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        "rendered": "<div data-gtm-locator=\"articles\" data-v-43e640e6>\n<article id=\"article-213622\" data-v-43e640e6>\n<p itemprop=\"description\" data-v-43e640e6> Anchorage Digital has added custody and staking for Starknet\u2019s STRK token, expanding the token&#8217;s utility for institutional investors in the US. <\/p>\n<div data-v-43e640e6><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" ><img  loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=1434\/https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-09\/01991191-b37e-7450-a2ac-3b70bfc3b842\" alt=\"Anchorage launches Starknet staking for institutions amid crypto yield demand\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div data-v-43e640e6>\n<div data-v-43e640e6>\n<p>Anchorage Digital, a chartered crypto bank in the United States, has launched custody and staking support for Starknet\u2019s native token, STRK, seeking to address investors\u2019 appetite for yield generation on digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Wednesday announcement, staked STRK currently yields an annual percentage rate (APR) of 7.28%. Anchorage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anchorage.com\/insights\/anchorage-digital-custody-support-for-starknet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.anchorage.com\/insights\/anchorage-digital-custody-support-for-starknet\">offering<\/a> STRK custodian services since January, is expanding the token\u2019s utility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnchorage Digital has a long-standing relationship with Starknet and now is opening the door to institutional custody and staking of STRK,\u201d the company <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anchorage.com\/insights\/anchorage-digital-bank-becomes-first-qualified-custodian-offer-institutional-grade-custody-staking-support-starknet\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.anchorage.com\/insights\/anchorage-digital-bank-becomes-first-qualified-custodian-offer-institutional-grade-custody-staking-support-starknet\" target=\"https:\/\/www.anchorage.com\/insights\/anchorage-digital-bank-becomes-first-qualified-custodian-offer-institutional-grade-custody-staking-support-starknet\" title=\"https:\/\/www.anchorage.com\/insights\/anchorage-digital-bank-becomes-first-qualified-custodian-offer-institutional-grade-custody-staking-support-starknet\">said<\/a> in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>Starknet is a layer-2 scaling network built on Ethereum that uses zero-knowledge proofs  for transactions. The network introduced staking earlier this year as part of its <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/starknet-stage-1-decentralization-top-zk-rollup-tvl\" rel target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/starknet-stage-1-decentralization-top-zk-rollup-tvl\">decentralization roadmap<\/a>, allowing STRK holders to secure the protocol and earn rewards.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cL1nV-uxaG0?start=\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The launch also comes as yield-bearing crypto products increasingly compete with traditional financial products.\u00a0US Treasurys, long considered the safest investment, are currently <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/resource-center\/data-chart-center\/interest-rates\/TextView?type=daily_treasury_yield_curve&#038;field_tdr_date_value=2025\" rel=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/resource-center\/data-chart-center\/interest-rates\/TextView?type=daily_treasury_yield_curve&#038;field_tdr_date_value=2025\" target=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/resource-center\/data-chart-center\/interest-rates\/TextView?type=daily_treasury_yield_curve&#038;field_tdr_date_value=2025\" title=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/resource-center\/data-chart-center\/interest-rates\/TextView?type=daily_treasury_yield_curve&#038;field_tdr_date_value=2025\">yielding<\/a> between 4.0% and 4.5%, but with markets pricing in a <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-traders-target-137k-as-us-cpi-print-raises-fed-rate-cut-odds-to-94\" rel=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-traders-target-137k-as-us-cpi-print-raises-fed-rate-cut-odds-to-94\" target=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-traders-target-137k-as-us-cpi-print-raises-fed-rate-cut-odds-to-94\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-traders-target-137k-as-us-cpi-print-raises-fed-rate-cut-odds-to-94\">94% chance of a rate cut in September<\/a>, lower returns could make crypto staking even more appealing for investors under a dovish monetary policy in the US.<\/p>\n<p>While other US banks such as <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tokenized-money-market-funds-vs-stablecoins-jpmorgan\" rel=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tokenized-money-market-funds-vs-stablecoins-jpmorgan\" target=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tokenized-money-market-funds-vs-stablecoins-jpmorgan\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tokenized-money-market-funds-vs-stablecoins-jpmorgan\">JPMorgan and BNY Mellon<\/a> have concentrated their blockchain strategies on tokenization, staking continues to gain momentum as a yield product, and is often cited as one of the drivers behind the growing popularity of <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-treasury-companies-greedy-risk-factors-sharplink-gaming\" rel=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-treasury-companies-greedy-risk-factors-sharplink-gaming\" target=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-treasury-companies-greedy-risk-factors-sharplink-gaming\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-treasury-companies-greedy-risk-factors-sharplink-gaming\">Ether treasury funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In September, <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-staking-entry-queue-hits-highest-level-for-2-years\" rel=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-staking-entry-queue-hits-highest-level-for-2-years\" target=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-staking-entry-queue-hits-highest-level-for-2-years\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-staking-entry-queue-hits-highest-level-for-2-years\">Ethereum\u2019s staking entry queue<\/a> reached its highest level since the Shanghai upgrade in 2023. Onchain data showed more than 860,000 ETH, worth about $3.7 billion, waiting to be staked.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/starknet-to-settle-on-bitcoin-ethereum-unify-chains\" rel target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/starknet-to-settle-on-bitcoin-ethereum-unify-chains\"><em><strong>Starknet to settle on Bitcoin and Ethereum to unify the chains<\/strong><\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/starknet-to-settle-on-bitcoin-ethereum-unify-chains\" rel target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/starknet-to-settle-on-bitcoin-ethereum-unify-chains\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Institutions join the staking market<\/h2>\n<p>Staking is the process of locking up crypto assets to help secure a blockchain network in exchange for rewards. The feature has been gaining traction as institutions join the crypto space. <\/p>\n<p>Switzerland\u2019s Sygnum Bank became the first regulated bank to <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sygnum-becomes-first-bank-in-the-world-to-offer-eth2-staking\" title=\"null\">launch Ethereum staking<\/a> in 2021, while the Nomura-backed Komainu rolled out custody for <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ethereum-staking-institutional-demand-lido-steth\" title=\"null\">Lido\u2019s staked Ether<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/ethereum-price\">ETH<\/a>) in markets including Dubai and Jersey in 2025, targeting institutions that needed a compliant option.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the Liquid Collective consortium introduced LsSOL, <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/liquid-collective-lssol-solana-etf-institutional-demand\" title=\"null\">a liquid staking token<\/a> for Solana. The product marked one of the first standardized efforts to bring Solana staking to institutional clients.<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2464083\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"17749035\"><\/template><\/p>\n<p><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/tradfi-building-ethereum-l2s-tokenize-trillions-rwas-inside-story\/\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Magazine: TradFi is building Ethereum L2s to tokenize trillions in RWAs \u2014 Inside story<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"defi_newsletter\" label=\"Subscription Form: DeFi Newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/zoa.cointelegraph.com\/pixel?postId=213622&#038;regionId=1\" data-v-43e640e6><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>",
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