- AMINA becomes the first bank globally offering regulated institutional POL staking.
- Service provides up to 15% yields, combining base rewards and foundation bonus.
- Polygon hosts $3.4 billion in stablecoins and over $1 billion in tokenized assets.
Swiss-regulated cryptocurrency bank AMINA has launched the first institutional staking service for POL, the native token powering the Polygon blockchain. The offering provides qualified participants, including asset managers and corporate treasuries, with regulated access to staking rewards.
AMINA holds a license from Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority and maintains regulatory approvals in Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong. The bank formerly operated as SEBA Bank before rebranding.
Clients can receive up to 15% in staking rewards through the program. This rate combines AMINA’s base yield with additional incentives from the Polygon Foundation, creating a partnership structure aimed at attracting institutional capital.
Service Targets Institutional Blockchain Participation
Myles Harrison, AMINA’s chief product officer, stated the service bridges traditional finance with “the networks that matter.” The launch expands the bank’s existing POL custody and trading services for institutional clients.
Polygon has become a primary network for tokenization efforts by major financial institutions. BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Franklin Templeton utilize Polygon infrastructure for their blockchain initiatives.
The network processes transactions for less than $0.01 with settlement times under five seconds. These cost and speed characteristics have attracted institutional adoption for payment and tokenization use cases.
Polygon currently hosts over $1 billion in tokenized real-world assets and nearly $3.4 billion in stablecoin value. The blockchain leads in payments under $100 across Ethereum Virtual Machine chains with more than 30% market share.
POL token had a market capitalization of $2.5 billion at press time. The token serves as the upgraded successor to MATIC, with the migration process 99% complete as part of network improvements.
Staking Provides Network Security Rewards
Staking involves validating transactions and providing security for proof-of-stake networks. Participants who perform this work earn protocol rewards and transaction fees in exchange for supporting network operations.
Marc Boiron, Polygon Labs CEO, described the development as evidence that institutions “aren’t just buying tokens anymore — they want to participate.” The comment references a shift from passive token holdings to active network involvement.
AMINA clients stake POL through the bank’s custody infrastructure while meeting Swiss KYC/AML and regulatory requirements. The regulated structure allows asset managers, family offices, pension funds, and corporate treasuries to earn blockchain-native rewards.
Recent Polygon integrations include Stripe, Apollo, Securitize, and government entities from Wyoming to Lugano. These partnerships enable near-instant global payments and access to institutional-grade yield products on the network.
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