Acquisitions

Truffle's Wes McVay (left) and Tim Coulter (right) speak at TruffleCon 2018
ConsenSys Acquires Blockchain Developer Toolmaker Truffle Suite
ConsenSys is adding dapp development platform Truffle Suite back to its lineup of wholly owned Ethereum tools.
Truffle's Wes McVay (left) and Tim Coulter (right) speak at TruffleCon 2018

Michael Novogratz of Galaxy Digital
Galaxy Digital Makes Twin Acquisitions in Bid to Strengthen Institutional Appeal
The cryptocurrency merchant bank has acquired a lending firm and a trading company as it seeks to become the "go to" platform for institutional access to digital assets, the f...
Michael Novogratz of Galaxy Digital

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Publicly Traded INX Crypto Exchange to Acquire Broker-Dealer Openfinance
INX Limited, a cryptocurrency exchange that went public on Ethereum last month, agreed to purchase U.S. broker-dealer Openfinance Securities.
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Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo
Securitize Goes License Shopping With Acquisition of SEC-Registered Broker-Dealer
Security token firm Securitize announced Thursday its planned acquisition of Distributed Technology Markets (DTM).
Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo

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PwC Report Points to Banner Year for Crypto M&A and Fundraising Deals
The value of acquisitions in the first half of 2020 has already surpassed that of full-year 2019, according to a new report by PwC.
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CB Insights Buys Blockdata to Build Out Blockchain Data Offering
New York City’s CB Insights is getting into the blockchain data game with the acquisition of Netherlands-based Blockdata.
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DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)
DCG Enters Retail Crypto Market With Acquisition of Luno Wallet
Blockchain-focused investment firm Digital Currency Group has acquired Luno, a retail-focused cryptocurrency exchange with over five million customers.
DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

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FTX Exchange's $150M Deal for Mobile-First Blockfolio Is a Retail Trading Play
The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers.
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Inside ConsenSys in 2016 (CoinDesk archives)
ConsenSys Acquires JPMorgan's Quorum Blockchain
Quorum, the enterprise blockchain platform developed by mega-bank JPMorgan Chase, is to be acquired by ConsenSys, the Brooklyn-based Ethereum venture studio.
Inside ConsenSys in 2016 (CoinDesk archives)

Celo community gathering in California (cLabs)
CLabs Acquires Summa to Boost Crypto Interoperability on Celo
The token startup just acquired decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Summa, best known for its interoperability work with Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Celo community gathering in California (cLabs)