Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Tron Bought BitTorrent And Crypto Won’t Stop Talking About It

The founder of a smaller cryptocurrency called Tron is acquiring BitTorrent for $120 million and social media is alight over the real reason "why."

Business  ·  19 June 2018
Acquisitions

Coinbase Just Bought One of Bitcoin’s Best-Funded Startups

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has confirmed the acquisition of Earn.com, one of bitcoin's best-funded startups.

Business  ·  16 April 2018
Exchanges

Monex Confirms Coincheck Exchange Acquisition, Plans Future IPO

Japanese online brokerage Monex Group has confirmed a deal to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which suffered a major breach in January.

Business  ·  6 April 2018
Exchanges

Hacked Coincheck Exchange to Accept Takeover Bid, Report Says

Hacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is to accept a takeover offer from online brokerage Monex Group, a news report indicates.

Business  ·  5 April 2018
Exchanges

Japanese Brokerage Firm May Acquire Hacked Coincheck Exchange

Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which suffered a major hack early this year, may soon be under new management, reports say.

Business  ·  3 April 2018
Acquisitions

Token Trader Templum Just Bought a Broker-Dealer

Blockchain startup Templum has acquired Liquid Markets Group's broker-dealer and alternative trading system Liquid M Capital LLC.

Business  ·  7 February 2018
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange BTCC Just Got Acquired

Bitcoin services startup BTCC said it's been acquired by a Hong Kong-based blockchain investment fund. It did not name the buyer or reveal the price.

Business  ·  29 January 2018
Acquisitions

Chinese Investor Buys Stake in Delaware Blockchain Exchange

A Chinese-based cloud company, headed by a high-profile media mogul, has moved to purchase a Delaware blockchain-based stock exchange. 

Business  ·  27 December 2017
Acquisitions

ICO M&A? Token Exits Could Get Messy

The ICO market is powering new forms of startups, but how would they handle mergers and acquisitions? It may not be so easy.

Markets  ·  31 August 2017
Acquisitions

Russian Payments Giant Qiwi Acquires Blockchain Startup

Russian payments firm Qiwi has reportedly acquired a blockchain startup as part of its plan to offer services integrating the technology.

Business  ·  16 May 2017
Exchanges

Kraken Buys Out Digital Currency Data Portal Cryptowatch

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced the acqui-hire of market portal Cryptowatch.

Business  ·  1 March 2017
Acquisitions

Bloq Buys Blockchain Analytics Firm Skry in First Acquisition

Bloq has acqui-hired blockchain analytics startup Skry in a move aimed to boost its analytics offering.

Business  ·  27 February 2017
Acquisitions

Overstock’s TØ Blockchain Platform Acquires Market Data Firm

Blockchain-powered securities trading platform tØ has acquired a Singapore technology firm as part of plans to enhance its information services.

Business  ·  18 January 2017
Acquisitions

Rakuten Acquires Bitcoin Startup Team for Blockchain Lab Launch

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has acqui-hired bitcoin startup Bitnet as part of a bid to staff its new blockchain development lab in the UK.

Business  ·  18 August 2016
Acquisitions

New KnCMiner Owners Seek to Revive Bitcoin Firm With Acquisition

A preliminary sale that would find bitcoin mining firm KnCMiner continuing under new ownership has been approved.

Tech  ·  15 August 2016