Mergers

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Expect Ripple Deal to Set Off Crypto Custodian M&A, Says Advisory Firm
Ripple purchased custodian Metaco for $250 million, and regulatory and market conditions could lead to further deals, says Architect Partners.
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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...
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'Shark Tank' Star Kevin O'Leary Calls Litigating Your Crypto Regulator 'Really Stupid'
In Coinbase's case, O'Leary said, it would be "better to sit down and work it out" with regulators. If a "U.S. regulator doesn't want staking or lending, so be it."
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Trio of Canadian Crypto Exchanges Confirms Plans to Merge
Shares of Kevin O'Leary-backed WonderFi have surged nearly 50% following the announcement.
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CleanSpark's immersion-cooled bitcoin miners at a site in Norcross, Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Plans to Continue Pursuing Acquisitions Amid Bear Market
The miner is looking to use mined bitcoin and equity to pay for its growth plans.
CleanSpark's immersion-cooled bitcoin miners at a site in Norcross, Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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Shares of Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Slump on Merger With US Bitcoin Corp.
The deal is a major consolidation move in the bitcoin mining industry.
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Bitcoin miner Gryphon Digital plans to go public in a merger with Akerna (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Miner Gryphon to Go Public Via All-Stock Merger With Cannabis Firm Akerna
Gryphon previously terminated plans to go public via a reverse merger with Sphere 3D.
Bitcoin miner Gryphon Digital plans to go public in a merger with Akerna (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bullish Calls Off SPAC Deal
Far Peak Acquisition and Bullish agreed to a merger in July 2021.
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Australian Crypto Exchange Swyftx, Share Trading Platform Superhero Abandon Merger Plan
The regulatory environment is not one in which mergers of traditional businesses and crypto-native companies can easily take place, one lawyer said.
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Binance's Changpeng Zhao may have to talk to antitrust regulators about his potential purchase of FTX. (CoinDesk)
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)