Amina, a Swiss-regulated crypto bank, has joined 21X, a European Union regulated blockchain-based settlement platform for tokenized securities. This marks a significant step in integrating digital asset infrastructure with traditional capital markets.
As the platform's first fully regulated bank participant, Amina will support companies issuing tokenized securities via its partnership with Tokeny. This initiative aims to overcome a key hurdle for institutional adoption by linking regulated banks with the issuance and trading of tokenized assets.
21X, operating under the EU’s DLT pilot regime, received an infrastructure permit to run a regulated market for blockchain-based securities in a test environment. The regime allows market operators to experiment with blockchain trading and settlement within a regulatory sandbox, helping regulators assess the technology's potential in existing market infrastructure.
This development occurs amidst increasing financial institution investment in blockchain infrastructure for tokenized assets. The total value of tokenized real-world assets has reached $26.5 billion.
