On December 26, 2025, a governance vote on Aave's forum rejected a proposal to transfer the protocol's brand assets under DAO control, with 994,800 votes against from roughly 1.8 million cast. Following the failed proposal and resulting governance concerns, around 230,000 AAVE were reportedly sold, triggering an estimated 10% price decline and heightened volatility for the token.

Conflux's CFX rose 8.7% to $0.072 after a partnership with PlaysOut focused on AI gaming and cross-chain interoperability. On 24 December, buyer dominance in Spot Taker CVD hit a weekly high; between 24–25 December, buy volume reached 74.83 million versus 67 million in sell. If momentum persists, price could target $0.093; if sellers regain control, $0.068 is in view.

Monad’s MON token climbed more than 19% in the latest 24-hour period, with price action turning higher after a brief consolidation. On-chain data showed recovering network activity, rising user numbers and over 1.6 million daily transactions, while USD1 stablecoin integration and new staking options boosted liquidity and limited circulating supply. Technically, MON broke out of a wedge pattern and must hold above $0.02169 to target $0.02667, though a short-term pullback remains possible.

Analyst Steph said on X that XRP’s 3-week chart shows the Stochastic RSI at 0.00, a reading previously seen only at the 2022 bear‑market low. CryptoXLarge flagged $1.95 as a pivotal zone on the weekly chart, while ETF products have logged daily inflows since November 13 and hold over $1.1 billion, with XRP trading near $1.87 at the time of writing.

As 2025 enters its final week, DeepSeek AI released updated projections for XRP, Solana and Cardano through the end of 2026. The model flags a high-volatility phase and maps bull and bear paths: XRP's upside targets $4.50–$6.00 with a risk to $1.00, Solana's $275–$350 with $80–$95 downside, and Cardano's $0.85–$1.20 with a $0.25–$0.28 floor.

On Dec. 25, 2025, World Liberty Financial said on X that its USD1 stablecoin's market capitalization exceeded $3 billion. Binance launched a USD1 Booster Program offering up to 20% APR and began a 1:1 swap of B-Token BUSD collateral into USD1, while a BTC/USD1 spot pair flash crash briefly printed $24,000 before spiking above $87,000.

Analysts say Solana remains capped below $127, with bulls defending around $123 as momentum wanes. According to the article, SOL ETFs logged about $1.4M in inflows on December 24, but traders are watching for a high‑volume break above $144 to confirm trend continuation.

Uniswap governance passed the UNIfication proposal on 25 December, with 125,342,017 UNI votes in favor and 742 against, exceeding the 40 million UNI quorum. The plan includes a one-time burn of 100 million UNI from treasury and, after a two-day timelock, activation of protocol fee switches and the removal of frontend fees.