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Finance
Republic
Investment Firm Republic Buys Stake in Crypto Broker-Dealer INX at $50M Valuation
Republic will acquire around a 9.5% stake in INX following the initial investment, with a commitment to acquire of 100% of equity at a valuation of $120 million as early as Q3...
Handshake (Shutterstock)
By Jamie Crawley
Jun 19, 2023 at 1:32 p.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2023
RepublicINXmergers and acquisitions
From left to right: Sebastien Robyr (Chief Information Security Officer); Craig Perrin (Chief Sales Officer); Jessica More (Chief of Staff); Seamus Donoghue (Chief Growth Officer); Vincent Bouzon (Chief Technology Officer); Adrien Treccani (Chief Executive Officer); Peter DeMeo (Chief Product Officer); Angel Nunez Mencias (Chief Customer Officer).
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.
From left to right: Sebastien Robyr (Chief Information Security Officer); Craig Perrin (Chief Sales Officer); Jessica More (Chief of Staff); Seamus Donoghue (Chief Growth Officer); Vincent Bouzon (Chief Technology Officer); Adrien Treccani (Chief Executive Officer); Peter DeMeo (Chief Product Officer); Angel Nunez Mencias (Chief Customer Officer).
By Will CannyBrandy Betz
May 17, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2023
RippleMetacomergers and acquisitions
(Klaus Vedfelt/GettyImages)
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...
(Klaus Vedfelt/GettyImages)
By Christophe MorvanJulian OstertagSam Levy
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.
(Getty Images)
By Danny Nelson
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.
(Unsplash)
By Nelson Wang
Jan 12, 2023 at 7:43 p.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2023
mergers and acquisitionsCoinsquareWonderFiCanada
Zipmex is still trying to negotiate a takeover deal. (Michal Jarmoluk/Pixabay)
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.
Zipmex is still trying to negotiate a takeover deal. (Michal Jarmoluk/Pixabay)
By Oliver Knight
Nov 18, 2022 at 2:03 p.m. UTC
Nov 18, 2022
Zipmexmergers and acquisitionsCreditorSingapore
(Midjourney/CoinDesk)
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.
(Midjourney/CoinDesk)
By Aoyon Ashraf
Nov 17, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2022
MiningBitcoin MiningAustraliamergers and acquisitions
AI Artwork collapse (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
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.
AI Artwork collapse (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
By Aoyon Ashraf
Nov 15, 2022 at 8:54 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2022
Bnktothefuturemergers and acquisitionsCryptoFTX
Binance's Changpeng Zhao may have to talk to antitrust regulators about his potential purchase of FTX. (CoinDesk)
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.
Binance's Changpeng Zhao may have to talk to antitrust regulators about his potential purchase of FTX. (CoinDesk)
By Jack Schickler
Nov 9, 2022 at 3:37 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2022
RegulationsEUMergersmergers and acquisitionsFTXBinance
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (CoinDesk)
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.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (CoinDesk)
By Ian Allison
Nov 9, 2022 at 3:32 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2022
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