Aerodrome, the largest decentralized exchange on Base blockchain, has issued a security alert regarding a DNS hijacking incident affecting its main domains. Two decentralized mirrors remain accessible, while centralized domains (.finance and .box) are still compromised. The platform confirmed smart contracts remain secure.

Hong Kong has transitioned Project Ensemble from sandbox testing to live pilot operations, enabling real-value transactions with tokenized deposits and digital assets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the initial focus will include tokenized money-market fund transactions and real-time treasury management. Interbank settlements will utilize the HKD Real Time Gross Settlement system.

Citi and Swift have successfully tested a Payment-versus-Payment model that settles fiat currency and blockchain assets simultaneously. The trial used smart contracts to enhance Swift's existing network rather than replacing traditional banking infrastructure. The breakthrough addresses a key bottleneck in institutional digital asset adoption by eliminating settlement risk between traditional and on-chain transactions.

More than 65 cryptocurrency and blockchain advocacy organizations have petitioned President Donald Trump to dismiss remaining charges against Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash. Storm was convicted in August 2025 on one count of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, with two additional charges resulting in a partial mistrial. The groups argue the prosecution threatens open-source software development and call for regulatory clarity on decentralized technologies.

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen ₹8.46 crore held across 92 bank accounts, including balances at CoinDCX and several cryptocurrency wallets, as part of an investigation into a ₹285 crore cyber-fraud network. The probe identified fraudulent apps and platforms that used task-based earning schemes to lure victims before blocking their withdrawals.

GANA Payment, a decentralized payment platform on Binance Smart Chain, lost over $3.1 million in a security breach on November 20, 2025, at approximately 5:00 AM UTC. The attacker manipulated the project's smart contract to drain tokens, then laundered 1,140 BNB (approximately $1.04 million) and 346 ETH ($1.05 million) through Tornado Cash across BSC and Ethereum networks. The exploit caused GANA's token value to drop over 90%.

Cash App plans to transition money transfers to blockchain infrastructure in early 2026. Users will send digital dollars instantly through stablecoins without requiring crypto expertise. The initial deployment will utilize USDC on Solana.

Opera's MiniPay wallet has connected USDT to real-time payment infrastructure across Latin America via a Noah-powered integration. The feature enables over 10 million users to pay merchants directly through Mercado Pago in Argentina and PIX in Brazil using stablecoin balances. The capability was announced at Ethereum Devconnect in Buenos Aires.