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Crypto Exchange FTX Buys Blockfolio for $150 Million in Effort To Expand Retail Presence
27.8.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has acquired the popular portfolio tracking app Blockfolio for $150 million in a bid to gain a foothold in the crypto retail market. The deal – consummated after nine months of negotiation – was settled using a combination of cash, crypto,...
Blockchain Bites: Major Acquisitions, Bitcoin Futures Liquidations and the SEC’s New Rules
26.8.2020
FTX acquired Blockfolio, ConsenSys acquired Quorum and police have seized the third largest exchange in South Korea
FTX Exchange’s $150M Deal for Mobile-First Blockfolio Is a Retail Trading Play
26.8.2020
The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers
ConsenSys Acquires JP Morgan’s Quorum Blockchain
25.8.2020
Quorum, the enterprise blockchain platform developed by mega-bank J.P. Morgan, is to be acquired by ConsenSys, the Brooklyn-based Ethereum venture studio
cLabs Acquires Summa to Boost Crypto Interoperability on Celo
13.8.2020
Token startup cLabs just acquired decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Summa, best known for its interoperability work with Bitcoin and Ethereum
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020
27.5.2020
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
This Time It’s Official: Coinbase to Acquire Crypto Brokerage Tagomi
27.5.2020
Coinbase is acquiring the prime cryptocurrency brokerage Tagomi as part of its evolving strategy for institutional investors
Coinbase Buys Tagomi as ‘Foundation’ of Institutional Trading Arm
27.5.2020
Crypto exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading for institutional clients
CZ Says Binance Invested One Quarter of Its Profits Last Year
13.4.2020
In a recent interview, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said that his exchange reinvests one quarter of its profits each year into expansions and acquisitions
Kraken Hires Lawyer Marco Santori to Ramp Up Acquisitions
6.4.2020
Marco Santori, who helped write the SAFT framework, is leaving Blockchain.com to helm Kraken's expanding legal team
Crypto M&A and Fundraising Dropped Sharply in 2019: PwC Report
6.4.2020
The value of crypto M&A deals last year dropped by a whopping 76 percent, according to a new report by PwC – down from $1.9 billion in 2018 to $451 million in 2019
Binance’s CoinMarketCap Acquisition Is a Bet That Crypto Really Is for the Masses
2.4.2020
By acquiring high-traffic data site CoinMarketCap, crypto exchange Binance has bought itself the top of the proverbial customer-acquisition funnel
What All These VC Deals and Acquisitions Say About the State of the Crypto Markets
5.2.2020
Three funding announcements and three M&A deals give us a window into understanding what investors in the crypto space are most interested in
ConsenSys Acquires US Broker-Dealer in Bid to Tokenize Trillion-Dollar ‘Muni’ Bond Market
5.2.2020
ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption
Kraken Acquires One of Australia’s Longest-Running Crypto Exchanges
15.1.2020
With its acquisition of Bit Trade, Kraken is making a major push into the Asia-Pacific region
Australia's Oldest Crypto Exchange Joins Growing Roster of Kraken Acquisitions
14.1.2020
Kraken announces the acquisition of Bit Trade, Australia’s oldest crypto exchange
Coinbase Denies Report of $150M Acquisition of Tagomi Brokerage Firm
29.11.2019
Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange has denied reports that it acquired digital currency brokerage firm Tagomi for $150 million
Coinbase Acquires Prime Broker Tagomi for $150M: Source
29.11.2019
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired prime broker Tagomi for $150 million, a source told CoinDesk
Correction: Coinbase and Tagomi Deny Acquisition
29.11.2019
A prior report that Tagomi had been acquired by Coinbase was incorrect, according to spokespeople at both companies
What a Schwab-TD Ameritrade Merger Would Mean for Crypto
22.11.2019
A takeover of TD Ameritrade by Charles Schwab would marry one of the few mainstream financial firms to embrace crypto with one whose stance is less clear