AMINA Receives License to Offer Crypto Services in Hong Kong
The post AMINA Receives License to Offer Crypto Services com. Swiss crypto bank AMINA Bank AG said it has secured regulatory approval in Hong Kong to offer crypto trading and custody services to institutional clients in the region, adding its the first international bank to receive such permission. AMINA said the “Type 1 license uplift” received from the Securities and Futures Commission would help it address a gap in the Hong Kong institutional crypto market, which has faced limited access to bank-grade crypto services due to the region’s high regulatory compliance standards. The license will allow AMINA’s Hong Kong subsidiary to offer 13 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USDC (USDC), Tether (USDT) and major decentralized finance tokens. 📢 Crypto trading and custody now available at AMINA Hong Kong! Today, AMINA becomes the first international banking group to launch comprehensive crypto trading and custody services in Hong Kong. What this means for institutions, corporates, family offices, and UHNWI. pic. twitter. com/74EtwDV9Bs AMINA Bank (@AMINABankGlobal) November 18, 2025 It comes as AMINA reported a 233% increase in trading volume on Hong Kong crypto exchanges in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, indicating that both retail and institutional traders are increasingly embracing the asset class. Michael Benz, head of AMINA for Hong Kong, stated that the license would enable the company to expand into private fund management, structured products, derivatives and tokenized real-world assets, thereby providing a wider range of crypto offerings for its client base. Hong Kong courts international crypto firms Hong Kong has been positioning itself as a global crypto hub, and the latest approval could encourage other foreign firms to consider the market. While AMINA claims to be the first international firm to win a Type 1 license upgrade, it is entering a market already serviced by local players such as Tiger Brokers, HashKey, and others. Hong Kong launched new stablecoin rules in.