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Stripe Acqui-Hires Crypto Payments Startup Valora, Venturing Further Into Stablecoins
The team behind the Celo-based app is joining Stripe, while the intellectual property is returned to cLabs.
Solmate to Buy RockawayX in All-Stock Deal to Build $2B Institutional Solana Giant
The combined company will fold RockawayX's infrastructure, liquidity, and asset management units into Solmate.
Kraken Agrees to Buy Tokenization Specialist Backed Finance as RWA Trend Accelerates
The exchange has already teamed up with the Switzerland-based firm for its tokenized equity offering, xStocks.
Paxos Acquires Crypto Wallet Startup Fordefi to Expand Custody Services
The move aims to position Paxos to serve growing institutional demand for on-chain asset issuance and stablecoin payments.
XDC Network Acquires Contour to Expand Stablecoins and Tokenization in Trade Finance
XDC said it's reviving the once-shuttered blockchain platform to help banks and businesses streamline trade financing from documentation to settlements.
Coinbase Acquires Crypto Fundraising Firm Echo for $375M
Echo's platform allows startups to raise funds directly from their communities, and will remain a standalone platform.
Ripple Set to Enter Corporate Treasury Business With $1B Acquisition of GTreasury
The deal, pending regulatory approvals, would give Ripple access to large enterprise clients as it is building out financial services around its digital asset business.
Figment Acquires Rated Labs to Bolster Staking Data for Institutional Clients
The acquisition will allow Figment to provide its clients with stronger data tools, including Rated's Explorer and data APIs.
Crypto Trading Firm Keyrock Buys Luxembourg's Turing Capital in Asset Management Push
With the acquisition, Keyrock aims to expand services beyond market making into on-chain portfolio management.
Circle Acquires Malachite to Power Its Upcoming Arc Blockchain
The USDC stablecoin issuer last week said it is building its own blockchain focused on stablecoin finances.
