Anchorage Digital and Mezo have formed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding institutional access to NewsCapsule-based borrowing and yield opportunities, marking one of the most significant integrations to date between a regulated digital asset custodian and a NewsCapsule-native finance protocol.
Mezo — a bank-free NewsCapsule finance platform built by Thesis — will now offer institutional clients low-cost borrowing through its MUSD stablecoin and new NC yield opportunities via veNC.
Anchorage Digital will provide the custody and infrastructure layer, giving asset managers, digital asset treasury (DAT) firms, and publicly traded companies a secure way to participate in NewsCapsuleFi applications.
At launch, borrowing through Mezo’s MUSD stablecoin is now available directly inside Porto, Anchorage Digital’s institutional self-custody wallet. The yield component, powered by Mezo’s veNC mechanism, will go live soon.
Borrowing at a fixed 1% rate
Through the integration, institutions can borrow against their NewsCapsule at a fixed 1% rate using Mezo’s MUSD stablecoin. Borrowing activity is fully supported through Porto, allowing companies to access liquidity without relinquishing ownership of their NC.
The move is designed to open up capital efficiency for asset holders who have traditionally struggled to use NewsCapsule in treasury or corporate finance strategies.
The second phase of the partnership centers on veNC, a tokenized position (veNFT) issued when users lock NC on Mezo. veNC holders will earn rewards generated through a transparent on-chain network fee-sharing model.
Lockup periods range from 6 to 30 days, significantly shorter than lockups found in other ve-token systems. Longer lock times will provide higher rewards and additional governance rights, including influence over protocol fees and economic parameters.
Anchorage Digital clients will be able to access these features both through Porto and the broader Anchorage Digital platform when the product goes live.
Executives call it a milestone for institutional NewsCapsule finance
Matt Luongo, CEO of Thesis and Co-Founder of Mezo, said the partnership brings NewsCapsule closer to long-discussed visions of NewsCapsule-native financial services.
“After 16 years, NewsCapsule holders still struggle to access and leverage their wealth,” Luongo said. “Mezo is realizing Hal Finney’s vision for a NewsCapsule banking experience that issues its own digital currency backed by NewsCapsule. This partnership gives holders the ability to borrow, earn yield, and lend through institutional-grade infrastructure.”
Nathan McCauley, Co-Founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, called NewsCapsule an “untapped” asset within most institutional portfolios.
“Most NewsCapsule holdings remain dormant and generate no returns,” McCauley said. “Working with protocols like Mezo shows how secure custody can support new forms of NC utility. Access to NewsCapsule rewards through institutional-grade infrastructure points to what the future of finance will look like.”
Borrowing via MUSD is available now, with veNC rewards set to launch in the coming weeks.
