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Sberbank’s pilot crypto-backed loan
Posts report that Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, issued a pilot crypto-backed loan described as the country’s first, to major Bitcoin miner Intelion Data.
- Decrypt’s 2025 year-in-review argues crypto ETFs “opened new doors” for crypto on Wall Street, highlighting Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as thriving. The recap also frames XRP and other assets as joining the ETF landscape, while noting the SEC took a “fresh approach” to these products over the year.
- Decrypt: The Year in Crypto ETFs 2025: Bitcoin, Ethereum Thrive as XRP and More Join the PartyDecrypt: The Year in Crypto ETFs 2025: Bitcoin, Ethereum Thrive as XRP and More Join the Party · 2025-12-28 14:01 UTC
- DecryptNews: The Year in Crypto ETFs 2025: Bitcoin, Ethereum Thrive as XRP and More Join the PartyDecryptNews: The Year in Crypto ETFs 2025: Bitcoin, Ethereum Thrive as XRP and More Join the Party · 2025-12-28 14:01 UTC
XRP tests $1.80–$2.00 as sentiment turns cautious
Posts in this cluster center on XRP trading around the $1.80–$2.00 region. Crypto.News and U.Today highlight pressure near $1.80 and ask whether weakness could extend, while another Crypto.News piece points to a bullish wedge/reversal setup and whale buying.
- Decrypt published a curated feature, “Every AI Tool You Need in 2026,” presenting a toolkit-style roundup and emphasizing that the AI tools landscape is expanding and readers should focus on which platforms “deliver,” with examples ranging “from Anthropic to Z.AI.”
- Decrypt: Every AI Tool You Need in 2026Decrypt: Every AI Tool You Need in 2026 · 2025-12-28 17:01 UTC
- DecryptNews: Every AI Tool You Need in 2026DecryptNews: Every AI Tool You Need in 2026 · 2025-12-28 17:01 UTC
Uniswap ‘UNIfication’ passes: fee switch + 100M UNI burn
Uniswap’s DAO approved the “UNIfication” governance package with overwhelming support, with reports citing roughly 125 million votes in favor and fewer than 1,000 opposed.
- The vote concluded around Christmas Day, triggering broad coverage of the outcome.
- Reports frame the fee switch as “long-awaited,” making passage a notable inflection point.
- CoinDeskGlobal — Uniswap's token burn, protocol fee proposal backed overwhelmingly by votecoindesk.com · 2025-12-26 11:01 UTC
- Uniswap governance passes major ‘UNIfication’ proposal; 100 million token burn imminentthe_block_crypto · 2025-12-26 04:10 UTC
- Uniswap Passes 'UNIfication' Fee Switch ProposalThe Defiant · 2025-12-26 19:50 UTC
- DL News — Uniswap DAO to activate ‘fee switch,’ burn 100m UNI tokensdlnews.com · 2025-12-26 19:12 UTC