Investment Firm Republic to Acquire Crypto Trader INX Digital for Up to $60M
The transaction is expected to close within eight months, subject to closing conditions
Acquisitions
Chainalysis Buys Israeli Fraud Detection Startup Alterya for $150M
Alterya’s AI driven fraud models have “substantial opportunities in the traditional market.”
Ex-Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald’s Investment Firm Buys Four Validators, Including Solana Network’s, for Nearly $18M
The firm will buy validators for SOL, SUI, MONAD and ARCH networks.
Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer to Buy ASIC Chip Designer Desiweminer for $140M in All-Stock Deal
Bitdeer received an investment worth $150 million from stablecoin company Tether at the end of last month.
CoinShares Exercises Option to Buy Bitcoin ETF Provider Valkyrie to Add U.S. Arm
CoinShares said the decision is a direct result of the SEC’s approval of the listing of a spot bitcoin ETF.
CoinShares Secures Option to Buy Valkyrie’s ETF Unit
The option, which expires at the end of March, gives the company a foothold in the U.S. ETF market as speculation whirls around the approval of a spot bitcoin product.
Coinbase Has Recently Held Talks to Buy FTX Europe: Fortune
Coinbase had showed recent interest in acquiring FTX Europe. (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)
BitGo Still Sees Consolidation in Crypto Custody After Spurning Prime Trust: CEO
CEO Mike Belshe said he sees consolidation in the crypto custody sector in the next six months.
Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Cancels Acquisition of Rival Prime Trust
Prime Trust has been losing clients and deposits to competitors for weeks amid mounting concerns over its business, a source at one former client told CoinDesk.
GMO Financial Holdings Buys 10% of Crypto Hedge Fund AWR Capital for Undisclosed Amount
AWR will act as a market maker at GMO Financial Holdings subsidiary GMO Coin, one of the largest crypto and FX exchanges in Japan.