In brief Deutsche Börse has acquired a $200 million stake in Kraken’s parent company, valuing the crypto exchange at $13.3 billion. The deal deepens a partnership spanning FX, custody, settlement, and tokenized assets. An …
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Gold back over $5,000 is a market tell: fear is back. Tether just paid $150 million for the last mile. By taking ~12% of Gold.com and integrating XAU₮, Tether is buying distribution, so a …
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XRP-linked firm rolls out platform after $1 billion GTreasury deal
by adminby adminBlockchain-based payments firm Ripple launched a new enterprise product, Ripple Treasury, earlier this week that’s aimed at helping companies manage traditional cash and digital assets within a single system, following its $1 billion acquisition …
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Polygon Strikes $250M Coinme, Sequence Deal To Expand US Payments
by adminby adminPolygon Labs has agreed to acquire US-based crypto payments company Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence in deals valued at more than $250 million, Fortune reported on Monday. The acquisitions give the Ethereum scaling …
India’s competition regulator has approved Coinbase’s plan to acquire a minority stake in CoinDCX, allowing the U.S.-based exchange to deepen its exposure to one of the world’s fastest-growing crypto markets. The Competition Commission of …
The crypto market could soon see some much-needed relief after the US Senate reached an agreement on a three-part budget deal to end the government shutdown, Politico reports. Pending legislation to fund the US …
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SharpLink Raises $76.5M in Premium-Priced Stock Deal to Expand Ether Holdings
by adminby adminThe second-largest publicly traded ether treasury firm, SharpLink Gaming (SBET), has raised $76.5 million in a direct stock offering priced above market. The Minneapolis-based company said in a press release it sold 4.5 million …
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, January 16th, 2026, Chainwire MINGO today announced the launch of MINGO Tickets, its digital ticketing platform, alongside its expansion across 54 countries. Designed to make event access verifiable and reliable, the platform …
Tether has submitted a binding all-cash proposal to acquire Exor’s entire 65.4% stake in Juventus Football Club, the most successful club in Italian football history and a 36-time Serie A champion. If approved by …
With a $100M deal, Kraken secures a CFTC-regulated DCM license to launch a fully US-native derivatives product suite. Crypto exchange Kraken has announced the acquisition of Small Exchange, a US Commodity Futures Trading …