Bitcoin News Update: Licensed Custody Opens Doors to $11.5 Billion Expansion in Bitcoin DeFi

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Bitcoin News Update: Licensed Custody Opens Doors to $11.5 Billion Expansion in Bitcoin DeFi

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By:Bitget-RWA

- 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

offers a compliant entry point

for institutional investors to participate in yield-generating opportunities on BOB’s platform, which currently boasts $250 million in total value locked (TVL), as detailed in a statement provided to CoinDesk. This collaboration highlights the rising interest among institutions in

Bitcoin

DeFi, where TVL has

climbed from $200 million

to more than $9.3 billion over the last year and a half.

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.

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BOB, a layer-2 protocol that fuses Bitcoin’s security with Ethereum’s DeFi features,

enables users to utilize their BTC assets

for earning yields. Anchorage further

accommodates BOB through its self-custody wallet

and is licensed as a Major Payment Institution by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

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,

rising from $4.6 billion

in November 2024. Nathan McCauley, CEO of Anchorage,

emphasized the importance

of smart contract innovations in unlocking new use cases that combine Bitcoin’s robust security with expanded functionality, allowing institutions to access yield-focused DeFi products.

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

adopted Anchorage’s offerings

, including custody for the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. Anchorage’s presence in this sector establishes it as a key infrastructure provider, meeting institutional needs for secure and regulatory-compliant solutions in a swiftly changing environment.

Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.

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