mergers and acquisitions

Finance

Ripple

Ripple Buys Crypto Custody Firm Metaco for $250M

Metaco will continue to operate as an independent business unit led by CEO and founder Adrien Treccani.

By Will CannyBrandy Betz

Sponsored

May 17, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2023

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Finance

Opinion

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.

By Christophe MorvanJulian OstertagSam Levy

Sponsored

Apr 19, 2023 at 5:21 p.m. UTC

Apr 19, 2023

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Finance

Stablecoin

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.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Mar 10, 2023 at 4:56 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

StablecoinDeFimergers and acquisitions

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Finance

Mergers and acquisitions

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

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

By Nelson Wang

Sponsored

Jan 12, 2023 at 7:43 p.m. UTC

Jan 12, 2023

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Finance

Zipmex

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.

By Oliver Knight

Sponsored

Nov 18, 2022 at 2:03 p.m. UTC

Nov 18, 2022

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Finance

Mining

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.

By Aoyon Ashraf

Sponsored

Nov 17, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2022

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Finance

Bnktothefuture

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.

By Aoyon Ashraf

Sponsored

Nov 15, 2022 at 8:54 p.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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Policy

Regulations

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.

By Jack Schickler

Sponsored

Nov 9, 2022 at 3:37 p.m. UTC

Nov 9, 2022

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Finance

Binance

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.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Nov 9, 2022 at 3:32 p.m. UTC

Nov 9, 2022

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Layer 2

Credit suisse

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.

By David Z. Morris

Sponsored

Oct 28, 2022 at 4:52 p.m. UTC

Oct 28, 2022

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