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Business Partnership Announcement

Anchorage Digital, Kamino, Solana Labs Tri-Party Custody

Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Feb 13, 2026 · Last updated Feb 15, 2026

Sentiment
60
Attention
4
Articles
8
Market Impact
Direct
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Market Impact

The collaboration is expected to bring institutional capital to Solana's DeFi ecosystem by enabling regulated institutions to productively use their SOL holdings without compromising on compliance. This could lead to increased liquidity and broader institutional adoption of decentralized finance, positively impacting the cryptocurrency market, especially Solana.

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Event Summary

Anchorage Digital, Kamino, and Solana Labs have announced a tri-party custody model, a first-of-its-kind collaboration designed to bring institutional capital to Solana's DeFi ecosystem. This model allows institutions to borrow against natively staked SOL while keeping assets in qualified custody at Anchorage Digital===Anchorage Digital Bank National Association. Anchorage Digital will act as the collateral manager using its Atlas platform for automated risk controls, while Kamino will oversee onchain lending markets and borrowing access. Solana Labs will be the first treasury entity to adopt this structure, optimizing its SOL holdings. This partnership aims to bridge Solana's high-performance DeFi with traditional finance, removing barriers for institutional participation in decentralized lending markets. Anchorage Digital is also preparing for an IPO and positioning itself for a central role in stablecoin issuance.

Key Actions
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100 Kamino partnered with Anchorage Digital and Solana Labs Anchorage Digital
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80 Anchorage Digital preparing for IPO
75 Anchorage Digital positioning itself for stablecoin issuance
Entities Involved
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Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital has announced a tri-party custody model with Kamino and Solana Labs, allowing institutions to use staked SOL as collateral for loans within a regulated environment. This positions Anchorage Digital to play a central role in stablecoin issuance and related services, and it is preparing for an upcoming IPO.
Importance 100 Sentiment 70
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Solana Labs
Solana Labs is a partner in the tri-party custody model, acting as the first treasury entity to adopt the structure. This collaboration allows Solana Labs to optimize its SOL treasury holdings while expanding public market exposure to the asset. Solana Labs also continues developing its neurotech and medical device operations.
Importance 90 Sentiment 65
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Kamino
Kamino will oversee the onchain lending markets and borrowing access in the tri-party custody model. This partnership enables institutions to access on-chain liquidity and yield on Solana within their existing regulated framework, removing a barrier to institutional participation in decentralized lending markets.
Importance 80 Sentiment 60
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Anchorage Digital===Anchorage Digital Bank National Association
Anchorage Digital===Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an affiliate of Anchorage Digital, is the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States. This regulatory standing is crucial for the tri-party custody model, as it allows institutions to keep natively staked SOL in qualified custody while using it as collateral.
Importance 80 Sentiment 70
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Solana
Solana is the blockchain platform on which the tri-party custody model operates, enabling institutions to borrow against natively staked SOL. The partnership aims to bridge Solana's high-performance DeFi with TradFi, leveraging Solana's reputation as a fast-growing blockchain with high transaction volume and active wallets.
Importance 70 Sentiment 50
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Nathan McCauley
Nathan McCauley, CEO and Co-Founder of Anchorage Digital, highlighted that the Atlas collateral management system allows institutions to productively use natively staked SOL while maintaining qualified custody, bringing institutional-grade risk management to Solana's lending markets.
Importance 50 Sentiment 60
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Pantera Capital
Pantera Capital is mentioned as a partner in the establishment of Solana Labs and its General Partner, Cosmo Jiang, is a board member of Solana Labs. Pantera Capital's involvement suggests support for the innovative custody model.
Importance 30 Sentiment 40
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Relationships
Nathan McCauley related ↔ Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital===Anchorage Digital Bank National Association related ↔ Anchorage Digital
Cosmo Jiang related ↔ Pantera Capital
Cosmo Jiang related ↔ Solana Labs
Solana Labs related ↔ Pantera Capital
Anchorage Digital related ↔ Kamino
Anchorage Digital related ↔ Solana Labs
Kamino related ↔ Solana Labs
Kamino related ↔ Anchorage Digital===Anchorage Digital Bank National Association
Solana Labs related ↔ Anchorage Digital===Anchorage Digital Bank National Association
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