mergers and acquisitions


Finance

Coinbase agrees to buy The Clearing Company to deepen prediction markets push

The deal brings a team with specialized experience building event-based trading systems, including veterans from Polymarket and Kalshi.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Hilbert Group buys Enigma Nordic in $32 million deal to boost crypto trading edge

The deal includes performance-based earn-outs contingent on Enigma's strategies generating $40 million in net income.

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Finance

Anchorage Digital Buys Securitize’s RIA Platform to Expand Wealth Management Business

The bank has bought the Securitize For Advisors unit, bringing the RIA-focused crypto wealth management platform in-house.

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Finance

Crypto Investment Firm Blockstream to Acquire TradFi Hedge Fund Corbiere Capital

The planned deal will bring Corbiere’s equity and event-driven strategies under Blockstream’s asset management arm.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Parataxis Agrees to Buy Control of South Korea's Sinsiway for $27M, Build Ether Treasury

The deal would rename Sinsiway as Parataxis ETH, Inc. and make it South Korea's first ether-focused treasury platform backed by U.S. institutional capital.

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Finance

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.

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Finance

Goldman's $2B ETF Issuer Takeover Is Both a Blessing and a Curse for Crypto

Although the acquisition of Innovator Capital Management does not directly mention crypto, it does inherently imply that Goldman Sachs is expanding into the digital assets arena.

New Jersey Skyline. Goldman Sachs Tower to the left.

Finance

Gleec Buys Komodo’s Cross-Chain DeFi Stack Valued at $23.5M for Undisclosed Amount

The acquisition brings Komodo’s atomic-swap technology, token ecosystem and core developers under the Gleec umbrella.

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Markets

Exodus’ W3C Deal Adds Stability as Firm Builds Full Payments Stack: Benchmark

The acquisition pushes the crypto-wallet maker toward a more fintech-style business model.

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Finance

Private Equity Firm Bridgepoint to Buy Majority of Crypto Audit Specialist ht.digital

Bridgepoint did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. Sky News cited a figure of 200 million pounds ($262 million).

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