According to @santimentfeed, Chainlink (LINK) leads DeFi development activity, followed by DefiChain (DFI) and DeepBook (DEEP), with Uniswap (UNI) and Curve (CRV) moving up, Lido (LDO) and Babylon (BABY) moving down, and Chainlink (LINK), DefiChain (DFI), FOX (FOX), and Aave (AAVE) unchanged; Santiment lists Curve (CRV) at both positions 8 and 9 in the latest ranking. According to @santimentfeed, development activity is measured via non-spam GitHub events across more than 4,000 projects per its published methodology, and its DeFi watchlist lets traders analyze which projects stand out by development activity alongside other vital metrics.

According to @santimentfeed, the top 10 DeFi projects by development activity this month are 1) Chainlink (LINK), 2) DeepBook on Sui (DEEP), 3) DeFiChain (DFI), 4) FOX (FOX), 5) Lido (LDO), 6) Injective (INJ), 7) Aave (AAVE), 8) Uniswap (UNI), 9) Curve (CRV), and 10) Euler (EUL), source: Santiment on X. Month-over-month indicators show AAVE, UNI, and EUL moved up, CRV moved down, and LINK, DEEP, DFI, FOX, LDO, and INJ remained flat versus last month, source: Santiment on X. Santiment states its methodology covers development activity across more than 4,000 projects and provides a DeFi watchlist to analyze development activity alongside other vital metrics for comparative tracking, source: Santiment methodology article and Santiment on X.

According to @Celo on X (Dec 17, 2025), SelfProtocol launched a zk-powered proof-of-humanity and identity layer at ETHDenver that leverages government-issued biometric passports and IDs, source: @Celo on X. According to @Celo, the announcement names partnerships with Google Cloud, Aave AAVE, and Velodrome VELO, source: @Celo on X. According to @Celo, the product now supports India's Aadhaar ID, source: @Celo on X. Tokens directly referenced in the announcement include AAVE and VELO, source: @Celo on X.

According to @CoinMarketCap, the UK government is proposing a no gain, no loss tax framework for DeFi that defers capital gains tax until users execute a true disposal. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Nov 28, 2025. Aave CEO Stani Kulechov described the proposal as a major win for UK DeFi users, signaling constructive sector sentiment. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Nov 28, 2025. For traders, deferring CGT until disposal shifts taxable events to exits rather than in-protocol actions, which can simplify position management and timing of after-tax returns for UK taxpayers if implemented. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Nov 28, 2025.

According to @stonecoldpat0, there is a call for an infographic that explains collateralized lending for protocols like Aave (AAVE) and Compound (COMP) with the same clarity as popular AMM diagrams, reflecting user interest in clearer visual tools for DeFi borrowing and lending (source: @stonecoldpat0 on X).