According to Charles d’Haussy, ADGM’s assets under management grew 48% and he argues that regulatory clarity—not laxity—is attracting institutional capital to Abu Dhabi as a new capital-of-capital, with implications for compliant crypto liquidity hubs (source: Charles d’Haussy, X post, Dec 16, 2025). He ties these takeaways to December 2025 activities around AD Finance Week, SolanaConf, and a dYdX x CoinRoutes and GammaPrime session, indicating heightened institutional engagement with those ecosystems (source: Charles d’Haussy, X post, Dec 16, 2025). For traders, his message emphasizes monitoring compliant venues and ecosystems connected to those events for participation and depth shifts, notably where Solana (SOL) and dYdX (DYDX) communities are active (source: Charles d’Haussy, X post, Dec 16, 2025).

According to the source, Dubai has unveiled a new Financial Sector Strategy that designates Virtual Assets as a key pillar and targets the sector to reach 3% of GDP, approximately AED 13B. The source reports that entities regulated by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) recorded AED 2.5T in year-to-date transactions, while assets under management reached AED 9.6B. The source positions these figures within Dubai’s financial strategy, giving traders quantified indicators of regulated activity and policy prioritization in the MENA hub.