Acquisitions


Finance

FTX Closed Acquisition of Liquid Exchange a Few Days Late

The news came to light in an email to Liquid's shareholders.

A delay in paying shareholders “shows that the existing international wire transfer [system] is fundamentally broken,” Liquid CEO Mike Kayamori said. (Photo: World Economic Forum)

Finance

Foundry to Buy Web 3 Company Upstate Interactive to Expand Blockchain Services

Foundry didn’t disclose the terms of the deal but said it will close at the end of April.

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Finance

Dorsey Praises Musk's Twitter Buy: 'Elon Is the Singular Solution'

"Taking it back from Wall Street is the correct first step," Twitter founder and erstwhile CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted Monday.

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Twitter Accepts Elon Musk's $54.20-a-Share Buyout Offer

Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company.

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Finance

OpenSea Eyes ‘Pro Experience’ With Acquisition of NFT Aggregator Gem

The deal comes just weeks after controversy surrounding one of Gem’s pseudonymous developers.

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Finance

Coinbase in Talks to Acquire BtcTurk for About $3.2B: Report

The target is one of Turkey's oldest crypto exchanges.

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Finance

Robinhood Agrees to Acquire UK Crypto Platform Ziglu

Ziglu was approved to offer crypto services in the U.K. by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2020.

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Canada’s WonderFi Bulks Up Further With Planned $31M Acquisition of Coinberry Crypto Exchange

WonderFi recently completed the purchase of Bitbuy, another trading venue.

WonderFi board member Dean Skurka, strategic investor Kevin O'Leary and CEO Ben Samaroo (WonderFi)

Finance

Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter to Take Company Private

Tron founder Justin Sun responded by tweeting he would offer $60 a share, compared with Musk's $54.20.

GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY - AUGUST 13: Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks during a tour of the plant of the future foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory on August 13, 2021 in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany. The US company plans to build around 500,000 of the compact Model 3 and Model Y series here every year. (Photo by Patrick Pleul - Pool/Getty Images)

Finance

PolySign to Buy Digital Asset Fund Administrator MG Stover for Cash and Stock

MG Stover administers over $40 billion in digital assets for institutional clients, such as hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds.

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