with Anchorage’s self-custody wallet, Porto.
Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, said the move responds to growing institutional interest in networks with significant on-chain activity. He noted that adding native staking alongside custody gives institutions a compliant way to engage more deeply with TRON. Justin Sun, founder of TRON, added that regulated infrastructure helps turn institutional interest into active participation.
TRON has become a leading blockchain for stablecoin settlement, hosting the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT), currently exceeding $90 billion. The network reports over 392 million total user accounts, more than 14 billion transactions, and over $26 billion in total value locked.
Anchorage Digital is backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with a $4.2 billion valuation. The firm also operates under licenses from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the New York Department of Financial Services.