AMINA Bank vs Fireblocks

AMINA Bank4.0/5

VS

Fireblocks4.3/5

Feature	AMINA BankVisit	FireblocksVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Compliance	4.5	4.0
Asset support	3.5	5.0
Features	4.0	4.5
Support	4.0	4.0
Specs
KYC required	Yes	Not disclosed
Custody model	Qualified custodian, MPC, Multi-sig, HSM	Qualified custodian, MPC, HSM, Self-custody software
Clients	Institutions, Funds, Corporates, High-net-worth	Institutions, Funds, Corporates
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	Not disclosed
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)	NYDFS limited purpose trust charter (US), FinCEN MSB registration (US), State money transmitter licenses in 37 states and DC (US)
MPC	Yes	Yes
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Qualified custodian	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2018	—
Headquarters	Switzerland	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	D1 Capital Partners, Spark Capital
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	Qualified custody through NYDFS-chartered Fireblocks Trust alongside self-custody software Thousands of assets across more than 200 blockchains SOC 2 Type 2 with zero material findings, plus ISO 27001 and CCSS QSP Level 3 Air-gapped MPC cold wallet and an HSM option (KeyLink) for banks
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	Key-loss claims from StakeHound and the Celsius plan administrator Licenses are US-only, with no MiCA or other non-US authorization listed Custom plans start at $36,000 a year
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	Exchanges and payment companies building in-house custody, Funds and RIAs that need a New York qualified custodian, Fintechs launching embedded or white-label wallets

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