Mastercard also reportedly pursued a deal with BVNK prior to the startup entering into an exclusivity deal with Coinbase.
Rumble has signed a merger agreement with Northern Data, following the divestment of its Bitcoin mining subsidiary, Peak Mining.
The company has now racked up multiple acquisitions this year, including buying prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion.
Bitcoin miners are repositioning themselves as infrastructure providers for hyperscalers amid soaring demand for AI compute power.
If the merger is completed, Animoca would own the vast majority of Currenc and assume its listing on the Nasdaq.
Thesis-owner bitcoin rewards app Lolli has acquired the Slice browser extension, which rewards users for their passive internet activity.
With both BTC.b and LBTC, Lombard is the only platform offering both yield and non-yield bitcoin assets, founder Jacob Phillips said.
CORZ holders rejecting the merger shows that bitcoin miners’ infrastructure is becoming a lucrative key to the AI data-center boom.
The deal would extend Mastercard’s crypto reach from payments into the core infrastructure powering stablecoins and tokenization.
The combined firm, to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SECZ, also plans to tokenize its own equity.
The acquisition adds Dynamic’s wallet and onboarding tools to Fireblocks’ institutional-grade custody stack, expanding its reach into consumer-facing crypto apps.
In the latest sign of crypto consolidation, Aave Labs acquired Stable Finance, the development team behind a consumer-friendly savings app.
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Beam’s tech could help Modern Treasury rival Stripe and Coinbase in instant, programmable dollar payments.
Crypto trading firm FalconX will acquire 21Shares for an undisclosed sum, combining its infrastructure with an ETP franchise to build new crypto funds.
XRP is the fifth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of nearly $150 billion and a fully diluted valuation of $246 billion.
Maelstrom co-founder Akshat Vaidya said the fund is looking to raise upwards of $250 million to acquire crypto infrastructure and data firms.
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The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The firm may still opt to remain private as discussions are ongoing, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, Fortune reported that Coinbase appears to be closer to winning the deal than Mastercard.
A joint report from Ripple and Boston Consulting Group projects that the tokenized asset market could exceed $18 trillion by 2033.
Dogecoin treasuries and ETFs are continuing to gain traction in 2025, but token and share prices are struggling.
It came as part of its proposed merger with M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp, a Nasdaq-listed blank-check company.
The combined company will hold nearly 11,000 BTC once finalized, making it the 12th-biggest publicly-traded corporate bitcoin treasury.
Strive has agreed to acquire Semler Scientific in an all-stock merger, become a 10,900+ BTC treasury amid DAT consolidation.
The firm will acquire an initial 70% stake, set for completion in 2026, and has a call option to buy the remaining 30% based on performance.
Those tokens are worth around $876 million at current prices, making GDC among the top 15 largest publicly traded bitcoin holders.
The unit will be led by Jorge Schnura, CEO and co-founder of Turing Capital, an alternative investment fund manager acquired by Keyrock.