AMINA First Regulated Bank to Join 21X DLT Platform

AMINA Becomes First Regulated Bank to Join 21X DLT Platform

On 9 March 2026, in Zug, Switzerland, and Frankfurt, Germany, AMINA Bank AG, a crypto bank regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), announced it has become a listing sponsor on 21X. The platform is the European Union’s first fully regulated distributed ledger technology trading and settlement system (DLT TSS).

Together with AMINA’s existing work with Tokeny for on-chain asset issuance, this partnership builds a full tokenization infrastructure. It helps solve a key challenge for institutional adoption by creating a clear end-to-end path that links regulated asset custody with on-chain issuance and active secondary markets for trading tokenized assets.

This partnership comes as tokenization moves from pilot tests to real financial use. Real-world assets on-chain grew from about $5 billion in 2022 to over $24 billion by mid-2025, with estimates above $38 billion by year-end. Including stablecoins, tokenized assets exceed $330 billion.

The combined tokenization infrastructure connects three layers.

• AMINA provides institutional-grade custody and banking for traditional assets such as government bonds, corporate securities, treasury bills, and other financial instruments. It also acts as a listing sponsor, helping issuers bring tokenised products to market.
• Tokeny, an Apex Group company that services more than $3.5 trillion in assets, provides the enterprise tokenisation platform. It manages smart contract deployment and automated compliance controls using the ERC-3643 standard.
• 21X, licensed by Germany’s financial regulator BaFin with input from ESMA, offers the regulated trading and settlement venue for both primary and secondary markets. It supports smart contract-based trading and atomic settlement of tokenized financial instruments.

Together, this infrastructure helps solve two key challenges for institutional tokenization: limited regulated secondary market liquidity and the lack of a smooth path from traditional asset ownership to on-chain distribution.

AMINA Chief Product Officer Myles Harrison said institutional investors have waited for tokenization systems that meet governance and compliance standards. He said the partnership with 21X and the existing work with Tokeny now creates a full setup, from banking custody of assets to on-chain issuance and exchange trading of tokenized securities.

21X CEO Max J. Heinzle said the company welcomes AMINA as a listing sponsor in the 21X ecosystem. He noted that with the secondary market now active, AMINA’s experience in digital assets supports platform growth. Together, they aim to enable smooth trading and settlement of tokenized equities, bonds, and funds globally.

The partnership builds on AMINA’s role as a pioneer in regulated crypto banking. Since receiving its licence from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in 2019, AMINA has expanded its presence across four regions: Switzerland, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and the European Union through Austria. Over more than six years, the bank has also maintained a zero-default lending record.

Meanwhile, the 21X exchange launched in September 2025 as the world’s first fully regulated blockchain-based trading and settlement venue for tokenized securities. The platform runs on the Polygon blockchain and the Stellar network. It also works with partners such as Chainlink, Circle, and SBI Digital Markets. Through smart contract-based matching and settlement, the system removes the need for traditional clearing intermediaries and central securities depositaries.

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About AMINA — Crypto. Banking. Simplified

AMINA Bank AG is a digital asset bank founded in April 2018 and based in Zug, Switzerland. The bank focuses on combining traditional banking services with crypto and digital asset solutions. In August 2019, AMINA received the Swiss Banking and Securities Dealer License from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), marking an important step in regulated crypto banking.

The company later expanded its presence in other global financial hubs. In February 2022, the Abu Dhabi Global Markets branch of AMINA received Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). In November 2023, AMINA (Hong Kong) Limited obtained several licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), including Type 1 for dealing in securities, Type 4 for advising on securities, and Type 9 for asset management. In October 2025, its Type 1 license was expanded to include digital asset dealing services for Professional Investors under Hong Kong’s digital asset rules.

In the same month, AMINA (Austria) AG received a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCAR) framework.

AMINA has also received industry recognition. CVVC Global Report and CB Insights listed it among the Top 50 companies in the blockchain ecosystem. In 2023, the bank won the European WealthBriefing Award for Digital Assets Solutions, and in 2025 it received the Institutional Digital Asset Innovation of the Year award from Hedgeweek.

About 21X

21X is an investment firm based in Frankfurt that focuses on transforming capital markets using blockchain technology. On 8 September 2025, the company launched the European Union’s first fully regulated distributed ledger technology trading and settlement system (DLT TSS). This milestone positioned 21X as an important player in the shift from traditional finance toward tokenized asset markets. The platform supports smart contract-based issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized stocks, bonds, and funds, allowing atomic trading while reducing counterparty risk in the process.