A whale has liquidated over 230,000 AAVE, exchanging it for stETH and WBTC

On December 22, Aave’s community will launch voting on the ARFC proposal titled “Brand Asset Ownership Transfer to Tokenholders” via Snapshot tomorrow at 10:40 AM. Voting will run through December 26. The proposal covers clear definitions of Aave’s brand assets and intellectual property—including domains, social media accounts, naming rights, and more—as well as usage rights and related terms. It also grants the DAO governance control over these assets.

Onchain Lens data indicates a whale tagged "1011" was liquidated for $17.94 million during a sharp market downturn on December 22nd. Notably, the whale deposited an additional $3 million last night to open a 10x leveraged long position on HYPE. Additionally, the whale holds small long positions across BTC, ETH, and SOL, with a combined position value exceeding $10 million.

December 22 – Arcium confidential computing network member @milianstx said in a post that using Tornado Cash could lead to users’ wallets being flagged across hundreds of apps, making them unusable. @milianstx also urged users not to mix their funds with North Korean hackers.

Binance Alpha has launched a limited-time task for users to earn Alpha Points, per an official announcement dated December 22. **Event Period**: December 22, 2025, 00:00 UTC – January 4, 2026, 23:59 UTC During the event, users who complete a cryptocurrency transfer in the Binance chat room will receive Alpha Points. Key rules: - Each user is eligible for a maximum of 5 Alpha Points. - Transfers must be at least $5 (or equivalent in other supported currencies) to qualify.

On December 22, Jameson Lopp—Bitcoin Core developer and Casa co-founder—stated: “Quantum computers won’t disrupt Bitcoin in the short term. We’ll keep monitoring their development. That said, thoughtful protocol tweaks (and unprecedented fund migrations) could take 5 to 10 years. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.” This past Saturday, Nic Carter—smart contract pioneer and Castle Island Ventures co-founder—published a lengthy article claiming quantum computing is just “engineering challenges” away from breaking Bitcoin, with 1.7 million BTC at risk of attack. His statement sparked community debate. Blockstream CEO Adam Back criticized Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter for exaggerating concerns that quantum computing could threaten Bitcoin. Bitcoin expert Pledditor noted Carter is intentionally stoking anxiety, as his fund has invested in a startup that sells tools to make blockchains quantum-resistant.

December 22: James Wynn said in an X post yesterday he’s bullish on Bitcoin in the short term, targeting a price range of $92,000 to $97,000. He also adjusted his position on Hyperliquid: he closed his BTC short position, netting $21,000 in profit, then went long with a 40x leveraged position worth $1.24 million, with a liquidation price of $87,111. Earlier, on November 10 and 25, Wynn made two bearish calls on X, correctly warning of a Bitcoin pullback—but the dip didn’t come close to his $67,000 target.