According to a post on Aave's governance forum on Friday, founder Stani Kulechov outlined a broader strategy after a vote rejected transferring brand and IP control to the DAO. He said Aave must move beyond lending, with Aave Labs preparing to share non‑protocol revenue with AAVE holders and revisit the IP plan.

On January 3 2026, Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan reported that crypto investor sentiment on social media had turned upbeat to start the year, even as other gauges still signaled fear. With Bitcoin trading near $89,930 after a 1.77% daily rise, analysts said a cautious retail stance could support further gains, while separate forecasts pointed to a possible but short‑lived price rally driven by ETF inflows and January's historically positive returns.

By mid‑2025, Solana's stablecoin supply reached roughly $10.9 billion, edging past BNB Chain's $10.5 billion, based on data from DefiLlama and Binance Research. Ethereum remained above $126 billion and Tron over $81 billion. On January 2, 2026, Cointelegraph cited Binance Research noting Solana ranked third among global stablecoin networks.

On 03 Jan 2026, Ripple managing director Reece Merrick publicly backed Franklin Templeton's decision to position XRP as a foundational asset via its XRPZ ETF on NYSE Arca. Franklin Templeton, which manages about $1.6 trillion in assets, uses the XRP Ledger for tokenized money market funds alongside Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin and the sgBENJI USD money market token listed on DBS Digital Exchange.

As of January 3, 2026, valuation pressure has intensified for publicly listed Bitcoin treasury companies, with roughly 40% of the top 100 trading below the net asset value of their BTC holdings. At least 37 firms now sit at discounts to NAV, and several names face deeper markdowns and consolidation risk.

On 3 January 2026, Aave Labs signaled plans to distribute revenue earned outside the core protocol to AAVE token holders amid a public governance clash. In a blog post, Stani Kulechov said a formal proposal will outline the mechanism. The dispute, which escalated in December, also spans branding, IP, and frontend fee ownership.

On Friday, Tom Lee, chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies, asked shareholders to lift the company’s authorized share cap from 500 million to 50 billion to enable potential future stock splits. BitMine stock rose about 14% to around $30.93, and shareholders are set to vote on the proposal by Jan. 14.

On Jan. 2, XRP reclaimed the $2 threshold and briefly traded near $2.05, according to CoinCodex data. Market participants are watching whether $2.10 can turn into support, while some also flag a $3.20 flip for continuation. As of the latest reading, price hovered around $2.03 with market cap near $123 billion.