mergers and acquisitions


Finance

Kraken Is Buying TradeStation Crypto, Expanding Cryptocurrency Exchange's U.S. Reach

The takeover, which hasn't been previously disclosed publicly, expands the cryptocurrency exchange's regulatory licensing in the U.S.

Kraken (DreamStudio/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Has 'Too Many Tokens' and Mergers Are Coming

M&As could give birth to tokens such as 'ShibaPepes' and 'FlokiDoges,' according to one expert.

Davide Ragusa/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk

Finance

DCG's Barry Silbert Pitched Genesis-Gemini Merger in a Drastic Bid to Save the Lender in 2022

Silbert’s motion to dismiss the New York Attorney General’s $3 billion lawsuit contains emails from around the time 3AC failed and the Genesis and Gemini loans business began to seize up.

DCG CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Ripple to Buy New York Crypto Trust Company to Expand U.S. Options

Standard Custody & Trust Co., which has a New York charter, will be the latest acquisition to grow Ripple's regulatory qualifications.

Ripple (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Is Grayscale Takeover Bait Amid Bitcoin ETF Battle?

Experts said newcomers in the bitcoin investing game could be enticed by Grayscale, the incumbent with a huge lead.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Halving Is Poised to Unleash Darwinism on Miners

Strong miners might be about to eat the weak ones as the reward for mining BTC gets cut in half, experts say.

A man trapped in the ocean. (nikko macaspac/Unsplash)

Policy

BC Technology Denies Report of $128M Crypto Exchange Sale

Firm calls report by Bloomberg “factually inaccurate and highly misleading.”

(Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Finance

Ripple Acquires Crypto-Focused Chartered Trust Company Fortress Trust

A person with knowledge of the matter said the price tag was less than the $250 million it paid for custody firm Metaco in May.

Ripple ad in Washington's Union Station (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX Pauses Sale of $500M Stake in AI Firm Anthropic: Bloomberg

The move followed months of due diligence on the stake being done by the bidders, according to Bloomberg’s sources.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in March of 2023. He could be returning to jail early if a court decides he has violated conditions of his bail. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Finance

Investment Firm Republic Buys Stake in Crypto Broker-Dealer INX at $50M Valuation

Republic will acquire around a 9.5% stake in INX following the initial investment, with a commitment to acquire of 100% of equity at a valuation of $120 million as early as Q3 this year

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