Juventus Rejects Tether’s Bid, Maintains Family Ownership

Agnelli family firmly declines Tether’s €1 billion (over $1.17 billion) acquisition offer for Juventus, emphasizing club’s historical significance and independence. Tether, the USDT stablecoin issuer headquartered in El Salvador, proposed an all-cash offer to purchase Exor’s 65.4% stake in Juventus, valuing the club at over €1 billion with a 21% share premium. Exor CEO John … Read more

Ripple Closes Rail Acquisition to offer Most Comprehensive End-to-End Stablecoin Payments Solution

Ripple finalized its Rail acquisition, advancing Ripple Payments into a unified, compliant stablecoin platform designed to streamline global B2B money movement, expand enterprise adoption, and deepen real-world utility across digital and fiat rails. Ripple Closes Rail Acquisition to Expand Enterprise Stablecoin Payments Ripple completed its acquisition of Rail, the company shared on social media platform … Read more

Ripple Fuses 4 Core Acquisitions to Build One-Stop Finance Grid

Ripple’s expanded push into unified digital asset infrastructure signals a bid to anchor real-time global finance by fusing treasury intelligence, custody, liquidity and settlement into a single enterprise platform. Ripple Broadens Its Institutional Finance Ambitions Growing institutional demand for real-time financial infrastructure is reshaping how companies design digital asset systems. Ripple published on Dec. 4, … Read more

Paxos Acquires Fordefi to Enhance Institutional Crypto Custody Infrastructure

Paxos strengthens its blockchain infrastructure by acquiring Fordefi, a multi-party computation (MPC) wallet technology provider trusted by nearly 300 global institutions. Paxos has announced the acquisition of Fordefi, a New York and Tel Aviv-based institutional-grade custody and wallet technology company. The strategic move combines Paxos’ regulated blockchain infrastructure expertise with Fordefi’s advanced multi-party computation wallet … Read more

Exodus Moves to Acquire Baanx and Monavate in $175M Deal

Exodus Movement disclosed it has agreed to acquire W3C Corp., the parent of Baanx and Monavate, in a $175 million deal that expands its control over crypto-linked payment infrastructure. Exodus Eyes End-to-End Payments With New Acquisition Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE American: EXOD) revealed it has inked a definitive pact to pick up W3C Corp., the … Read more

Ripple Expands Institutional Crypto Power With Strategic Palisade Acquisition

Ripple is unleashing a new wave of institutional crypto dominance with its acquisition of Palisade, turbocharging its custody, payment, and liquidity infrastructure to redefine how global enterprises manage digital assets, stablecoins, and real-world tokens. Ripple Expands Institutional Crypto Reach With Palisade Acquisition Ripple’s latest move underscores a bullish trajectory toward deeper institutional engagement in digital … Read more

Web3 Conglomerate Animoca Brands Set to Go Public in Reverse Merger With Currenc Group

Currenc Group Inc. and Animoca Brands Corporation Limited have inked a non-binding term sheet for a reverse merger that could create the world’s first publicly listed digital asset conglomerate. Currenc Group, Animoca Brands Eye First Publicly Listed Digital Asset Conglomerate On Nov. 3, Currenc Group (Nasdaq: CURR) revealed plans to acquire all issued shares of … Read more

Report: Coinbase Eyes $2 Billion BVNK Buyout to Turbocharge Its Stablecoin Empire

Coinbase Global Inc. is reportedly eyeing a $2 billion takeover of BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure startup, in a move that could supercharge its bid to dominate crypto payments, “people familiar with the matter,” told Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg reporters Olga Kharif and Matthew Monks, Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) is in “late-stage” talks to acquire BVNK, pending … Read more

Mastercard Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Zerohash for up to $2 Billion

Mastercard is in late‑stage talks to acquire Zerohash for roughly $1.5–$2 billion, according to sources. Sources tell Fortune that Mastercard is negotiating to buy Chicago‑based Zerohash, a 2017‑founded stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure provider, in a deal valued between $1.5 billion and $2 billion; the discussions are reported to be late‑stage but could still fall through, … Read more

Crypto’s $10B Power Play: M&A Mania Hits the Mainstream

Crypto dealmaking has gone full Wall Street, topping $10 billion in the third quarter—a more than thirty-fold jump from a year ago, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s Isabelle Lee and Suvashree Ghosh report the spike marks the first time crypto mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have crossed the $10 billion mark, signaling the sector’s shift from scrappy … Read more