Kraken Acquires Staked

The Tie Acquires Stakin

January 6, 2026

Financial Services

The Tie, an institutional digital-asset solutions provider, has acquired staking provider Stakin (which manages roughly $1.5 billion in assets under delegation) to launch a new Infrastructure Solutions division. The acquisition brings Stakin’s non-custodial, enterprise-grade staking infrastructure into The Tie’s institutional platform to offer a unified gateway and expanded capabilities for hedge funds, asset managers, banks and other institutional clients.

Kraken Acquires Breakout

September 2, 2025

Financial Services

Kraken has acquired Breakout, an evaluation-based crypto proprietary trading platform, to integrate prop trading into Kraken's product suite and give qualified traders access to institutional capital. The acquisition (effective September 1, 2025) will combine Breakout's funded-trader program—where traders can access up to $100,000 per account (up to $200,000 aggregate) and keep up to 90% of profits—with Kraken's global infrastructure and market access.

Stripe Acquires Stablecoin Platform Bridge for $1.1 Billion

October 20, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Stripe has acquired stablecoin payments platform Bridge for $1.1 billion, marking the largest acquisition in both Stripe's history and the crypto industry. Bridge provides APIs and software that enable businesses to accept stablecoin payments; the deal accelerates Stripe's push into crypto-backed payment rails and stablecoin support.

Bakkt Holdings Acquires Apex Crypto LLC

April 3, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Apex Crypto LLC after securing all required regulatory approvals. Apex Crypto is a turnkey cryptocurrency trading and custody platform that has facilitated $12.5 billion in crypto trades for 30+ clients; Bakkt expects the deal to expand its crypto capabilities, scale client reach and accelerate its path to profitability.

Stax Payments Acquires BlockChyp

October 1, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Stax Payments has acquired BlockChyp to add the company's payments gateway, APIs, and onboarding capabilities to Stax's payment technology stack. The deal expands Stax's end-to-end processing capabilities and brings BlockChyp's founders and team into Stax's leadership to accelerate product innovation for ISV and merchant customers.

Aave Labs Acquires Stable Finance

October 23, 2025

Financial Services

Aave Labs has acquired Stable Finance, a San Francisco-based fintech startup that created the Stable app for stablecoin savings. The acquisition brings Stable Finance’s founder Mario Baxter Cabrera and the engineering team into Aave Labs to accelerate development of consumer-focused onchain savings and other consumer DeFi products.