Anchorage Digital Launches Agentic Banking Service

Anchorage Digital announced the launch of its Agentic Banking service, a platform enabling artificial intelligence agents to securely access and transfer funds across traditional financial systems and cryptocurrency networks.

The infrastructure, unveiled by company cofounder and CEO Nathan McCauley, incorporates strict controls including verifiable identities, preset spending limits, permissions, realtime risk monitoring, and full audit trails. These features aim to ensure compliance and oversight as AI systems execute financial transactions autonomously. McCauley described the service during an appearance at Consensus 2026 in Miami, stating, "We're entering a world where agents don't just inform decisions, they make them, and act on them. But for that to work in the real economy, agents need more than intelligence, they need regulated access to capital."

A key component is Anchorage Digital's partnership with Google Cloud, which provides an intelligence layer allowing AI agents to discover opportunities, negotiate terms, and coordinate actions. The integration leverages Google Cloud's AI capabilities and multiparty computation key management to support scalable operations...