M&A


Finance

Ripple to Acquire Prime Broker Hidden Road for $1.25B, Expanding Institutional Push

Among other things, the deal is expected to strengthen Ripple’s stablecoin ambitions.

Money in hand (Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto-Friendly Prime Broker Hidden Road in Active Takeover Talks: Sources

The company is being advised by FT Partners, the sources said.

Money in hand (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Could Look to Acquire a Hyperscaler, Clear Street Says

The broker has a buy rating on the shares with a $23 price target.

(Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finance

Kraken to Buy NinjaTrader for $1.5B to Enter U.S. Crypto Futures Market

The deal could be a way for the crypto exchange to move into another asset class and increase its users.

(Kraken)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Deribit Still in Talks to Be Acquired by Kraken: Source

A second source said U.S.-listed exchange Coinbase has also been kicking the tires of Deribit.

Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers (Extreme right) at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Finance

Travala, Crypto-Native Travel Website, Said to Receive Unsolicited Takeover Approach

Discussions are at an early stage and the Binance-backed travel platform may decide to remain independent, people close to the matter said.

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Finance

Smart Valor Is Conducting a Strategic Review That May Lead to Sale of the Company

Bids for the Swiss crypto firm are due by Jan. 24, people close to the process said.

 Increasing the money supply is a hidden tax on everyone who holds that currency (Credit: iStockPhoto)

Finance

Crypto Firm Ctrl Wallet Up for Sale With Bids Due by the End of the Month

The self-custody wallet received two M&A approaches last year which triggered a sales process for the company.

(Getty Images)

Opinion

How Wall Street’s Relationship With Bitcoin Will Transform in 2025: 5 Predictions

From MicroStrategy splitting its stock to major banks acquiring crypto firms, bitcoin is about to enter its “Wall Street” era.

Wall Street

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