Acquisitions


Finans

OpenSea Eyes ‘Pro Experience’ With Acquisition of NFT Aggregator Gem

The deal comes just weeks after controversy surrounding one of Gem’s pseudonymous developers.

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Finans

Coinbase in Talks to Acquire BtcTurk for About $3.2B: Report

The target is one of Turkey's oldest crypto exchanges.

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Robinhood Agrees to Acquire UK Crypto Platform Ziglu

Ziglu was approved to offer crypto services in the U.K. by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2020.

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Canada’s WonderFi Bulks Up Further With Planned $31M Acquisition of Coinberry Crypto Exchange

WonderFi recently completed the purchase of Bitbuy, another trading venue.

WonderFi board member Dean Skurka, strategic investor Kevin O'Leary and CEO Ben Samaroo (WonderFi)

Finans

Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter to Take Company Private

Tron founder Justin Sun responded by tweeting he would offer $60 a share, compared with Musk's $54.20.

GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY - AUGUST 13: Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks during a tour of the plant of the future foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory on August 13, 2021 in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany. The US company plans to build around 500,000 of the compact Model 3 and Model Y series here every year. (Photo by Patrick Pleul - Pool/Getty Images)

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PolySign to Buy Digital Asset Fund Administrator MG Stover for Cash and Stock

MG Stover administers over $40 billion in digital assets for institutional clients, such as hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds.

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Metaverse Firm Infinite Reality to Buy Esports Company ReKT for $470M in Stock

ReKT is known for its ownership of the successful esports teams Team Rogue and the London Royal Ravens.

ReKT owns the London Royal Ravens, shown here competing in the Call of Duty League in January 2020 (Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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Marathon’s Thiel Says Company Not for Sale, as M&A Chatter Picks Up Among Crypto Miners

CoinDesk spoke to the CEOs of Marathon Digital and Bitfarms at last week’s Bitcoin 2022 Conference.

Rows dedicated to miners at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finans

Payments Company Bolt to Buy Wyre for $1.5B to Add Crypto Option

The acquisition would be the largest non-SPAC deal in the crypto industry.

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Finans

Former Binance CFO Wei Zhou Buys Coins.ph: Report

Indonesia-based technology company Gojek was the seller of the Philippines-based crypto exchange and wallet provider.

Skyline of Manila, Philippines. (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)