Polygon Labs Acquires Coinme and Sequence to Build Regulated Stablecoin Payments Stack

Nium Acquires Cypher to Expand Fiat-to-On-Chain Payments Infrastructure

July 8, 2026

Payments & Fintech

Nium has acquired Cypher, a crypto-native non-custodial wallet and card issuing company, to strengthen its fiat-to-on-chain money movement infrastructure. The deal expands Nium’s ability to extend its security, compliance, and reliability framework from traditional payments to on-chain transactions and accelerate product delivery for crypto-native users.

MGI Tech Acquires STOmics and CycloneSEQ to Build Integrated Sequencing and Spatial Omics Platform

March 7, 2026

Biotechnology

MGI Tech announced the acquisition of STOmics and CycloneSEQ to integrate long-read sequencing, short-read sequencing, and spatial omics technologies into a unified platform. The deal brings STOmics’ Stereo-seq spatial multi-omics tech and CycloneSEQ’s nanopore-based long-read sequencing systems in-house, supporting MGI’s “SEQALL+GLI+Omics” strategy and a more comprehensive end-to-end offering for researchers.

Coinbase to Acquire Solana-Native Trading Platform Vector

November 24, 2025

Financial Services

Coinbase agreed to acquire Vector, a Solana-native on-chain trading platform, to integrate Vector’s technology into Coinbase’s consumer trading experience. The deal is intended to expand access to on-chain assets across the Solana ecosystem and improve trading speed and liquidity in Coinbase’s DEX integration.

Polymath Acquires Polymesh Association, Forms Polymesh Labs Ltd.

June 27, 2025

Software

Polymath has completed the acquisition of the Polymesh Association, which has transitioned into Polymesh Labs Ltd., a Cayman Islands–based subsidiary that will oversee the Polymesh blockchain and related software (POLYX token, Polymesh Wallet, Polymesh Portal, TokenStudio). The acquisition strengthens Polymath's institutional tokenization capabilities and supports its evolution toward a publicly traded entity, accelerating institutional adoption and ecosystem expansion.

Sequence (formerly Horizon Blockchain Games) Acquires Light

April 8, 2025

Software

Horizon Blockchain Games rebranded to Sequence and announced the strategic acquisition of Light, a team specializing in chain abstraction for the EVM ecosystem. The deal brings Light's cross-chain expertise into Sequence to simplify cross-chain development and unify Ethereum assets, wallets, and liquidity for developers and users.

Coinbase Acquires Tagomi

May 27, 2020

Financial Services

Coinbase has agreed to acquire Tagomi, an institutional crypto prime brokerage and electronic trading platform, to strengthen its institutional trading and custody offerings. The acquisition will allow Coinbase to offer custody, professional trading features, and prime brokerage services on a single platform for hedge funds, family offices, and other sophisticated investors.