Which banks in the Gulf and MENA offer a stablecoin off-ramp and staking?

Every bank that passes this test also appears on Crypto-friendly banks in the Gulf and MENA, and the list is identical. That page carries the full write-up and is the one search engines are pointed to. The table below is the same set.

The banks that pass

Bank	Score	Type	Health	P2P	Verdict
AMINA Bank	15/16	Crypto-native	Solid	none	Yes, but only for professional clients and companies. Individuals need CHF 500,000 in assets plus finance experience, or CHF 2 million.
Standard Chartered	8/16	Traditional	Watch	none	Yes for institutions, through spot trading, custody and stablecoins. Retail customers get little beyond the Mox app in Hong Kong.

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Bank by bank

AMINA Bank 15 of 16 · stablecoin off-ramp: yes · staking: yes
Allowed: Trading between fiat and BTC, ETH, USDC, USDT, EURC, PYUSD, RLUSD and a long list of altcoins
Watch out: Stablecoin rewards for US persons and anyone resident or domiciled in the EEA

Standard Chartered 8 of 16 · stablecoin off-ramp: partial · staking: partial
Allowed: Conversion between Hong Kong dollars and the HKDAP stablecoin for eligible institutional and corporate clients of Standard Chartered Hong Kong
Watch out: HKDAP stablecoin access is limited to institutions, corporates and professional investors during the current phase. Retail access is not yet live

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Crypto-friendly banks in the Gulf and MENA (8)

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