mergers and acquisitions

mergers and acquisitions

Finance

Tether said to have invested up to $50 million in crypto lender Ledn at $500 million valuation

The stablecoin issuer’s previously undisclosed investment valued the lender at about $500 million, according to a person familiar with the transaction.

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Finance

Ethereum scaling network Polygon close to buying bitcoin kiosk firm Coinme, sources say

Polygon is paying $100 million to $125 million for the bitcoin ATM provider, according to one of the sources.

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Finance

Fireblocks expands into crypto financial reporting with $130 million TRES acquisition

TRES helps companies generate compliant financial records from blockchain activity, enabling them to meet audit standards and regulatory requirements.

Left to right: Fireblocks co-founders Pavel Berengoltz, Michael Shaulov and Idan Ofrat. (Fireblocks, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

South Korean financial group Mirae Asset eyes crypto exchange Korbit acquisition: report

The financial group is in talks to acquire a 92% stake in Korbit for a as much as 140 billion won ($97 million).

Seoul, South Korea (csk/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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.

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

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.

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

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.

Kraken