Infinex has opened registration for the INX token sale on the Sonar platform, with the sale scheduled for January 3–6. The event will offer 5% of the supply at a $99.99 million FDV and use lottery-style allocations, with minimum $200 and maximum $2,500 per participant. Terms include a one-year lockup with potential early unlock.

Uniswap’s treasury has completed a burn of 100 million UNI tokens worth $596 million after the community approved a fee-burn proposal. The protocol will now direct future fees to continuous UNI burns, aiming for a structurally deflationary token model while keeping ecosystem funding in place. UNI traded at $6.12 on December 28, 2025, with daily volume up 146.16% and a 2.95% 24-hour gain despite a 90-day decline.

On December 28, 2025, OKX CEO Star Xu warned about wallet theft risks in DEX Bot products after a DeBot-linked incident resulted in an estimated $255,000 loss. He argued that products uploading user private keys to servers face risks comparable to centralized exchanges and therefore should follow exchange-level security standards. The comments came amid broader 2025 crypto platform attacks, where reported losses have surpassed $3.40 billion.

On December 28, the Flow Foundation’s Mainnet-28 protocol fix was approved and deployed by validators, placing the blockchain into an idle, read-only state with transactions halted. This security-focused posture follows a reported $3.9 million exploit that impacted user assets and has temporarily disrupted DeFi and cross-chain activity on the network. On the same date, FLOW traded at $0.12 with a market cap of $193.10 million, registering a 31.54% daily price drop alongside a sharp rise in trading volume.

Aave DAO's brand asset ownership proposal was rejected, with 55% voting against and 41% abstaining, renewing debate over governance and the economic link to $AAVE holders. Founder Stani Kulechov urged greater transparency and alignment with tokenholder interests. In 2025, the DAO generated $140 million in revenue; as of December 2025, AAVE traded at $156.11 with weaker volume and a 90‑day decline.

On December 26, 2025, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said a former customer service agent in India was arrested over a May 2025 data breach linked to a $20 million ransom demand. Remediation could reach $400 million, and the incident did not compromise cryptocurrencies or customer funds.

The Bank of Lithuania set December 31, 2025 as the cutoff for crypto asset service providers to obtain MiCA licenses, with unlicensed operations to stop from January 1, 2026. Roughly 370 entities are affected, yet only about 30 have applied so far, and non-compliance may bring fines and up to 4 years' imprisonment.

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.

On December 24, ICBC's Singapore branch piloted overseas e-CNY wallet top-ups for Singapore residents under PBOC and MAS guidance. MAS indicated a phased e-CNY payment service by 2025, aimed at easing cross-border spending in China and strengthening financial links between Singapore and China.