Anchorage Digital获取Stablecoin发行人山协议

联邦特许的加密银行和保管人安克雷奇数字公司周一表示，已签署了一项确定的协议，以收购Stablecoin发行人山协议，这是其加深对机构稳定使用的支持的战略的一部分。

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank and custodian, said on Monday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire stablecoin issuer Mountain Protocol as part of its strategy to deepen support for institutional stablecoin use.

联邦特许的加密银行和保管人安克雷奇数字公司周一表示，已签署了一项确定的协议，以收购Stablecoin发行人山协议，这是其加深对机构稳定使用的支持的战略的一部分。

The bank, which is also applying for a federal banking license to launch a private-sector central bank digital currency (CBDC), said it plans to fold the Mountain’s technology, team and licensing structure into its own operations, pending closing procedures and regulatory sign-off.

该银行还申请了联邦银行许可证来推出私营部门中央银行数字货币（CBDC），该银行计划将山区的技术，团队和许可结构折叠成自己的运营，待关闭程序和监管签署。

“Stablecoins are becoming the backbone of the digital economy,” said Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage. “With recent regulatory progress and new institutional use cases, our long-term vision is clear: every business will be a stablecoin business.

安克雷奇联合创始人兼首席执行官内森·麦卡利（Nathan McCauley）表示：“ Stablecoins已成为数字经济的骨干。” “随着最近的监管进展和新的机构用例，我们的长期愿景很明显：每个企业都将是一家稳定的业务。

“By acquiring Mountain Protocol, we are taking a significant step forward in supporting institutional stablecoin adoption and advancing a new era of safety, security, and regulatory compliance in the global digital asset ecosystem.”

“通过获取山区协议，我们在支持机构稳定的采用方面迈出了重要的一步，并在全球数字资产生态系统中推进了安全，安全和监管合规性的新时代。”

The move comes as the stablecoin adoption is soaring, with payment firms, fintechs and even banks eyeing the asset class with legislation looming in the U.S. to regulate. These cryptocurrencies are anchored to an external asset, predominantly to the U.S dollar, and offer a cheaper, faster alternative to traditional payment rails with programmable transfer and . The market could grow to trillions of dollars in this decade from the current $230 billion size, according to Citi.

此举是因为稳定的采用率飙升，付款公司，金融科技甚至银行都在关注资产类别，随着美国的立法迫在眉睫。这些加密货币主要固定在外部资产上，主要是美元，并提供了更便宜，更快的替代方案，该替代方案是具有可编程转移的传统支付轨道。据花旗称，在这十年中，市场可以增长到数万亿美元。

The market is getting increasingly competitive, too, leading to consolidation. Earlier this year, USDC issuer Circle acquired tokenization startup Hashnote, issuer of the yield-bearing USDY token.

市场也越来越有竞争力，导致巩固。今年早些时候，USDC发行人Circle获得了承担率USDY令牌的发行人的代币化初创公司Hashnote。

Mountain, regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, issues the yield-bearing USDM stablecoin backed by short-term U.S. Treasuries. The token, launched in late 2023, saw a rapid growth in its early months to $150 million supply, coinciding with a reward program, but then declined to $50 million, according to RWA.xyz data.

受百慕大货币当局监管的山，发行了由美国短期纪念品支持的承重USDM Stablecoin。根据RWA.xyz的数据，该代币于2023年底推出，其早期几个月的迅速增长到1.5亿美元的供应，与奖励计划相吻合，但随后下降到5000万美元。