Key facts
- Anchorage Digital now offers native TRX staking for institutional clients.
- Institutions can stake Tron's native token directly from Anchorage's custody platform.
- The Tron network is a significant platform for USDT settlement.
- Tron processed approximately $2 trillion in USDT transfers in the first quarter of 2026.
- The service allows institutions to earn protocol rewards without moving assets from custody.
Digital asset custodian Anchorage Digital has enhanced its offerings for institutional clients by introducing native TRX staking for the Tron blockchain. This move allows institutions to earn protocol rewards directly from Anchorage's custody platform or its Porto self-custody wallet, eliminating the need to move assets out of their secure environment.
The expansion builds upon Anchorage's earlier introduction of institutional custody for TRX. The company highlighted the growing institutional interest in the Tron ecosystem, noting its prominence as a network for USDT settlement. In the first quarter of 2026, Tron facilitated approximately $2 trillion in USDT transfers, with an average of 10.9 million daily transactions and 3.2 million active addresses. Currently, nearly $90 billion of USDT is circulating on the network.
This development aligns with a broader trend of institutional crypto infrastructure providers expanding beyond basic custody services to include staking capabilities. In November, Anchorage partnered with Figment to offer HYPE staking for the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Other firms have also been active in this space: Coinbase and Figment broadened their institutional staking partnership in October 2025, and Ripple integrated Figment and Securosys to offer staking services through its custody platform. Asset managers like BitGo, through its partnership with 21shares, and corporate treasuries like Bitmine, with its MAVAN staking platform, are also providing or utilizing integrated custody and staking solutions.