Overview
- Paxos confirmed the acquisition of New York–based Fordefi for more than $100 million, with detailed terms undisclosed.
- Fordefi specializes in multi-party computation wallets that support secure custody and interactions with DeFi protocols, and its technology will be integrated into Paxos’s infrastructure.
- The startup will continue to operate independently for now as integration proceeds, according to Paxos.
- Founded in 2021, Fordefi has about 40 employees, serves roughly 300 clients, and was last valued at $83 million per PitchBook data.
- The deal follows Paxos’s February purchase of Finland’s Membrane Finance to bolster MiCA alignment, and the company also issues PayPal’s stablecoin with a market cap above $3.6 billion.