mergers and acquisitions


Finance

Bybit Said to Be in Talks to Buy South Korean Exchange Korbit: Report

A Bybit spokesperson said the talks, reported by South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper, are “not within our knowledge.”

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Finance

Rumble Shares Soar on Tether Partnerships, Planned Northern Data Acquisition

Rumble unveiled three major deals with Tether and Northern Data, expanding its AI infrastructure, ad business and cloud capacity.

Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Markets

Core Scientific Upgraded to Outperform Following Failed CoreWeave Merger: Macquarie

The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure play has more than 50% upside, said the bank.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Finance

Crypto M&A Heats Up as Big Banks and Fintechs Race to Scale: Citizens

Citizens says blockchain deals are accelerating as firms buy rather than build to keep pace with regulatory clarity and customer demand.

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Markets

Core Scientific Holders Poised to Reject CoreWeave Merger, Jefferies Says

The bank said investors are likely to vote down the deal on Oct. 30, betting Core Scientific can create more value on its own.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Finance

DeFi Specialist Aave Labs Acquires Stable Finance, Expands Consumer Access to Onchain Savings

Acquisition brings Stable’s consumer app expertise to Aave Labs as it builds mainstream DeFi products.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

Inveniam Capital Partners Acquires Storj to Advance Decentralized Data Infrastructure

Inveniam will integrate the company's decentralized cloud technology into its platform, while Storj retains its operations and leadership.

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Finance

Crypto Prime Broker FalconX to Buy ETF Provider 21Shares: WSJ

The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, will allow FalconX to expand beyond market making and liquidity services into issuing crypto ETFs.

FalconX CEO Raghu Yarlagadda (FalconX)

Finance

Blockchain.com Has Held Talks to Go Public Via SPAC Deal: Sources

The crypto trading platform and wallet provider is being advised by Cohen & Company Capital Markets, according to a person familiar wih the matter.

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Finance

CoinRoutes Acquires QIS Risk For $5M to Bolster Institutional Crypto Trading Tools

The deal brings together CoinRoutes’ execution technology with QIS Risk’s portfolio and risk management tools.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)