Bitmine Immersion Technologies said its combined crypto, cash and "moonshot" holdings total about $13.2 billion, after adding 98,852 ETH in the past week to reach 4.07 million ETH and 193 BTC. The ETH trove equals roughly 3.37% of the 120.7 million circulating supply, and its shares averaged $1.7 billion in daily volume as of December 19.

On December 23, 2025, decentralized exchange Aster will begin Stage 5 of its ASTER buyback program, channeling up to 80% of daily platform fees into token repurchases. The plan combines an automatic on-chain daily buyback with a flexible strategic reserve, and follows recent price volatility that has left ASTER under pressure despite a brief rebound around $0.725.

Pseudonymous analyst Doctor Profit projects a short-term Bitcoin move toward $97,000–$107,000 while saying no major downside is likely before February or March 2026. Another analyst, Mr Wall Street, expects a relief rally to $98,000–$104,000 but warns of a bull trap, eyeing $64,000–$70,000 in late Q1 or early Q2 2026.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan anticipates Bitcoin will set new all-time highs in 2026, even as the current market appears bearish. He argues that the traditional four-year cycle is weakening, while institutional adoption, lower volatility, and reduced correlation with equities are reshaping BTC's market profile.

On Tuesday, Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov presented a 2026 roadmap built around Aave V4, Horizon, and a new Aave App. The plan aims to redesign the lending protocol, grow Horizon's real-world asset markets beyond its current $550 million in net deposits, and onboard the first million users via the consumer app. This long-term vision follows the conclusion of a four-year SEC investigation into Aave.

World Liberty Financial has put forward a proposal to allocate about 5% of its WLFI treasury, valued at roughly $120 million, to support the USD1 stablecoin. The plan targets expanded USD1 adoption via select CeFi and DeFi partnerships after the token's total value locked climbed to around $2.7 billion within six months of its March launch.

On Thursday, Ethereum fell below $2,850 amid a broader market pullback, while on-chain activity slid to a one-year low with active sending addresses near 170,000, according to CryptoQuant. Analyst Ali Martinez warned that a December close under $2,930 could precede drops toward $2,000 or even $1,100, and SoSoValue tracked nearly $225 million in spot ETF outflows Monday and $22.3 million on Wednesday.

Digital asset investment products saw $864 million of inflows last week, marking a third consecutive week of gains dominated by $796 million from US investors. Bitcoin products attracted $522 million but remain behind prior yearly levels, while an analyst warned the asset could face a deeper correction after falling from about $126,000 to $90,000, with potential downside targets as low as the $54,000–$60,000 range by late 2026.

Bitcoin adviser and author Terence Michael cautioned the community after a client who had saved for years lost 1 BTC to a romance-style pig-butchering scam. In a post on X, he described how social engineering prevailed despite multi-signature safeguards and advisory interventions. The case underscores limits of custody tools when victims authorize transfers.