A critical CME Group data center in Aurora, Illinois experienced a service outage exceeding 10 hours from the evening of Nov. 27 to the morning of Nov. 28, JinShi reports. Temperatures at the facility reached nearly 49 degrees Celsius after cooling equipment failed, approximately 48% above the U.S. industry-standard maximum. The exchange did not activate its backup data center in the New York area, with sources familiar with the matter suggesting major trading firms may have lacked sufficient technical infrastructure at the backup facility and preferred to await restoration of the Aurora site.

Centralized exchanges recorded a net inflow of 22,781.88 BTC over the past 24 hours on November 29, Coinglass data show. Kraken led with a net inflow of 11,056.56 BTC, followed by Bitfinex at 3,890.00 BTC and OKX at 2,403.16 BTC. Gate registered a net outflow of 7.16 BTC.

Cumulative short position liquidations across major centralized exchanges may reach $557 million if Bitcoin surpasses $92,000, Coinglass data show on November 29. Long position liquidations could hit $838 million should Bitcoin fall below $89,000. Coinglass notes liquidation charts display relative intensity of liquidation clusters rather than precise contract volumes, with higher bars indicating stronger potential price reactions when specific levels are reached.

A whale address purchased 1,000 ETH from HyperLiquid on Nov. 29, bringing total holdings to 7,066 ETH valued at $21.22 million, Onchain Lens data show. The address holds 4.78 million USDC in idle funds. The whale previously lost $8 million in derivatives trading before shifting to spot market purchases.

The People's Bank of China held a coordination mechanism meeting on Nov. 29 to address virtual currency trading speculation, the central bank's website shows. The meeting reiterated that virtual currencies lack legal tender status and cannot be used as currency in market circulation, with related business activities classified as illegal financial activities. Stablecoins, identified as a form of virtual currency, fail to meet customer identification and anti-money laundering requirements, posing risks of being used for money laundering, fundraising fraud, and illegal cross-border fund transfers.

A trader identified as " 1011 Insider Whale" opened a 5x leveraged short position on Ethereum totaling $15 million (5,000 ETH) at an entry price of $3,001.81 on Nov. 29, Hyperinsight data show. The position faces liquidation at $5,056.

Binance Alpha will list GaiAi (GAIX) for trading on Nov. 29, 2025, at 16:00 UTC+8, the exchange announced. Users holding at least 256 Binance Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 400 GAIX tokens on the Alpha activity page, with the eligibility threshold dropping by 5 points every five minutes while the campaign runs. Claiming requires 15 Alpha points, and users must confirm within 24 hours on the Alpha activity page or lose their allocation.

Investment institutions deployed close to $25 billion into cryptocurrency companies in 2025, exceeding 2024 levels by more than 150%, DL News reports. Leading participants include Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs. DefiLlama data show the top funded sectors are centralized exchanges ($4.4 billion), prediction markets ($3.2 billion), and DeFi platforms ($2.9 billion). Jordan Knecht of GlobalStake said capital now favors projects with regulatory transparency and operational resilience, while Charles Chong of BlockSpaceForce noted funding is shifting toward mature players with revenue models supporting their valuations.

A Hyperliquid team-controlled address (0x43…a251) unstaked 2.6 million HYPE tokens worth approximately $90.18 million on Nov. 29 at 12:32, on-chain data show. The address continues to hold 240 million staked HYPE tokens valued at around $8.36 billion.