According to Cointelegraph, a dispute has emerged between the Aave decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and Aave Labs, the primary development company for Aave products, regarding the distribution of fees from a recent integration with decentralized exchange aggregator CoW Swap. The controversy was initiated by a pseudonymous Aave DAO member, EzR3aL, who pointed out that fees generated from crypto asset swaps using CoW Swap were being directed to an onchain address not associated with the Aave DAO treasury. Instead, these fees are reportedly going to a private address controlled by Aave Labs. EzR3aL questioned why the DAO was not consulted before the fees were redirected and argued that the revenue rightfully belongs to the DAO. Aave Labs responded by asserting that the front-end components for the website and application interfaces have always been under its jurisdiction. The company also claimed responsibility for funding the development of the "adapters," which are essential lines of code enabling swaps and other integrations. Despite this explanation, tensions remain high, with several DAO members contending that the Aave DAO initially funded the development of the original adapter technology, and thus, the revenue from the integration should benefit the DAO. Marc Zeller, founder of the Aave-Chan Initiative, a delegate platform for the Aave governance community, expressed concern over the decision to route fees exclusively to Aave Labs. Zeller criticized Aave Labs for redirecting Aave user volume towards competition in pursuit of monetization, labeling the move as "unacceptable." Cointelegraph attempted to contact Aave Labs for further comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication. This conflict underscores the complexities involved in managing a DAO, a novel governance and organizational structure that offers advantages over traditional business models but also presents unique challenges.

Bitcoin enters the new week at a technical crossroads, with price action tightening beneath key EMA ribbons and sentiment split between two very different outcomes. Traders are watching the $87,700 region closely, as holding this level would support a renewed breakout attempt, while a decisive drop below it could accelerate a deeper retracement. source: https://www.ethnews.com/inside-bitcoins-brutal-bull-market-deep-pullbacks-higher-highs/

Members of the Aave DAO clashed with Aave Labs, with some arguing that the company was not acting in the best interests of token holders. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/firestorm-erupts-aave-governance-cowswap-fees?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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Key Insights In recent Ethereum news, data suggests that whales might be building up a preference for ETH over Bitcoin. Whale activity observed on Lookonchain revealed that a whale swapped 502. 8 BTC in exchange for 14,500 ETH. The Same whale as reportedly swapped 1,969 BTC for 58,149 ETH source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/12/14/whale-activity-confirms-growing-preference-for-eth-compared-to-bitcoin/

A public debate exposed deep divides over whether using technology to defeat aging and death would save humanity or erase it. source: https://decrypt.co/352249/transhumanism-branded-death-cult-thinkers-clash-humanitys-future

أطلق مختبرات كوزموس بحثًا عاجلًا عن خبراء اقتصاديين خارجيين لإعادة تصميم عملة ATOM في ظل الصعوبات التي تواجهها العملة الرقمية في الأسعار. ذكرت الشركة أن Cosmos SDK أصبح إطارًا شائعًا لإطلاق شبكات البلوكشين، بما في ذلك المشاريع المرتبطة بكبرى المؤسسات والمبادرات الحكومية التي غالبًا ما يتم الاستشهاد بها كدليل على اهتمام شركات Fortune 500. لماذا تريد كوزموس إعادة تصميم ATOM ؟ مع ذلك، نظرًا لأن البرنامج مفتوح المصدر، يمكن لهؤلاء المستخدمين نشر سلاسل مستقلة ذات سيادة دون دفع رسوم أو إتاوات إلى كوزموس هَب. نتيجة لذلك، يستخدم هؤلاء المطورون المؤسسون التقنية الأساسية للشبكة دون الحاجة لامتلاك أو التفاعل مع ATOM source: https://ar.beincrypto.com/cosmos-atom-resign-price-decline/

코스모스랩스는 ATOM 토큰의 가격 부진을 해결하기 위해 외부 경제학자를 긴급히 찾고 있습니다. 회사에 따르면 코스모스 SDK는 블록체인 네트워크를 구축하는 데 널리 사용되는 프레임워크가 되었습니다. 여기에는 주요 기업이나 정부 주도의 프로젝트도 포함되어 있으며, “포춘 500”의 관심을 입증하는 사례로 자주 언급되고 있습니다. 코스모스, ATOM 구조 개편 추진 이유 하지만 해당 소프트웨어는 오픈소스이므로, 사용자들은 코스모스 허브에 어떠한 수수료나 로열티도 지불하지 않고 독립적이고 주권적인 체인을 직접 구축할 수 있습니다 source: https://kr.beincrypto.com/cosmos-atom-resign-price-decline/

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Representatives from major cryptocurrency firms went to Abu Dhabi last week to connect with wealthy Middle Eastern investors who might breathe new life into a struggling sector. Officials from a massive $330 billion sovereign wealth fund in the United Arab Emirates were supposedly in attendance. The problem? Nobody could find them. Leading figures in the […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/abu-dhabi-becomes-hub-for-struggling-crypto-sectors-capital-hunt/

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