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Bastion

Bastion is a full-stack, regulated stablecoin infrastructure platform for enterprises and financial institutions. Founded in 2023 and based in Campbell, California by former a16z crypto leaders, Bastion lets companies securely issue, custody, move, and convert USD-backed stablecoins under Bastion's licenses or their own. Its API-first product suite spans a Regulated Wallet API (create unlimited custodial wallets with Cloud HSM and enclave-based key management), stablecoin issuance, on/off-ramps, and payments, plus Compliance-as-a-Service that handles KYC and AML. Bastion Platforms Trust Company, LLC is chartered as a limited purpose trust company by the New York State Department of Financial Services, and Bastion Platforms US, LLC is a registered MSB (NMLS ID 2523302) with broad money-transmitter-license coverage across the United States. Bastion has raised over $40M from a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and others.

Bastion publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Stablecoins, Payments, Wallets, and Custody.

Bastion’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, signup flow, and 14 more developer resources.

32.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
1 APIs
CompanyStablecoinsPaymentsWalletsCustodyWeb3ComplianceCrypto InfrastructureFinancial ServicesOn/Off-Ramps

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scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 32.4/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 1.5 / 12
Discoverability 8.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Bastion API

Bastion's REST API for regulated stablecoin infrastructure: create and manage custodial wallets, issue and convert stablecoins, run on/off-ramps, and move digital assets, with b...

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Bastion Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Bastion Vulnerability Disclosure

contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: bastion
name: Bastion
description: Bastion is a full-stack, regulated stablecoin infrastructure platform for enterprises and financial institutions.
  Founded in 2023 and based in Campbell, California by former a16z crypto leaders, Bastion lets companies securely issue,
  custody, move, and convert USD-backed stablecoins under Bastion's licenses or their own. Its API-first product suite spans
  a Regulated Wallet API (create unlimited custodial wallets with Cloud HSM and enclave-based key management), stablecoin
  issuance, on/off-ramps, and payments, plus Compliance-as-a-Service that handles KYC and AML. Bastion Platforms Trust Company,
  LLC is chartered as a limited purpose trust company by the New York State Department of Financial Services, and Bastion
  Platforms US, LLC is a registered MSB (NMLS ID 2523302) with broad money-transmitter-license coverage across the United
  States. Bastion has raised over $40M from a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and others.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bastion/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://framerusercontent.com/images/pTrMs5MJstsls9S7X45qlr99Pc.png
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Stablecoins
- Payments
- Wallets
- Custody
- Web3
- Compliance
- Crypto Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- On/Off-Ramps
apis:
- name: Bastion API
  description: 'Bastion''s REST API for regulated stablecoin infrastructure: create and manage custodial wallets, issue and
    convert stablecoins, run on/off-ramps, and move digital assets, with built-in KYC/AML compliance. Backed by Cloud HSM
    and enclave-based key management.'
  humanURL: https://docs.bastion.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.prod.bastion.com/v2/
  tags:
  - Stablecoins
  - Wallets
  - Payments
  - Custody
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bastion.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bastion.com/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.bastion.com/recipes
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/bastion-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: security/bastion-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://bastion.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.bastion.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.bastion.com/reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.bastion.com/recipes
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.bastion.com/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://bastion.com/disclosures
- type: TrustCenter
  url: https://bastion.com/subprocessor-list
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://bastion.com/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://bastion.com/privacy-policy
- type: SignUp
  url: https://bastion.com/request-demo
- type: Careers
  url: https://bastion.com/careers
- type: Twitter
  url: https://x.com/Bastion
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bastionplatforms
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/bastion-lifecycle.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bastion-domain-security.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/bastion-conformance.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence