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HSBC Subsidiary to Acquire Silicon Valley Bank's UK Unit for 1 British Pound
Depositors will be protected, the U.K. government said, as it seeks to limit wider economic fallout from the bank's collapse.

Binance Re-Enters South Korea by Buying Majority Stake in Crypto Exchange GOPAX
The acquisition sees Binance re-enter the South Korean market, having closed its affiliate there in December 2020 due to low usage.

Banking Startup LevelField Aims to Become First FDIC-Insured Institution to Offer Crypto Services
LevelField inched closer to its goal of offering both traditional and crypto banking services following its acquisition of the FDIC-insured Burling Bank.

NFT Management Application Floor Acquires Data Platform WGMI.io
The move will make the Floor user experience more expansive by showcasing data to help educate traders.

NFT Collection Doodles Acquires Emmy-Nominated Animation Studio
The deal for Golden Wolf brings the project's founder, Ingi Erlingsson, into Doodles' fold.

Binance.US Agrees to Buy Voyager's Assets for $1.02B
The agreement comes after CoinDesk had reported last month that Binance was preparing a bid for Voyager's assets.

Binance Finalizes Acquisition of Indonesian Crypto Trading Firm Tokocrypto
Tokocrypto's CEO will step down and 58% of staff will be laid off as part of the deal, says Tokocrypto spokesperson.

Aave Acquires NFT Mobile Game Sonar for Lens Social Media Integration
With the acquisition, Lens Protocol will be integrated into a game app which claims to have 20,000 active users per month.

Galaxy Digital Wins Auction to Buy GK8 From Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius
The self-custody platform acquired by Celsius over a year ago was put on the block following the lender's bankruptcy filing in July.

Digital Asset Platform Bakkt Agrees to Buy Apex Crypto for Up to $200M
The firm will pay $55 million in cash upon deal close, and $145 million in stock and seller notes upon achieving certain financial targets.
