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Acquisitions

Coinbase Ripple Stripe DAO Small Exchange Major Transactions Trump Media and Technology Group Polygon Labs NinjaTrader Cybersecurity Institutional Investment Matrixport Asset Management AG Kraken's Growth Token Management Stargate Palisade Coinbase-Deribit Deal Technology Phantom and Solsniper Bitstamp Institutional Services Mastercard Regulations Market Expansion Kraken Global Expansion Bakkt Nexo FalconX and 21Shares Merger Paxos

Kraken Puts IPO on Hold as Crypto Market Softens

The exchange is waiting for steadier conditions following a late-2025 SEC filing that trailed an $800 million raise.

Kraken Parent Payward Acquires Magna to Expand Token Lifecycle Services Ahead of IPO

Paxos Buys Fordefi in Deal Over $100 Million to Expand Regulated DeFi Access

Ripple Buys Palisade to Fold Wallet-as-a-Service Into Custody and Payments

Ripple Closes $1.25 Billion Hidden Road Deal, Launches Ripple Prime

FalconX to Acquire 21Shares, Marrying Prime Brokerage With Crypto ETF Issuance

Kraken Acquires CFTC-Licensed Small Exchange for $100 Million to Build U.S. Derivatives Platform

LayerZero Finalizes Stargate Acquisition After DAO Vote, STG Holders Get Fixed Swap to ZRO

Wormhole Seeks to Outbid LayerZero for Stargate, Requests Five-Day Vote Pause

Coinbase Completes $2.9 Billion Acquisition of Deribit to Bolster Derivatives Business

Phantom Finalizes Solsniper Acquisition to Expand Trading Infrastructure

Stripe Acquires Privy to Expand Crypto Wallet Infrastructure