Acquisitions


Finance

Gemini Introduces Prime Brokerage Following Second Acquisition in a Week

Gemini Prime aims to attract institutional investors by providing access to multiple crypto exchanges and over-the-counter liquidity sources.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

Finance

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Acquires DeFi Wallet Firm Dharma Labs

Dharma co-founder Nadav Hollander will serve as OpenSea's chief technology officer.

Dharma Labs team

Finance

BitMEX CEO, CFO to Buy One of Germany's Oldest Banks

Bankhaus von der Heydt was formed in 1754 and became one of the first regulated institutions in Germany to offer digital asset services.

Munich, Germany. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Coinbase Tries to Catch Up to Foreign-Based Rivals With Move Into Derivatives

With its acquisition of derivatives exchange FairX this week, Coinbase is seeking to gain traction in a market that’s dominated by its foreign-based competitors.

What Coinbase's Rate on USDC Reveals About Crypto Credit Risk

Finance

Coinbase Buys FairX to Launch Crypto Derivatives

The acquisition follows on the heels of FTX’s acquisition of LedgerX.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

Parent Company of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange Enters Europe With Portuguese Acquisition

2TM, the holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, acquired CriptoLoja, Portugal’s first licensed crypto exchange, as step one in its plans to expand into Europe.

Roberto Dagnoni, CEO y presidente ejecutivo de 2TM Group, la empresa holding de Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)

Finance

Elrond Foundation Acquires Crypto Payments Firm Utrust

The merged companies plan to combine DeFi with payments, in a product dubbed “Merchant Yield.”

Elrond staffers pose for a team photo. (Elrond)

Finance

Kevin O’Leary-Backed DeFi Platform WonderFi to Purchase Bitbuy for $162M in Cash, Shares

The deal gives WonderFi one of Canada’s fastest-growing crypto platforms, adding 375,000 registered users.

The Bitbuy team. (Bitbuy)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Acquires Staking Platform Staked

The crypto exchange referred to the deal as “one of the largest crypto industry acquisitions to date” but did not disclose the amount paid.

Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell