A whale withdrew 6,000 ETH valued at approximately $17.46 million from Binance on November 26, Onchain Lens data show. The withdrawal brings the whale's total holdings to 73,981 ETH, worth approximately $215.5 million.

Initial jobless claims in the United States totaled 216,000 for the week ending November 22, below the market forecast of 225,000, Jin10 reports. The data was released on November 26.

Bitwise's Solana staking ETF (BSOL) withdrew 192,865 SOL, valued at approximately $26.39 million, from Coinbase on November 26, Lookonchain data show. The fund now holds a total of 4,317,187 SOL, worth roughly $587 million.

Thailand's Personal Data Protection Committee ordered World, the iris-scanning project backed by Sam Altman, to delete more than 1.2 million records collected in the country and halt all operations, Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said Monday, DL News reports. An expert panel found that collecting biometric data in exchange for cryptocurrency violates national data protection laws. World has ceased its iris-scanning activities in Thailand.

A whale has achieved an unrealized profit of $13.62 million on a short position of 455,000 SOL opened at an average price of $165.5 with 20x leverage, on-chain data show. The position represents a notional value of approximately $61.77 million. The trader's leveraged bet against Solana has generated substantial paper gains amid recent price movements.

Binance Wallet announced the BNB DeFi Carnival on Nov. 26, offering BNB Chain token holders opportunities to share $1 million in rewards, according to an official announcement. Users who subscribe assets through Binance Wallet Earn to designated pools on Solv, Bouncebit, or Venus during the campaign period will be eligible for the rewards. The first phase runs from 08:00 on Nov. 27, 2025, to 07:59 on Jan. 11, 2026 (UTC+8), with additional phases to be announced separately.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said on Nov. 26 that DeFi has completed approximately 30% of its mass adoption journey and could achieve full adoption within four years if regulatory frameworks are clarified, BlockBeats reports. Nazarov noted that shifts in U.S. regulatory stance may trigger a global chain reaction, projecting that by 2030, DeFi and traditional finance will reach comparable capital distribution levels. DeFi lending protocol TVL has grown over 72% year-to-date to $127 billion.

ChinaAMC HKD Digital Currency Fund (Stock Code: 3471) will begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 28, 2025, the HKEX announced on November 26. The fund, launched by ChinaAMC (Hong Kong) in 2025, is Asia-Pacific's first retail tokenized money market fund. It uses blockchain technology to tokenize traditional fund structures, converting yields from HKD-denominated short-term deposits and high-quality money market instruments into digital tokens accessible through conventional channels and SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platforms.

Aztec announced on Nov. 26 that it has secured commitments totaling 2,000 ETH in pre-sale registrations for its AZTEC token. The public sale is scheduled for Dec. 2, with registered participants eligible to join the offering. Early registrations remain open for the token distribution event.