According to official news, Jupiter Exchange has acquired Sonar Watch and launched the Jupiter Portfolio, which provides a unified wallet overview of Solana's ecosystem of assets. The tool is deeply integrated with Jupiter Mobile to help users fully manage tokens and on-chain assets and achieve a faster and more secure trading experience.
On January 30, Cygnus Finance announced the acquisition of OASIS AI Limited. OASIS AI now integrates the DeepSeek-R1 open-source model to further democratize cutting-edge AI technologies. Through this acquisition, Cygnus' true revenue layer will support more AI assets and computing power, strengthening the vision of artificial intelligence and blockchain convergence. At the same time, Cygnus Finance officially upgraded its brand to "Cygnus", dedicated to AI-driven decentralized infrastructure bu...
The Sandbox announced the acquisition of QED, a Romanian software development company, and the establishment of The Sandbox Romania. The QED team has six years of experience developing scalable software solutions, and this merger will further enhance the technical capabilities of The Sandbox platform and accelerate its global expansion. QED has been working with The Sandbox for more than two years, focusing on areas such as blockchain integration and software development. Following this acquisit...
President Trump: Microsoft (MSFT. O) is in acquisition talks with TikTok.
On January 26, US President Donald Trump said that he is in talks with multiple people to acquire TikTok and may make a decision on the future of TikTok in the next 30 days.
Solana DEX aggregator Jupiter announced the acquisition of memecoin platform Moonshot, the launch of a $10 million open-source AI development fund with Eliza Labs, and the launch of the "Jupnet" full-chain network, currently in early testnet.
On January 25, Jupiter announced the acquisition of Sonarwatch, a Solana on-chain portfolio tracker. Jupiter will publish a personal portfolio page created by Sonarwatch, allowing users to track Solana on-chain activity. This feature will be integrated into Jupiter's web and mobile versions.
Blockchain governance startup Agora is about to acquire its rival Boardroom. The company sees the acquisition as a strategic move to strengthen governance within the broader Ethereum ecosystem, citing US President Donald Trump's promise of regulatory clarity for the blockchain industry and the expectation that decentralized governance will grow again. Boardroom was established earlier than Agora and has similar goals to Agora, but adopts a more horizontal blockchain governance approach. Boardroo...
Circle acquired USYC issuer Hashnote for a total market capitalization of $1.30 billion. Circle also announced an agreement with DRW-owned cryptocurrency trading firm and market maker Cumberland to provide liquidity and facilitate settlement for USDC and USYC. The partnership aims to expand USYC as a form of collateral for exchanges and custody platforms.
On January 21, according to market news, MicroStrategy acquired 11,000 bitcoins in early 2025, bringing its total holdings to 461,000.
BitFuFu plans to acquire a majority stake in a 51 trillion watt (MW) bitcoin mining facility in Oklahoma. The company has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition, which is expected to close in the first half of 2025. Located in an uninhabited area, the facility is fully built and operational. Using Bitmain's Antminer S21 Pro device, 51 trillion watts of capacity can support a hash rate output of approximately 2.9 EH/s.
In response to the question raised by X users "why the cryptocurrency field has not come forward to acquire TikTok", TRON founder Sun Yuchen replied on the social platform: "Okay, I can propose to acquire TikTok, so everything is solved."
Osprey Funds, an investment management firm that is seeking to convert its Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC) into an ETF following the termination of the Bitwise acquisition, said in a statement on January 14 that it would file a Form S-1 with a registration statement with the SEC "as soon as possible". According to the OBTC, the fund currently tracks the price of bitcoin without holding actual assets, with an AUM of $181 million.
Following the termination of the Bitwise acquisition deal, investment management firm Osprey Funds has announced plans to convert its Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC) into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a statement on Jan. 14, the company said it would file a Form S-1 with the Securities Exchange Commission containing the registration statement "as soon as possible."
MoonPay acquired Helio for $175 million to expand its crypto payment infrastructure, and the acquisition of Helio will integrate its technology into MoonPay to enable crypto transactions on e-commerce platforms such as Shopify and Discord.