M&A

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Forbes' Would-Be Acquirer Outlines Blockchain Media Strategy
A prospective buyer of Forbes, Patrick McConlogue’s Borderless Services wants to take the storied business publication full crypto.
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M&A Using Crypto? Here's How to Make It Work
Given the rise in prices, it won't be long before we see M&A transactions in crypto, says one lawyer. Here's how to think through the issues.
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Galaxy Digital Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Custodian BitGo
Galaxy Digital Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Custodian BitGo
Cryptocurrency-focused financial services firm Galaxy Digital said to be in talks to buy crypto custodian BitGo. “The Hash” panel discusses why the potential development could...
Galaxy Digital Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Custodian BitGo

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Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Custodian BitGo
A deal between the asset manager and the crypto custodian is close to being finalized, sources tell CoinDesk.
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Companies will start coming together like Voltron into giant machines, tossing about energy swords of value and smashing lion-faced fists into traditional intermediaries and financial markets.
Consolidations Are Coming to Crypto
Coinbase is for sure going to buy more companies. And with the success of its stock listing, other crypto companies are sure to follow and will also do what public companies d...
Companies will start coming together like Voltron into giant machines, tossing about energy swords of value and smashing lion-faced fists into traditional intermediaries and financial markets.

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Crypto M&A Doubled to $1.1B in 2020: PwC
The average deal size went from $19.2 million in 2019 to $52.7 million in 2020, with a greater share of activity taking place in Europe and Asia.
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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.
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More Than 95% of Crypto Futures Volume Is in Asia: Report
Asian exchanges account for more than 95% of the futures volume in crypto, according to a new report by Switzerland-based Blockchain Valley Ventures.
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Crypto M&A and Fundraising Dropped Sharply in 2019: PwC Report
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.
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DOUBLING DOWN: Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is pinning his hopes on a mass audience of individual investors. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)
'They Have the Users': Binance CEO Explains Why He Bought CoinMarketCap
"Even though their money generation mechanism is not as strong as Binance, they do have the users," CEO CZ tells CoinDesk. "It's a very valuable platform."
DOUBLING DOWN: Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is pinning his hopes on a mass audience of individual investors. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)