Acquisitions


Finance

Bitcoin Broker NYDIG Acquires Firm That Finances Mining Farms

The Stone Ridge spin-off is adding Arctos Capital to the mix.

New York

Finance

Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Custodian BitGo

A deal between the asset manager and the crypto custodian is close to being finalized, sources tell CoinDesk.

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Shutterstock)

Markets

Riot Blockchain Acquires Whinstone’s Texas Bitcoin Mining Operations

The firm is acquiring the facility with the goal of “increasing the American footprint in the global bitcoin mining landscape.”

Riot Blockchain is acquiring a bitcoin mining center in Texas.

Markets

Publicly Traded Fintech Firm Agrees to Acquire Chinese Mining Farm for $9M

Future FinTech's buy is in line with the legacy finance and tech sector taking increasing interest in bitcoin of late.

The Sichuan region of China is rich in cheap hydro power.

Markets

Crypto M&A Doubled to $1.1B in 2020: PwC

The average deal size went from $19.2 million in 2019 to $52.7 million in 2020, with a greater share of activity taking place in Europe and Asia.

pwc

Markets

PayPal Confirms It's Buying Crypto Security Firm Curv

The payments giant said Curv will help it "accelerate and expand its initiatives to support cryptocurrencies and digital assets."

paypal, venmo, hq

Finance

Argo Blockchain Completes Land Purchase for Texas Crypto Mining Facility

The land purchase was made via the acquisition of a New York firm.

Texas flag.

Finance

PayPal to Buy Crypto Custody Firm Curv: Sources

One source tells CoinDesk that Curv could be sold for as much as $500 million.

Curv team

Finance

Bitso Buys Gibraltar-Based Crypto Derivatives Platform Quedex

Mexico City-based Bitso plans to incorporate Quedex’s high-performance trading engine across the exchange.

Daniel Vogel, CEO y cofundador de Bitso. (Bitso)

Finance

Uphold to Launch Crypto Card in Europe After Optimus Acquisition

The firm plans to start rolling out its multi-asset debit card on the Optimus platform in Europe "shortly."

Credit cards