Category: Acquisition

Crypto.com gets nod in Dubai and FTX launches in Japan

June 3, 2022

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Crypto.com will have further requirements before its full license is granted in the “near-term” and FTX said the move would allow it to work “directly with Japanese regulators.” 1131 Total views 48 Total shares Two out of the top 10 largest cryptocurrency exchanges by volume will expand into new markets, with Crypto.com obtaining a provisional […]

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NFT Investments PLC mulls £96M acquisition of Pluto Digital

April 8, 2022

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In 2021, the firm made seven investments and one exit in an early-stage NFT business. 510 Total views 29 Total shares On Friday, NFT Investments PLC, a U.K.-based blockchain firm that invests in companies operating in the nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, space, announced that it would no longer pursue a 96 million pound acquisition of […]

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Billionaire SBF says FTX may one day buy Goldman Sachs and CME

July 14, 2021

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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has said that acquiring Goldman Sachs and CME “is not out of the question,” if the exchange beats competition from Binance and Coinbase. 2736 Total views 6 Total shares Hong-Kong-based billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has stated that FTX may consider buying U.S. financial giant Goldman Sachs and exchanges such as Chicago Mercantile […]

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Top crypto mergers and acquisitions of 2020

January 10, 2021

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The blockchain industry shrugged off the craziness of the 2020 pandemic, with many companies thriving in the “remote” working environments brought about by COVID-19. Almost $700 million in mergers and acquisitions took place in 2020 across 83 transactions. That’s the largest number ever and a sizeable increase from the previous record of 69 M&A transactions […]

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Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC: Bloomberg

January 8, 2021

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Jan 8, 2021 at 2:58 a.m. UTCUpdated Jan 8, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. UTC Bakkt President Adam White (CoinDesk archives) Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC: Bloomberg Cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt, which is majority-owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is in advanced talks to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition […]

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Yearn Finance continues acquisition spree with Cover

November 28, 2020

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This morning, Yearn founder Andre Cronje announced the latest in a spate of high-profile mergers and collaborations for the multi-faceted decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol: Yearn Finance will be “joining forces” with market coverage provide Cover.  In a blog post, Cronje notes that the merger will be a natural one, as Yearn and Cover developers have […]

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