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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Warns More Crypto Company Insolvencies Are Coming
29.6.2022
In a recent interview, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the popular exchange FTX, warned that some crypto exchanges are “secretly insolvent” and may soon fail. Bankman-Fried’s FTX and Alameda Research have already helped Blockfi and Voyager Digital as the 30-year-old...
E-Commerce Giant Ebay Acquires NFT Marketplace Knownorigin
23.6.2022
The e-commerce and online auction giant Ebay has announced the company has acquired the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Knownorigin. Ebay declared that the acquisition is an “important step in Ebay’s tech-led reimagination.” Ebay Purchases NFT Marketplace in Order to Make...
Activision Blizzard Recognizes QA Workers' Union
10.6.2022
Bobby Kotick announced today that Activision Blizzard will recognize Raven Software’s union of quality assurance testers. He promised that “we will engage in good faith negotiations to enter into a collective bargaining agreement” with Communications Workers of America.Read more
Report: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Hints at Future Mergers and Acquisitions
5.6.2022
While visiting the World Economic Forum (WEF) event in Davos, Ripple Labs CEO, Brad Garlinghouse discussed the firm’s growth opportunities and despite the crypto economy’s downturn, Garlinghouse spoke about future mergers and acquisitions. ‘I Think We’re More Likely...
Huobi Global Acquires Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitex
27.5.2022
The digital currency exchange Huobi Global has revealed it has acquired Bitex, a Latin American crypto platform that operates in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Huobi details that the company is stepping up its presence in Latin America as it believes the region will be one of the most...
Your Summer 2021 Anime Guide
7.7.2021
In Japan right now, it’s the rainy season. The humidity is kicking in, and we’re just waiting for the sweltering heat. Maybe it’s hot where you are. Maybe you should stay inside and watch anime. Read more
Galaxy Digital to Buy BitGo for About $1.2B in Stock, Cash
5.5.2021
The acquisition comes as Galaxy Digital plans a U.S. listing later this year
Crypto M&A Deals Set a New Record in 2020, Surging to $1.1 Billion
31.3.2021
The cryptocurrency bull run has been the most notorious headline highlighted in the last few months, but more figures are being watched beyond bitcoin prices. A new report released by Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) revealed that crypto merger and acquisition (M&A) deals skyrocketed in 2020. 2021...
Japan’s SBI in Talks Over Joint Venture to Make Crypto a Core Revenue Source
15.2.2021
SBI's founder and CEO Yoshitaka Kitao said his firm would turn the planned crypto venture into a core source of profitability
Free TON and Dune Network to Merge Following Successful Vote, Free TON Gains Top Researchers
9.2.2021
Free TON is a community driven blockchain network with a focus on decentralized governance based on the open-source TON project which was previously developed by Telegram. Dune Network is a platform for distributed applications over a blockchain, focused on safety and security. The two groups will...
Zenimax Co-Founder & CEO Robert Altman Has Died
4.2.2021
Robert Altman, who co-founded Bethesda parent company Zenimax and was the company’s chairman and CEO, has died, Bethesda announced today.Read more
NYDIG Acquires Digital Assets Data
11.1.2021
The acquisition bolsters NYDIG's data offerings as it continues to build out an institutional client base
Bitcoin Exchange Bakkt Agrees Merger, Will Become Publicly Listed on NYSE
11.1.2021
The combined company will be called "Bakkt Holdings" and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange with an expected valuation of $2.1 billion
Yearn Finance Set to Gobble Up SushiSwap for Its Fifth DeFi Merger
1.12.2020
Yearn Finance is eyeing yet another merger – only this time, the candidate, SushiSwap, has a larger market size than Yearn itself
Yearn Merges With Cover, DeFi Protocol’s 4th Deal in a Week
28.11.2020
Yearn is “joining forces” with market coverage provider Cover, capping a busy week for the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol
Report: Token Listings Have Short Term Positive Influence on Price, M&A Have Better Impact in the Long Term
1.11.2020
A study by Etoro and The Tie find listing and partnership announcements as significant developments (Sigdev) that have an immediate, large, and positive influence on token price. This influence, which peaks within the first 24 hours, usually wears off after a week, according to the study report....
Voyager Digital Buys European Crypto Exchange Focused on Institutional Investors
24.10.2020
Crypto-asset broker Voyager Digital Ltd is buying LGO Markets, a French cryptocurrency exchange focused on corporate investors. The two firms will merge under one brand, Voyager, and their two separate native tokens, VGX and LGO, will also merge. The deal grants Voyager, a Canadian Securities...
Voyager Agrees to Buy LGO Markets and Merge 2 Firms’ Tokens
22.10.2020
Two cryptocurrency trading firms are merging, and in a rare twist, so are their tokens
PwC Report Points to Banner Year for Crypto M&A and Fundraising Deals
15.10.2020
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
Centralized Exchange Operators Believe Low Liquidity on DEX Platforms Stops User Migration
14.10.2020
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX) operators say they are unfazed by the increasing trading volumes on decentralized exchanges (DEX) because the latter’s liquidity is still too insignificant to cause user mass migration. The majority of CEX operators also insist that it is very...