AMINA Bank vs BitGo

AMINA Bank4.0/5

VS

BitGo4.5/5

Feature	AMINA BankVisit	BitGoVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	4.5/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.5
Compliance	4.5	4.5
Asset support	3.5	4.5
Features	4.0	4.5
Support	4.0	4.5
Specs
KYC required	Yes	Yes
Custody model	Qualified custodian, MPC, Multi-sig, HSM	Qualified custodian, Multi-sig, MPC, HSM, Self-custody software
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth, Retail
Regulated	Yes	Yes
SOC 2 report	Not disclosed	Yes
Insurance	Professional indemnity and cyber insurance on hot wallets; professional indemnity, specie and cyber insurance on cold wallets	Up to $250M for assets where BitGo Bank & Trust holds all keys (Lloyd's of London and European market syndicate)
Assets supported	Not disclosed	1,770
Staking	Yes	Yes
API access	Yes	Yes
Licenses & charters	FINMA banking and securities dealer license (Switzerland), FINMA CISA custodian bank license (Switzerland), ADGM FSRA Financial Services Permission (UAE), SFC Type 1, 4, 9 licenses with VA dealing (Hong Kong), FMA MiCA CASP authorization (Austria)	OCC national trust bank charter (US), NYDFS limited purpose trust charter (US), FinCEN MSB registration and state MTLs (US), SEC broker-dealer registration (US), BaFin MiCA CASP authorization (Germany), VQF SRO membership under FINMA oversight (Switzerland), VARA custody license (Dubai, UAE), VARA broker-dealer license (Dubai, UAE), MAS Major Payment Institution license (Singapore), FINTRAC foreign MSB registration (Canada)
MPC	Yes	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2018	2013
Headquarters	Switzerland	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	Valor Equity Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Public, Galaxy Digital +1
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	FINMA-licensed Swiss bank with a separate CISA custodian license for Swiss funds MiCA CASP authorization in Austria, with 30 EEA countries in ESMA's register HSM and MPC hot wallets plus air-gapped cold storage with a multisig structure per client Client crypto segregated under Swiss law and kept off the balance sheet	Up to $250M insurance from a Lloyd's and European market syndicate where BitGo holds all keys Qualified custody fully backed by cold storage, with over 95% of client assets held cold at the end of 2025 Licensed by the OCC, NYDFS, BaFin under MiCA, Dubai's VARA and Singapore's MAS Over 1,770 supported assets as of December 31, 2025
Cons	Cold storage covers 12 of the 32 listed assets Asset availability varies by jurisdiction The Abu Dhabi branch can arrange custody but may not hold client assets or serve retail clients	Material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting disclosed in its FY2025 10-K Securities class action filed in June 2026, and the Galaxy Digital suit was awaiting a ruling as of August 2026 COO left in October 2026 and the CFO is transitioning out Insurance excludes hot wallets and setups where clients hold keys
Best for	Professional investors and family offices that want custody, trading and staking at one Swiss bank, Swiss fund managers that need a CISA-licensed custodian bank, Private and cantonal banks adding crypto for their clients	Funds and ETF issuers needing a long asset list and published insurance, Global firms that want licensed entities in the US, EU, Dubai and Singapore, Exchanges and fintechs building wallets on an API

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