mergers and acquisitions


Finance

Valuations and M&A Show Things Aren’t So Bad for Crypto

Two aspects of the crypto world, blockchain tech companies and exchanges and crypto miners, reveal that M&A activity is strong and that crypto-related companies have converged with the rest of tech, a sign that the digital-asset industry is maturing.

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Finance

DeFi Stablecoin Exchange mStable Expects 4 Buyout Bids: Source

“We've been working for four weeks actively trying to pursue a M&A route,” protocol’s strategy lead says.

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Finance

Canadian Crypto Exchanges Coinsquare, WonderFi in Advanced Talks to Merge: Bloomberg

The combination would create the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Zipmex Asks for Creditor Protection Extension With Takeover Talks 'Ongoing'

A deal may be reached as early as next week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Finance

Startup Arkon Energy Raises $28M to Further Expand Into Bitcoin Mining

The Australian company also bought Hydrokraft AS, a renewable energy-based data center in Norway with up to 60MW of power capacity.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Online Investing Platform BnkToTheFuture Drops Plan to Acquire Crypto Lender Salt Lending Due to FTX Exposure

Salt Lending said it had halted all deposits and withdrawals on its platform.

Obra de IA sobre el colapso. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Policy

What EU Merger Regulators Have in Store for Binance’s FTX Buy

European Union merger approval processes of 18 months can be sped up if there are concerns that FTX might topple, CoinDesk was told.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Is Strongly Leaning Toward Scrapping FTX Rescue Takeover After First Glance at Books: Source

Backing out would be one more stunning development in the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.

Sam Bankman-Fried vs. CZ (CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Is Credit Suisse a Canary in the Financial Industry Coal Mine?

Though recent flubs dominate headlines, the Swiss giant’s real mistake may have been trying to compete with Wall Street in the first place.

A shuttered bank in the ghost town of Rockerville, South Dakota, near Mount Rushmore. (Peter Unger/Getty Images)

Finance

Elon Musk Finally Closes Twitter Acquisition, Fires Top Executives

Musk’s buyout occurred after a lengthy back-and-forth between the two sides.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has completed his deal to buy Twitter. (John Shearer/Getty Images)

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