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On December 26, Dutch lender ABN AMRO scored a key win in the digital asset sector. Its German subsidiary Hauck Aufh?user Digital Custody has been authorized under the EU’s **Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR)**, making it one of the first approved firms to offer crypto asset custody and trading services to institutional clients under the bloc’s unified regulatory framework. MiCAR took effect on December 30, 2024. Approved by Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin, the subsidiary can now custody and manage crypto assets for clients. As part of ABN AMRO’s European digital asset strategy, it plans to roll out these services to other EU member states gradually via the bloc’s passporting scheme. Separately, ABN AMRO and DZ BANK completed the first cross-border over-the-counter (OTC) Smart Derivative Contract (SDC) trade. Powered by blockchain, the 10-day trade automated settlement, valuation, and collateral management on-chain. Daily cash payments were processed via SEPA, with f

On December 26, monitoring data from HyperInsight reveals the "BTC OG Insider Whale" continues to hold a combined $740 million in long positions across BTC, ETH, and SOL. As of the same date, the whale’s total unrealized loss has widened to $56.74 million, and it has already paid $3.0222 million in funding fees. Breakdown of current positions: - ETH long: $591.72 million (entry price: $3,147.39; unrealized loss: $48.98 million) - BTC long: $86.99 million (entry price: $91,506.7; unrealized loss: $4.68 million) - SOL long: $62.18 million (entry price: $130.19; unrealized loss: $4.66 million)

Dec. 26: Bitcoin dropped below $87,000, down 0.90% over the past 24 hours, per HTX market data.

On December 26, Ethereum dropped below $2900, per HTX market data, with a 1.23% decline over the past 24 hours.

On December 26th, Catherine—Solv Protocol’s Business Development Lead—announced the following: Binance partnered with USD1 to launch a 20% fixed annual yield deposit promotion. A wave of users swapped USDT for USD1, pushing the stablecoin to a brief ~0.39% premium. Some capital was then lent out via the Lista DAO lending market: borrowers used SolvBTC or SolvBTC-BTCB as collateral to take out USD1, then gradually sold it on spot markets to meet demand. Some traders executed market orders to sell BTC against USD1 directly. However, due to the thin liquidity of this trading pair, a large market sell order quickly wiped out the buy side, temporarily driving BTC prices down—before arbitrage bots swiftly bought back in to restore levels. CZ later clarified on the incident: “This actually shows the exchange didn’t participate in any related trades. Since this is a newly listed pair with low liquidity, a large market order can easily cause a temporary price swing—but arbitrageurs quic