Facebook Beefs Up Its Blockchain Efforts With Startup Hires
Facebook appears to be doubling down on its blockchain efforts with the hiring staffers from smart-contract startup Chainspace.
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Feb 4, 2019 at 9:52 p.m. UTC
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Kraken Acquires Futures Startup In Deal Worth At Least $100 Million
Kraken has inked a “nine-figure" deal that now makes it the only crypto exchange to offer regulated futures trading in Europe.
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Feb 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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OKCoin Founder Buys Hong Kong-Listed Firm in $60 Million Deal
The founder of cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has taken a step towards a reverse IPO with a $60 million acquisition in Hong Kong.
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Jan 24, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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Coinbase Acquires Andreessen Horowitz–Backed Startup Blockspring
Blockspring, a startup that makes tools for collecting and managing data from APIs, has been acquired by Coinbase.
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Jan 17, 2019 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
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OKCoin Founder Star Xu Seeks to Acquire Public Firm for $60 Million
OKCoin founder Star Xu may be seeking a possible backdoor IPO by buying a majority stake in a Hong Kong-listed company.
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Jan 17, 2019 at 4:46 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Firms Merge to Build Software for Institutional Investors
In a bid to provide services for institutional investors, investor tools provider Picks & Shovels is merging with crypto accounting startup CoinVantage.
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Dec 21, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum Studio ConsenSys Just Bought an Asteroid Mining Company
ConsenSys has just acquired an asteroid mining startup called Planetary Resources.
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Nov 1, 2018 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
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Korea's Largest Bitcoin Exchange Sells Stake in $350 Million Deal
Bithumb, the largest crypto exchange in South Korea by trading volume, just confirmed it has sold over 38 percent of its shares for $350 million.
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Oct 12, 2018 at 3:23 a.m. UTC
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Mining Giant Bitmain Acquires Bitcoin Cash Wallet Startup
Bitmain has acquired Telescope, an open-source, browser-based wallet for bitcoin cash.
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Oct 2, 2018 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
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Huobi Eyes Japan Expansion With Acquisition of Licensed Crypto Exchange
Huobi Group is about to expand its trading services to Japan via a deal to purchase local cryptocurrency exchange BitTrade.
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Sep 12, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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