Acquisitions

Curv team
PayPal to Buy Crypto Custody Firm Curv: Sources
One source tells CoinDesk that Curv could be sold for as much as $500 million.
Curv team

Bitso co-founder and CEO Daniel Vogel
Bitso Buys Gibraltar-Based Crypto Derivatives Platform Quedex
Mexico City-based Bitso plans to incorporate Quedex’s high-performance trading engine across the exchange.
Bitso co-founder and CEO Daniel Vogel

Credit cards
Uphold to Launch Crypto Card in Europe After Optimus Acquisition
The firm plans to start rolling out its multi-asset debit card on the Optimus platform in Europe "shortly."
Credit cards

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Coinbase Buys Blockchain Infrastructure Startup Bison Trails
Bison Trails already partnered with Coinbase through its custody service.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Bakkt President Adam White
Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC: Bloomberg
A deal could be announced as soon as next week, the report said.
Bakkt President Adam White

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Coinbase Acquires Routefire to Beef Up Institutional Bitcoin Offering
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired trade execution startup Routefire. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

tradeblock
CoinDesk Acquires TradeBlock, Adding Indexes and Pricing to News, Events Offerings
With the acquisition CoinDesk said it’s positioned to be the leading source of crypto news, information and data for the rapidly growing sector.
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Sebastian Serrano, Ripio CEO
Argentina's Ripio Acquires Second-Largest Crypto Exchange in Brazil
Ripio has acquired BitcoinTrade in a bid to increase its footprint across the frothy Latin American crypto market.
Sebastian Serrano, Ripio CEO

PayPal
PayPal Talks to Buy Crypto Firm BitGo Have Ended, Other Targets Eyed: Report
The CEO would not confirm whether his company was ever in talks with PayPal, saying BitGo is "in talks with everyone."
PayPal

Nevada
PayPal-Backed Identity Platform Acquired by Nevada’s Blockchains LLC
An identity management provider backed by PayPal, Foxconn and others has been acquired by Nevada-based holding company Blockchains LLC.
Nevada