Paxos, a blockchain infrastructure unicorn, is acquiring Israeli blockchain-security startup Fordefi for over $100 million, keeping its entire 50-person team and expanding R&D operations in
Kraken, the crypto exchange, has raised $800 million, including a $200 million valuation-setting investment from Citadel Securities at a $20 billion valuation, and immediately filed
Tempo, a Stripe-backed fintech firm, made its first major venture move with a $25M investment in Commonware, an open-source blockchain infrastructure firm known for its
Ripple has acquired London-based Palisade, a digital asset wallet and custody infrastructure firm, marking its fourth acquisition in 2025 following Hidden Road, Rail, and GTreasury.
Mastercard is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire crypto-infrastructure provider ZeroHash for between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, marking a major step toward deeper integration
Evernorth Holdings, a newly formed Nevada corporation (“Evernorth”) that will enable XRP adoption on an institutional scale, announced its plan to go public through a
Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for the enterprise, acquired GTreasury for $1 billion to expand into the multi-trillion-dollar corporate treasury market, combining
Coinflow, a stablecoin payment startup, raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, and Jump Crypto to help
OnePay, a Walmart-backed fintech, plans to introduce cryptocurrency trading and custody, enabling users to buy, hold, and convert bitcoin and ether through its mobile app