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Tony Kim Dec 24, 2025 09:11 AAVE price prediction indicates potential recovery to $190 within 4 weeks, though immediate support at $146.40 must hold to prevent further decline to $135 range. Aave (AAVE) has experienced significant downward pressure in recent trading sessions, currently sitting at $147.80 after a 3.15% decline over the past 24 hours. Our comprehensive AAVE price prediction analysis suggests a complex technical picture with both immediate risks and medium-term recovery potential emerging from current oversold conditions. AAVE Price Prediction Summary • AAVE short-term target (1 week): $155-$165 (+5% to +12%)…

Aave founder Stani Kulechov is facing scrutiny over his recent $10 million purchase of AAVE tokens, with some in the crypto community claiming it was used to boost his voting power in a key governance proposal.In a Wednesday post on X, Robert Mullins, a decentralized finance (DeFi) strategist and liquidity specialist, argued that the purchase was meant to increase Kulechov’s “voting power in anticipation to vote for a proposal directly against the token holders best interests.”He added: “This is a clear example of tokens not being equipped to adequately disincentivize governance attacks.”Prominent crypto user Sisyphus echoed those concerns, claiming that…

The crypto market is trading lower today, with total market capitalization slipping by 1.1% over the past 24 hours to $3.02 trillion, according to market data. The pullback comes amid broad weakness across major assets, while trading activity remains elevated, with 24-hour volume at $98.49 billion. TLDR: Crypto market cap fell 1.1% to $3.02T, with broad losses across major assets; Galaxy Research says Bitcoin has not truly cleared $100K when adjusted for inflation; BTC is consolidating near $87K, with key support at $85K–$86K and downside risk toward $80K; Market sentiment remains weak, with the Fear & Greed Index at 27…

As the crypto space headed into the last month of 2025, the mood was different from previous cycles. The year didn’t bring another decentralized finance (DeFi) summer or non-fungible token (NFT) euphoria, but instead ushered in a slow and sober pivot toward utility. Decentralized applications (DApps) are software programs that run on blockchain networks, rather than centralized servers. By using smart contracts, DApps allow users to interact directly with apps for payments, finance, gaming or social media while retaining greater control over identities and assets. Active builders held steady in 2025 but shifted their priorities to a longer-term outlook. According to…

In brief Solana had an up and down year, highlighted by early all-time highs followed by relative underperformance. Highlights include the launch of President Trump’s meme coin, formation of Solana digital asset treasuries, and the rollout of SOL ETFs. The network is expected to get faster and cheaper with the implementation of Alpenglow. Solana’s native token surged to a new all-time high shortly after the year began, but the 2025 story of the speedy layer-1 network was not all up and to the right: SOL has finished the year in a serious slump, down substantially since this time last year.Nevertheless,…

Hong Kong regulators will proceed with legislating licensing regimes for crypto dealers and custodians after wrapping up consultations, as part of a broader push to tighten oversight.In a Wednesday announcement, the city’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said that they had concluded consultations on proposed licensing regimes, which would require firms providing crypto dealings or custody services in Hong Kong to obtain licenses once the framework takes effect.The move adds to the city’s expanding crypto licensing framework. Earlier in 2025, Hong Kong brought its Stablecoin Ordinance into force, opening a new…

The Museum of Modern Art in New York has added eight CryptoPunks and eight Chromie Squiggles to its permanent collection. The acquisition, which comes via donations from multiple collectors, is the latest acquisition by a major museum of on-chain art and one of the medium’s most significant institutional endorsements to date. CryptoPunks are a collection of 10,000 unique, algorithmically generated 24×24 pixel characters on the Ethereum blockchain. They were launched by Larva Labs in 2017 and are considered both NFTs and works of art. Chromie Squiggles are also generative NFTs, with 10,000 editions in circulation, each one displaying a unique…

Over the past quarter, the most notable market signal from Japan-based Metaplanet was not a single Bitcoin purchase, but a pause.The Tokyo-listed firm, which spent much of 2025 aggressively acquiring Bitcoin, has not issued a “Notice of Additional Purchase” since Oct. 1.Metaplanet’s Last Bitcoin Purchase. (Source: Metaplanet)While retail observers feared a loss of conviction, the silence masked a critical financial dislocation that had seen Metaplanet’s Market Net Asset Value (MNAV) briefly dip below 1.0.For a corporate treasury vehicle, an MNAV below 1.0 signals a fundamental inefficiency. It means the company’s stock is trading at a discount to the raw value…

El Salvador, the first country in the world to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender, was seen by many in the industry as a pioneer. In 2025, the small country’s Bitcoin ambitions met reality.The Central American country made waves in 2021 when the Legislative Assembly approved a bill that required all merchants, stores and places of business to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as a form of payment. Proponents believed it would set off a chain of Bitcoin adoption and be a boon for the country’s economy.Ambitious adoption plans, including the issuance of bonds to fund a “Bitcoin City,” met lukewarm adoption from…

According to CoinGecko data, shortly after the exchange launched a 20% APY promotion for up to $50,000 per user in USD1 at noon today, the supply of USD1 surged by over 45.6 million tokens within hours. This sudden increase pushed the stablecoin’s market capitalization above $2.79 billion, highlighting the impact of high-yield incentives on crypto adoption and token circulation. USD1 and the Trump-Backed Connection USD1 is a stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, a project backed by the Trump family. Stablecoins are digital currencies pegged to a reserve asset, typically the U.S. dollar, and are widely used to facilitate trading,…