Overview
- Austria’s Financial Market Authority granted AMINA authorization as a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider, enabling EU‑wide operations under MiCA.
- AMINA EU will offer crypto trading, custody, portfolio management and staking to professional investors including family offices, corporates and financial institutions.
- AMINA said it chose Austria for its EU base due to the regulator’s high standards and a strong focus on investor protection.
- The bank, formerly SEBA, already holds a Swiss FINMA banking license and has crypto approvals in Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi.
- The license arrives as firms work to obtain MiCA approvals ahead of July 2026, with reports noting rising volumes on compliant venues and draft plans to expand ESMA oversight.