Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Finance

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)

Finance

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.

(mongione/Shutterstock)

Finance

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)

Finance

Coinbase Said Near Deal to Buy Owner of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange: Report

A transaction could be announced by the end of April, according to local newspaper Estadão.

Roberto Dagnoni, 2TM CEO; Reinaldo Rabelo, Mercado Bitcoin CEO; Mauricio Chamati and Gustavo Chamati, 2TM co-founders (2TM)

Finance

FTX Acquires Good Luck Games Amid Gaming Push

The developer of the upcoming card battle game "Storybook Brawl" will become a part of the newly formed FTX Gaming division.

A scene from Storybook Brawl (Good Luck Games)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Blockchain.com Acquires Altonomy’s OTC Desk

Blockchain.com confirmed the deal to CoinDesk. It significantly expands the exchange’s crypto OTC network, especially in the altcoin space.

(John Parra/Getty Images for Blockchain.com Miami Padel Open)

Finance

Hut 8’s Data Center Deal Will Set It Apart From Peers, Analyst Says

Hut 8 closed on its C$30 million purchase of 5 of TeraGo’s Canadian data centers on Jan. 31.

Hut 8 plant

Finance

Binance CEO Says Firm Is Looking Into Buying Banks and Payment Processors in Brazil

The company will seek to strengthen its presence in the Latin American country and comply with local regulations, according to CEO Changpeng Zhao.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Signs MoU to Acquire Brazilian Securities Brokerage Sim;paul Investimentos

The potential deal comes ahead of legislation that would require proper licensing for overseas crypto exchanges operating in Brazil.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

CoinShares Expands FlowBank Stake With $26.5M Purchase

The acquisition drives forward CoinShares’ plan to become an integrated digital asset fintech company.

CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti