mergers and acquisitions


Finance

Archax to Buy Spanish Broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets to Expand in Europe

Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in Spain.

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Markets

Stripe's Acquisition of Bridge Validates the Usage of Stablecoins: Bernstein

Stablecoins have emerged as the main use case for blockchains, especially for cross-border payments, the report said.

The supply of stablecoins USDT and USDC  grew by $10 billion in a month, 10x research noted. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Finance

Nansen Buys StakeWithUs, Expanding Beyond Data Provision Into Crypto Investment

The company will also become one of the first validators on the Berachain mainnet.

Nansen co-founders Alex Svanevik and Evgeny Medvedev. (Nansen)

Finance

Crypto Payments Firm BCB Group Has Received Takeover Interest: Sources

The company received a takeover approach from an investor while exploring a Series B funding round.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt

The deal comes weeks after Riot Platforms dropped a bid to buy Bitfarms, choosing to try and overhaul the company's board before pursuing a takoever again.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left).  (Stronghold Digital Mining)

Finance

Bitwise Acquires London-Based ETP Provider ETC Group to Enter Europe

The acquisition of ETC Group's $1 billion in assets under management takes Bitwise's AUM above $4.5 billion.

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Markets

Riot Platforms’ Acquisition of Block Mining Makes Sense, JPMorgan Says

Riot will have the second-largest capacity among U.S. listed bitcoin miners following the purchase, and the deal serves as the latest evaluation of underdeveloped power assets, the report said.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Tech

Galaxy Buys Almost All of CryptoManufaktur's Assets, Expanding Ethereum Staking Portfolio

The acquisition by publicly traded Galaxy Digital, led by Michael Novogratz, will expand the firm's role in Ethereum staking, as part of a broader effort to push deeper into the business of blockchain infrastructure.

Mike Novogratz, Galaxy founder and CEO, discusses the practical changes that would follow Democratic support of crypto. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)

Finance

Storj Acquires Cloud Computing Firm Valdi; Terms Undisclosed

Valdi allows customers to use available GPU compute cycles in data centers across the world.

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Finance

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Acquires BitOasis to Enter Middle East

BitOasis recently won a license to operate as a broker-dealer in Bahrain and is also licensed in its native UAE.

CoinDCX's co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX)

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