- Real Finance and Anchorage Digital have signed a RWA infrastructure agreement.
- The partnership combines tokenization, storage and payment tools.
- The company aims for institutional adoption of on-chain capital markets.
Real Finance and Anchorage Digital have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at supporting the full lifecycle of tokenized assets as institutional interest in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization continues to grow.
The collaboration combines Real Finance’s blockchain-based tokenization infrastructure with Anchorage Digital’s regulated custody, treasury management, payments and institutional security capabilities.
The two companies said the partnership is designed to address key operational issues that are delaying widespread institutional adoption of tokenized financial products.
Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate across asset issuance, storage, settlement, servicing and secondary market liquidity.
The plan is intended to provide a more integrated framework for institutions seeking to participate in on-chain capital markets.
Focus on storage and tokenization infrastructure
Real Finance operates an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible layer 1 blockchain developed specifically for real-world asset tokenization.
Meanwhile, Anchorage Digital is the parent company of the first federally chartered cryptocurrency bank in the United States and serves as a qualified institutional custodian.
As part of the partnership, Anchorage Digital will provide regulated custody and treasury infrastructure for the Real Finance ecosystem and native ASSET tokens.
The companies also stated that Anchorage Digital will serve as the primary management layer for tokenized financial products launched on the Real Finance blockchain.
This agreement is intended to support broader institutional participation by providing regulated custody services alongside the issuance of tokenized assets.
Additionally, the two companies will support each other’s institutional customer pipelines.
Real Finance expects to drive additional demand for custody services through its asset issuer and onboarding initiatives, and Anchorage Digital plans to connect institutional clients with tokenization and blockchain infrastructure solutions built on top of Real Finance.
Companies aim for institutional adoption.
Executives from both companies said the partnership is focused on building the infrastructure needed to drive adoption of tokenized assets at institutional scale.
Ivo Grigorov, CEO of Real Finance, said:
“Real Finance and Anchorage Digital are jointly building the institutional infrastructure for the next generation of tokenized financial markets. Tokenization alone is not enough. Institutions need a trusted, regulated layer that unifies custody, servicing, settlement, and lifecycle management. Together, we are moving the industry from experimentation to functional on-chain capital markets and delivering the integrated experience that institutions demand.”
Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, added:
“RWA is one of the clearest examples of how blockchain can modernize capital markets, but institutions need more than tokenization rails. They need a regulated, secure infrastructure that can support custody, settlement, and lifecycle connectivity at scale. Our partnership with Real Finance brings together the core building blocks needed for institutions to move from siled pilots to actual on-chain capital markets.”
Addressing fragmentation in the tokenized market
The companies said the tokenized asset ecosystem remains fragmented across issuance, custody, compliance, payments, services and liquidity infrastructure.
Institutions frequently cite operational trust issues and disconnected counterparties as obstacles to expanding adoption, according to the company.
The partnership seeks to create a more connected framework by combining blockchain infrastructure, regulated custody, treasury management, payment capabilities and tokenization tools.
Real Finance and Anchorage Digital said the framework can support a variety of tokenized asset classes, including private credit, investment funds, real estate, structured products and bank-integrated financial products.
The announcement comes as financial institutions continue to explore tokenized assets as a way to modernize capital markets infrastructure and expand access to blockchain-based financial services.
The two companies aim to solve some of the operational challenges limiting the growth of the institutional on-chain market by integrating custody, payments, and tokenization functions within a single ecosystem.