Acquisitions
Publicly Traded INX Crypto Exchange to Acquire Broker-Dealer Openfinance
INX Limited, a cryptocurrency exchange that went public on Ethereum last month, agreed to purchase U.S. broker-dealer Openfinance Securities.
Securitize Goes License Shopping With Acquisition of SEC-Registered Broker-Dealer
Security token firm Securitize announced Thursday its planned acquisition of Distributed Technology Markets (DTM).
PwC Report Points to Banner Year for Crypto M&A and Fundraising Deals
The value of acquisitions in the first half of 2020 has already surpassed that of full-year 2019, according to a new report by PwC.
CB Insights Buys Blockdata to Build Out Blockchain Data Offering
New York City’s CB Insights is getting into the blockchain data game with the acquisition of Netherlands-based Blockdata.
DCG Enters Retail Crypto Market With Acquisition of Luno Wallet
Blockchain-focused investment firm Digital Currency Group has acquired Luno, a retail-focused cryptocurrency exchange with over five million customers.
FTX Exchange's $150M Deal for Mobile-First Blockfolio Is a Retail Trading Play
The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers.
ConsenSys Acquires JPMorgan's Quorum Blockchain
Quorum, the enterprise blockchain platform developed by mega-bank JPMorgan Chase, is to be acquired by ConsenSys, the Brooklyn-based Ethereum venture studio.
CLabs Acquires Summa to Boost Crypto Interoperability on Celo
The token startup just acquired decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Summa, best known for its interoperability work with Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020
While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It's another episode of CoinDesk's the Markets Daily podcast.
Coinbase Buys Tagomi as 'Foundation' of Institutional Trading Arm
Crypto exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading for institutional clients.
