Uniswap Vote and Upcoming U.S. Economic Data Mark Key Events Amidst Crypto Market Developments
Uniswap's UNIfication proposal is currently under a vote that began recently and will continue through December 25, 2025. The proposal aims to activate protocol fees, burn 100 million UNI tokens from the treasury, and align Uniswap Labs with the Uniswap Foundation. Early voting results indicate strong support for the changes. Uniswap remains the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum.
This week is expected to be relatively quiet in the crypto markets but includes significant macroeconomic events that could influence asset prices. Key among these is the U.S. Q3 GDP initial estimate, scheduled for release on December 23 at 8:30 a.m. ET, with the previous estimate at 3.8%. On the same day and time, the second estimate for U.S. Q3 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) prices is due, with prior figures showing a headline of 2.1% and a core of 2.6%.
Additional U.S. economic data releases include October Durable Goods Orders and their variations (excluding transport and defense), the Conference Board Consumer Confidence index on December 23 at 10 a.m. ET (previously 88.7), and initial as well as continuing jobless claims on December 24 at 8:30 a.m. ET (224,000 and 1,897,000 respectively).
Across multiple blockchain protocols, major governance votes are underway. These include the BNB Chain's proposal to reduce block production from 16 to 8, Axie Infinity's plan to stake idle community treasury assets, Moonwell DAO's decision to switch the rETH oracle and allocate 2.6 ETH to repay bad debt, CoW DAO's renewal of its Grants Program for 2026, and Yearn DAO's governance activities.
