Acquisitions


Finance

CoinShares Expands FlowBank Stake With $26.5M Purchase

The acquisition drives forward CoinShares’ plan to become an integrated digital asset fintech company.

CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti

Finance

Binance Eyes Non-Crypto Acquisitions to Enlarge Total Market: Report

“The strategy is about making the crypto industry bigger,” CEO Changpeng Zhao said.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Finance

Blockdaemon Acquires Crypto On-Ramp Company Gem

The blockchain infrastructure platform will integrate Gem’s on and offboarding solutions.

CEO Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon)

Finance

Shift4 Buys Crypto Donation Firm The Giving Block for Up to $300M

The payment services company is paying $54 million upfront with potential payments of up to $246 million.

Donate button on keyboard (Shutterstock)

Finance

Tokenized Asset Firm Securitize Acquires Stock Transfer Company

The deal for Pacific Stock Transfer turns Securitize into a top 10 player in an obscure corner of the capital markets.

Securitize cofounder and CEO Carlos Domingo (Credit: Securitize)

Finance

London Stock Exchange Group Buys Fintech Firm TORA for $325M

The acquisition opens the door to the possibility of LSEG offering crypto or non-fungible token (NFT) trading in the future.

LSEG expands to include digital assets in its SEDOL Masterfile securities database. (spatuletail/Shutterstock)

Finance

Bitpanda Acquires Crypto Custodian Trustology

The exchange's first acquisition continues a streak of splashy crypto custody deals over the past year.

Bitpanda Pro CEO Joshua Barraclough (Bitpanda)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Fireblocks Acquires Stablecoin Firm First Digital

The move takes institution-focused Fireblocks into the business-to-consumer and cross-border payments spaces.

Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov (Fireblocks)

Finance

Crypto M&A Surged Nearly 5,000% in 2021, PwC Report Says

The average deal size more than tripled from 2020 to $179.7 million.

(CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Robo-Advisor Betterment Moves Into Crypto Via Makara Acquisition

Betterment customers will now be able to invest in pre-built crypto portfolios alongside their existing traditional investments.

Robo-advisor Betterment has bought Makara. (CoinDesk archives)