Swiss crypto bank AMINA has become the first FINMA-regulated lender to offer custody and trading support for Canton Coin.
Summary
- AMINA has become the first FINMA-regulated bank to support Canton Coin trading and custody services.
- Institutional clients can now access the Canton Network infrastructure through a regulated Swiss banking platform.
According to AMINA, the new integration gives clients regulated access to the Canton Network, a blockchain built for capital markets activity such as tokenized assets, collateral management, repo transactions, and settlement. Digital Asset developed the network, while backers include the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Visa, BitGo, Goldman Sachs, and Citadel.
Institutional investors using AMINA’s banking platform can now hold and trade Canton Coin without relying on crypto-native custodians or exchanges. The bank said the setup could support firms using Canton Network infrastructure for tokenization and financial settlement operations.
From Zug, Switzerland, AMINA has continued adding regulated crypto services across multiple jurisdictions over the past year. In November 2025, the bank received a Type 1 license uplift from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, allowing its local subsidiary to provide crypto trading and custody services to institutional investors in the city. At the time, AMINA said Hong Kong had become one of Asia’s most active regulated crypto markets for professional investors and family offices.
Under the Hong Kong approval, AMINA expanded support for 13 digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD Coin, and Tether. Michael Benz, head of AMINA Hong Kong and APAC, said the regulatory clearance would help the bank meet institutional demand for regulated crypto access and tokenized financial products.
Canton pushes deeper into institutional markets
Canton Network has been building infrastructure tailored for traditional finance firms rather than retail crypto users.
Institutional activity around the network has increased in recent months. In April, BitGo expanded its Canton-related services to include trading and on-chain settlement after previously supporting custody functions alone.
S&P Dow Jones Indices also brought its US Treasury Index benchmark onto the Canton Network, allowing institutions to access benchmark fixed-income data through tokenized systems.
Competition in the institutional blockchain sector has intensified as regulated financial firms experiment with tokenized assets and settlement rails. R3’s Corda continues targeting banks and regulated markets through privacy-focused permissioned infrastructure, while Hyperledger Fabric has maintained adoption among financial institutions and enterprise firms running blockchain-based internal systems.
AMINA has also expanded its regulated digital asset footprint in Europe. Earlier in November 2025, Austria’s Financial Market Authority approved the bank’s Austrian subsidiary under the European Union’s MiCA framework, allowing it to offer crypto trading, custody, and portfolio management services across the European Economic Area.
Beyond geographic expansion, the bank has added institutional-focused products tied to Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, Polygon staking services, and USD Coin reward accounts as competition among regulated crypto banks continues to grow.
