🪁 The token of the largest DeFi lending protocol AAVE has lost nearly 20% of its value over the week, as investors are concerned about the possible outcomes of the vote to transfer rights to trademarks, domains, and social media accounts from Aave Labs to the DAO.
✅ The vote in Snapshot is scheduled to take place from December 22 to December 26.
Its outcome will determine not only who will control the intellectual property rights but also the ability of the DAO to effectively manage a multi-billion dollar software business, which has been the focus of Aave Labs all along. $AAVE
Arthur Hayes: The problem is not in the alt season, but in asset selection
Arthur Hayes stated that the alt season is not gone, and market dissatisfaction is related to traders looking at outdated models from previous cycles.
According to him, the market has changed, and growth is now being seen in other projects — for example, Hyperliquid and Solana, which have shown exponential growth. $HYPE
🇺🇸 The capitalization of tokenized U.S. bonds has increased 50 times
🔼 According to data from Token Terminal, since the beginning of 2024, the total market capitalization of tokenized Treasury products in the U.S. has grown from less than $200 million to nearly $7 billion by the end of 2025.
This 50-fold growth highlights the rapid acceleration of blockchain adoption for government debt instruments.
✅ The market leader is the BUIDL fund from BlackRock. Other significant players include USYC from Circle, USTB from Superstate, and OUSG from Ondo Finance. $LINK
— The market is maturing. The hype era around new L1/L2 blockchains is coming to an end, and value is now focused on applications that are truly in demand by users.
— Most new blockchains will struggle to retain users and create sustainable ecosystems, leading to the underperformance of their tokens.
— Staking and prediction platforms will become the key narrative of 2026. Success will be achieved by those who can establish better partnerships and attract audiences.
— DeFi is shifting from speculative assets to real income — protocols will start sharing profits with holders and buying back their tokens from the market.
— The real asset (RWA) sector is slowly but steadily growing — tokenized assets are starting to see real demand, although a mass boom is not yet expected.
— Applications are becoming more important than the blockchains themselves — convenience and interface quality are becoming key factors in the battle for users. L2s are turning into specialized solutions for specific products.
📣Donald Trump will make a statement today at 23:30 UTC+2
The topic of the speech is still unknown. Alongside Trump on stage will be Defense Minister Pete Hegseth and Navy Chief John Felan. An hour before the event, Trump will receive a closed intelligence briefing. This statement draws attention against the backdrop of rising tensions around Venezuela, which is attracting interest from markets and the media. $TRUMP
The company OpenAI has secured up to 40% of the world's total DRAM supply for years to come. The company has entered agreements with Samsung and SK Hynix, which produce about 70% of the world's DRAM. Under these contracts, OpenAI receives approximately 900 thousand wafers per month — this amounts to tens of millions of modules and up to half of the global DRAM production.
The memory is purchased at the wafer level, rather than as finished chips, to bypass other customers. They are used for AI data centers and the Stargate project. The contracts are valid for at least until 2029, with possible extensions. Cheap DRAM will become scarce in the future. $RENDER
Throughout the history of the protocol, swaps have been made by 232 million unique addresses — considering versions V1–V4 and all networks, including Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base.
No other DeFi protocol has even come close to such a scale. $UNI
🇧🇷 The cryptocurrency market in Brazil grew by 43%
📈 According to the report from Mercado Bitcoin, in 2025, the total volume of cryptocurrency transactions in Brazil increased by 43%, and the average investment amount per user exceeded $1000.
➡️ 18% of investors allocated funds across more than one asset, indicating a gradual shift towards diversification.
➡️ Bitcoin remains the most traded asset, followed by USDt, Ethereum, and Solana. $BTC
Trump stated that he is no longer concerned about how women look, because in politics, complimenting the opposite sex is a road to death:
I am a very aesthetic person, believe me. Except for women. I don't care how a woman looks. I used to say 'beautiful'. Now I don't care about that. Since I got into politics, I never mention appearance anymore. Even the most beautiful woman can walk by — I don't even look at her anymore, because in politics it is a sign of death. $TRUMP
💥 Solana is becoming a leader in economic efficiency
Solana has surpassed Ethereum in annual revenue, and according to DeFi Development Corp, the gap could grow to $1.4 billion compared to $522 million.
👉 Anatoly Yakovenko, the founder of Solana, believes that the future of layer one blockchains depends not on narratives, but on real revenues and execution efficiency. $SOL
‼️ Tether begins development of an AI-based cryptocurrency wallet
💵 Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced that the company is hiring a lead software engineer to create a mobile AI-based cryptocurrency wallet that will utilize WDK and QVAC technologies.
The integration of these tools developed by Tether allows for the creation of a network of crypto wallets that are independent of cryptocurrency exchanges and cloud technologies.
"Funds will be stored with the AI agent, and the AI agent will work for me. It will not operate on someone else's terms," Ardoino wrote on his X page.
✅ The announcement indicates Tether's ongoing expansion into the integration of AI and cryptocurrencies, which could impact the broader cryptocurrency market. $SUI