2025-12-26 19:24:02

A new development in the European financial landscape. The Dutch multinational bank ABN AMRO's digital custody subsidiary Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody has officially obtained the EU MiCAR license, marking its ability to provide crypto asset custody services to institutional clients under a unified regulatory framework. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO has also deepened cooperation with German commercial bank DZ Bank—this move indicates that traditional financial giants are increasingly emphasizing institutional-grade crypto services. Since the EU MiCAR framework came into full effect at the end of last year, it has been gradually releasing regulatory effects, attracting more licensed institutions into the crypto custody sector. Compared to the US compliance pathway, such licenses are more highly recognized, which also means more institutional clients are willing to allocate to crypto assets.

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GameFiCritic

· 6h ago

The traditional financial giants are finally stepping into the game, and this time they're serious. With the release of MiCAR, compliance licenses have become hard currency, directly lowering the psychological threshold for institutions to allocate to crypto assets. The playability indicator of this thing has really gone up.

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wagmi_eventually

· 6h ago

Traditional banks are finally getting serious, and this wave of MiCAR in the EU is really making a difference.

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BankruptcyArtist

· 7h ago

Traditional finance is finally starting to take cryptocurrencies seriously, but is the EU's licensing system this time better than the one in the US?

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FallingLeaf

· 7h ago

Europe is really taking action on compliance this time, with traditional financial giants starting to enter the scene seriously. Traditional banks are beginning to compete for the crypto custody market, indicating that major institutions' appetites have truly grown. Since the implementation of MiCAR, it feels like the entire Europe is opening up, and institutional clients should feel more confident in allocating to crypto now. ABN AMRO's move is quite aggressive, directly obtaining licenses and partnering simultaneously. All of Europe is following in the footsteps of the United States, and it seems that crypto compliance has become a major trend.

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GasFeePhobia

· 7h ago

The EU's MiCAR is really pushing forward this time. Traditional financial giants are rushing in one after another, and the psychological barrier for institutions to allocate to crypto assets is finally about to break.

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