AI research firm Anthropic disclosed that automated AI agents successfully exploited 17 of 34 smart contracts in a simulated blockchain environment, extracting $4.5 million in test funds. The models tested included Claude Opus 4.5 and Claude Sonnet 4.5 against contracts deployed after March 2025. The AI agents also identified two previously unknown vulnerabilities in recently launched contracts.

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party has set a December 10 deadline for the Financial Services Commission to submit a comprehensive stablecoin regulatory framework. Lawmaker Kang Jun-hyeon, secretary of the National Assembly's Financial Services Committee, said the party plans to advance legislation through January if the deadline is met. The initiative aligns with President Lee Jae Myung's policy priority to develop a Korean won-stablecoin market.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will release a proposed regulatory framework for implementing the GENIUS Act later this month, Acting Chair Travis Hill said. The agency will supervise subsidiaries of FDIC-regulated banks that issue stablecoins. A second proposal covering prudential requirements for payment stablecoin issuers is expected early next year.

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.