Dec 16: Are Tokens Equity? The Reckoning of Axelar & Aave

Dec 16: Are Tokens Equity? The Reckoning of Axelar & Aave

Author: Matt Diemer December 16, 2025 Duration: 15:00

Tuesday, December 16 - Here are the Headlines:

  • Token vs Equity Crisis Goes Nuclear - Axelar, Aave, and Stream Finance
  • OCC Grants National Bank Charters to Ripple, Circle and Others
  • DeFi Saver Upgrades Smart Savings - Composable Yield Infrastructure Matures
  • PayPal’s PYUSD Offensive - Savings Vault Launch Plus Bank License Application
  • Lighter Ready for Token Launch After Raising $68M in Mixed Equity-Token Deal?


QUICK BITS

  • Trump says he’ll “look at” pardoning Samourai Bitcoin wallet developers - signaling potential clemency for crypto developers prosecuted under Biden administration’s enforcement approach.
  • Bitcoin active addresses just hit one-year low raising concerns about actual blockspace demand - either all the action is on CEXs or demand isn’t as strong as price action suggests.
  • Visa launches stablecoin settlement in US via Circle’s USDC on Solana - major payment infrastructure going crypto-native with actual production settlement not just pilots.


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