Sony Bank plans to introduce a dollar-pegged stablecoin in the United States by fiscal 2026, according to sources cited by Nikkei. The digital currency will target U.S. consumers purchasing Sony's gaming and anime content. Sony Bank filed for a U.S. banking license in October and has partnered with stablecoin issuer Bastion to support the project.

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $3.48 billion in net outflows during November, the steepest monthly decline since February. Spot ether ETFs posted $1.42 billion in exits, marking their largest monthly outflow to date. The withdrawals followed bitcoin's rally to record highs and coincided with year-end portfolio adjustments.

Animoca Brands will prioritize stablecoin issuance and real-world asset tokenization as core initiatives in 2026, Chief Strategy Officer Keyvan Peymani said. The Hong Kong-based Web3 investor announced plans for an RWA marketplace and stablecoin venture while pursuing a Nasdaq listing via reverse merger with Singapore fintech firm Currenc Group Inc.

BitMine Immersion Technologies purchased 14,618 ETH valued at $44.34 million on Thursday, data show. BitMine Chair Tom Lee forecasts Ethereum could reach $7,000 to $9,000 by January 2026. The firm holds 3,629,701 ETH representing approximately 3% of total supply.

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has asked a U.S. federal court to limit his prison sentence to five years after pleading guilty to fraud charges related to the Terra-Luna collapse. His defense team filed a 23-page letter on November 26 arguing the proposed term would be appropriate given the circumstances. Kwon's sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 11.

MegaETH, an Ethereum Layer 2 project, will refund all capital from its Pre-Deposit Bridge following operational failures during Tuesday's launch. The event encountered service outages, multiple deposit cap adjustments, and a multisig configuration error that caused unplanned early reopening. Deposits exceeded $400 million before the team halted further expansions.

South Korean technology company Naver and digital asset operator Dunamu announced a five-year investment of 10 trillion Korean won ($6.8 billion) to develop financial infrastructure integrating artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies. The investment follows Naver Financial's acquisition of Dunamu, parent company of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, through a share-swap arrangement. The partnership aims to establish a comprehensive system spanning payments, settlements, and broader financial services.

South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit halted withdrawal and deposit services Thursday following an unauthorized transfer of approximately 54 billion Korean won ($36.8 million) in Solana-based tokens. The incident occurred at 4:42 a.m. local time when assets moved to an unidentified external address. The platform has relocated remaining holdings to cold storage and pledged to compensate affected users from reserve assets.

Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX transferred 1,163 bitcoin valued at over $105.4 million to two unidentified wallets on Wednesday. The transaction split the assets between addresses bc1qh…galzy (399 BTC) and bc1q4…u54ez (764 BTC). SpaceX retains approximately 6,095 BTC, currently valued at around $552.9 million, data show.