Mergers


Finance

Australian Crypto Exchange Swyftx, Share Trading Platform Superhero Abandon Merger Plan

The regulatory environment is not one in which mergers of traditional businesses and crypto-native companies can easily take place, one lawyer said.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

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)

Policy

FTX, Binance Deal Draws Antitrust Concern

Regulators have tough powers to stop mergers that quash competition

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX Agrees to Sell Itself to Rival Binance Amid Liquidity Scare at Crypto Exchange

The two crypto exchange giants signed a non-binding letter of intent, Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao confirmed on Twitter.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Coincheck Plans to List on Nasdaq in July 2023

The company's SPAC merger was first slated for March of this year and was valued at the time at around $1.25 billion

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Rhodium Going Public Through Reverse Merger With SilverSun Technologies

Rhodium in January postponed what were then plans for an IPO at as much as a $1.7 billion valuation.

A Bitfarms mining facility in Washington State. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Canadian Digital Asset Brokerages Coinsquare and CoinSmart to Merge

The combined company will have more than $350 million in assets and and north of 1 million customers.

Coin Metrics is teaming up with Two Sigma to make crypto trading easier for institutions. (marchmeena29/Getty Images)

Opinion

Lessons From a DeFi DAO Divorce

The marriage between the FEI and RARI token communities was an early experiment in sharing economic incentives. Now TribeDAO is splitting up, after a bitter period of governance disputes.

(Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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