🤝 Crypto Deal Value Hits Record $8.6B in 2025

Fueled by the Trump administration's deregulation and pro crypto stance, the cryptocurrency sector saw a massive 300% jump in deal value to a record $8.6 billion this year, driven by mega acquisitions like Coinbase's $2.9 billion purchase of Deribit. Despite a recent market cool down, the surge in M&A activity and IPOs including major debuts from Circle and Gemini signals that traditional finance is aggressively buying into the industry to secure licenses and compliance ahead of 2026.

🗳️ Aave DAO Rejects Brand Takeover Amid Governance Tension

Aave token holders have rejected a controversial proposal to transfer protocol brand assets to the DAO, with over 55% voting NAY amidst criticism of rushed governance processes and centralized voting power.

🚨 Trust Wallet Users Lose $7M in Christmas Exploit

A planned Christmas Day attack on Trust Wallet’s browser extension resulted in $7 million in losses and the theft of personal user data, with experts and Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao strongly suspecting an insider job due to the attacker's deep access. CZ has assured victims that all lost funds will be reimbursed, while urging users to immediately upgrade to version 2.89 to eliminate the backdoor.

📉 Ethena’s USDe Sheds $8.3B

Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe has lost nearly half its market value since the October 10 crash, bleeding over $8 billion as investors rapidly exit leveraged and synthetic collateral models in a massive deleveraging event.

🦄 Uniswap UNIfication Approved to Burn 100M Tokens

Uniswap’s historic fee switch proposal has decisively passed the voting threshold, set to activate this week and trigger a massive 100 million token burn to reshape the token's supply dynamics.