AMINA Becomes First International Banking Group to Offer Comprehensive Crypto Trading with Custody Access in Hong Kong

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 17, 2025--

AMINA (Hong Kong) Limited ("AMINA HK"), a subsidiary of Swiss FINMA-regulated AMINA Bank AG (“AMINA”), has achieved a major regulatory milestone with its Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Type 1 license uplift, becoming the first international banking group to offer comprehensive crypto spot trading and asset safeguarding services now available exclusively to professional investors in Hong Kong. This expansion reinforces AMINA's vision of operating locally as a regulated crypto services provider with global reach, enabling Hong Kong professional investors, including institutions, corporates, and high-net-worth individuals, to access institutional-grade crypto services within Hong Kong’s robust regulatory framework.

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The launch addresses a critical gap in Hong Kong's institutional crypto market. While the city has established regulatory frameworks for digital assets, professional investors and family offices have faced limited access to international institutional-grade crypto with local onboarding capabilities. AMINA HK's license uplift — in conjunction with the group’s bank-grade operational expertise — bridges this gap, positioning the banking group as essential infrastructure for Hong Kong's accelerating institutional crypto adoption wave. The market has evolved beyond early adoption phases, with sophisticated investors now demanding regulated, institutional-grade access to crypto services that meet the same standards as traditional financial products.

"Hong Kong has established itself as the region's most sophisticated market for regulated institutional crypto adoption, and this license uplift positions AMINA to serve the accelerating demand from professional investors seeking trusted access to crypto," said Michael Benz, Head of AMINA Hong Kong and APAC. "What distinguishes AMINA is our ability to combine Swiss banking rigor with Hong Kong digital asset expertise to deliver crypto solutions through a framework that institutional clients can trust. This milestone enables us to expand our crypto product shelf including private fund management, structured products, derivatives, and tokenized real-world assets — all delivered through the regulated framework that our professional investor community demands."

With the Type 1 license uplift, AMINA HK offers 24/7 crypto spot trading, asset safeguarding, and crypto deposits and withdrawals directly to and from whitelisted addresses through a framework designed to meet SFC regulatory standards. These capabilities streamline client journeys while maintaining the institutional-grade standards that professional investors, family offices, and institutional clients require.

AMINA HK's new offerings are now live and available to professional investors:

Trading Capabilities

Access to Regulated Crypto Custody

About AMINA — Crypto. Banking. Simplified.

Founded in April 2018 and established in Zug (Switzerland), AMINA Bank AG is a pioneer in the crypto banking industry. In August 2019, AMINA Bank AG received the Swiss Banking and Securities Dealer License from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”). In February 2022, AMINA Bank AG, Abu Dhabi Global Markets (“ADGM”) Branch received Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”) of ADGM to Advise on Investments or Credit, Arrange Deals in Investment, Arrange Credit and Arrange Custody for Professional Clients as defined in the Conduct of Business (“COBS”) Rulebook. In November 2023, AMINA (Hong Kong) Limited received its Type 1 (Dealing in Securities), Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”). In October 2025, the firm’s Type 1 license was further approved for uplift to include digital asset dealing services for Professional Investors under Hong Kong’s digital asset regulatory framework. In October 2025, AMINA (Austria) AG (“AMINA EU”) received its CASP license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (“FMA”) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCAR) framework, authorising AMINA EU to provide: (i) custody of crypto assets, (ii) exchange of crypto assets for fiat currencies or other crypto assets, (iii) transfer services, and (iv) portfolio management of crypto assets.

CVVC Global Report and CB Insights named AMINA as one of the Top 50 Companies within the blockchain ecosystem. In 2023, AMINA won the European WealthBriefing Award in the Digital Assets Solution, Fund Manager category. AMINA was most recently recognised as Institutional Digital Asset Innovation of the Year at the Hedgeweek® Global Digital Assets Awards 2025.
To learn more about AMINA, visit www.aminagroup.com

Bank Grade Infrastructure Meets Hong Kong Crypto Expertise

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2026--

Wallace B. Jefferson, the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, was installed today as president of the American Law Institute at the close of the Institute's 2026 annual meeting.

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Jefferson begins a three-year term leading the nation's leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to clarifying, modernizing, and improving the law for the better administration of justice.

Jefferson, who continues his appellate practice with Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, was elected to the role in January 2026. He succeeds David F. Levi, the former dean of Duke Law School and a former United States district judge, who led ALI from 2017.

ReadChief Justice Jefferson’s views on ALI's mission, deliberation in a divided era, access to justice, and the state-court perspective he brings to the presidency.

The American Law Institute was founded in 1923, focused on “clarifying, modernizing, and improving the law for the better administration of justice." "At a time when the country is divided, ALI is a place where leading judges, lawyers, and scholars come together around a common mission,” says Jefferson. “We can disagree vigorously, but through intellectual debate and compromise, we produce work that is cited in courtrooms, in legislatures, in government offices and in law firms. That is a good model for how Americans can and should be talking to each other."

Jefferson was elected to the American Law Institute in December 2001 and to its council in May 2011. He served as the Institute's treasurer from 2014 to 2023. He has been an adviser on the Third Restatement, Consumer Contracts, Principles on the Law of High-Volume Civil Adjudication, and Election Litigation Restatement.

"Wallace brings ALI a rare combination of intellectual depth, practical wisdom, and a lifelong commitment to justice," said Marcy Hogan Greer, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson’s managing partner and an ALI member. "His service on the Supreme Court, his advocacy for clients, and his leadership roles in state and national organizations have always reflected ALI's highest purpose: to make the law fair, accessible, and grounded in reason. We are honored to support him in this new role."

At the close of the annual meeting, Jefferson paid tribute to Levi.

"Judge David Levi has guided ALI with wisdom, patience, and an unwavering belief in the power of the law to hold our democracy together," Jefferson said. "He has reminded us, through his leadership of ALI and as founding Director Duke University's Bolch Judicial Institute, that consensus is possible, even on difficult questions, when people of goodwill listen, learn, and reason together. David leaves behind a stronger, more resilient organization, and I am profoundly grateful for his mentorship and example."

Jefferson's installation continues a long Texas presence within the American Law Institute. That tradition includes the late Charles Alan Wright, the eminent University of Texas law professor and former President of the American Law Institute, whose scholarship and service helped shape modern American jurisprudence. At this year’s annual meeting, Senior Judge Carolyn Dineen King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit received the John Minor Wisdom Award, one of ALI's highest honors, given from time to time in recognition of exceptional service to the law or to the Institute. Like Jefferson, King is a former treasurer of ALI and a longtime member of its council. ALI's current director, Chief Judge Diane P. Wood, is also a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law.

About Alexander Dubose & Jefferson

Alexander Dubose & Jefferson provides a modern, collaborative approach to litigation and appeals, combining deep appellate experience with strategic trial support. With offices in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, the firm's lawyers include Jefferson, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, a former Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, several former staff attorneys, law clerks, and professors. The firm holds a Band 1 ranking from Chambers USA and has multiple attorneys recognized among America's leading lawyers.

Learn more at https://www.adjtlaw.com.

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