ChainCatcher news, according to Metaplanet, the company has purchased an additional 497 bitcoins, bringing Metaplanet's total bitcoin holdings to 2,888 bitcoins.

ChainCatcher news, the encrypted wallet Phantom announced the acquisition of the token data platform SimpleHash, with the specific acquisition amount not yet disclosed. This is the third acquisition by Phantom in recent months, following Blowfish and Bitski.Phantom CEO Brandon Millman stated, "By bringing in SimpleHash, we ensure that Phantom users have the most accurate and comprehensive token data."

ChainCatcher news, Jupiter founder meow revealed in a post that the project has undergone a series of recruitment and acquisition activities over the past year, including two undisclosed acquisitions. meow stated that Jupiter will establish the Litterbox Trust, committing to programmatically transfer 50% of the protocol's revenue to the trust over the next two years for the strategic accumulation of JUP tokens.Additionally, meow proposed the "2030 Proposal," planning to use his entire allocation (280 million JUP) to provide JUP incentives for new team members, while he himself will only receive 500 million JUP from the community reserve in 2030 (including 220 million JUP in rewards). If the community is dissatisfied with his performance, the DAO can veto this reward. meow also announced a comprehensive audit of the founders and project funds, with assistance from @wassielawyer in selecting the auditing party, and the audit results will be published on the upcoming jup.com website.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the board of directors of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) voted to advance the expansion plan, authorizing company leaders to establish a strategic acquisition fund with selected investors.As a result of this news, the company's stock price rose 2.5% in pre-market trading.

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company BitFuFu announced that it has signed a final agreement to acquire a Bitcoin mining facility in Oklahoma, with an operational scale of 51MW and a transaction price of $400,000/MW, funded by cash and common stock from BitFuFu's balance sheet.It is reported that with the deployment of the AntMiner S21 series mining machines, the average cash cost of mining one Bitcoin at this site will be as low as $18,000 (excluding depreciation).

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, informed sources revealed that the acquisition negotiations between the cryptocurrency options exchange Deribit and Kraken are still ongoing, and previous rumors about Kraken withdrawing from the acquisition are not true. According to Bloomberg, Deribit's valuation could reach $4-5 billion or higher.Another informed source stated that the U.S. listed exchange Coinbase is also evaluating the possibility of acquiring Deribit. It is worth noting that while there have been reports that Deribit is working with FT Partners to assess acquisition offers, Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers denied the claims of being acquired. Currently, both Kraken and Deribit have not made any official comments on the acquisition rumors.

ChainCatcher news, according to cryptonews, Hong Kong crypto custodian Hex Trust announced the acquisition of Byte Trading, with the specific amount undisclosed. This move aims to enhance its institutional service capabilities. By integrating Byte Trading's low-latency trading platform technology, Hex Trust plans to improve its existing custody and comprehensive financial services.Hex Trust CEO Alessio Quaglini stated that this acquisition is an important milestone for the company in its transformation from a custody service provider to a full-fledged financial institution, aiming to meet the growing demand for digital assets from institutional investors.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Tether has announced a strategic acquisition of a minority stake in Juventus Football Club, one of the most successful and iconic football clubs in the world. This investment aims to drive Tether's future portfolio into the sports industry.This acquisition is also an important milestone in Tether's goal of integrating stablecoins, digital assets, and human-centric technology into everyday life, and it builds on Tether's previous initiatives in collaboration with professional sports clubs.

ChainCatcher news, according to The New York Times, the OpenAI board questioned the reasonableness of Elon Musk and others' $97.4 billion bid to acquire the company on Wednesday.On Monday, an investor consortium led by Musk proposed to acquire the assets of the nonprofit organization that controls the company, escalating the long-standing dispute between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.In a court filing submitted on Wednesday, the company stated that Musk's acquisition offer contradicts the legal claims he made in a lawsuit against OpenAI last year. OpenAI argued in the filing that Musk's assertion in the lawsuit that the assets must remain with the nonprofit and cannot be transferred to another entity for the public good is, in fact, an accusation of Musk's hypocrisy. Previously in the lawsuit, Musk stated that OpenAI must be managed by a nonprofit organization, but now he is presenting the opposite viewpoint.The OpenAI board has not formally rejected the offer.

ChainCatcher news, according to a source familiar with the matter, the OpenAI board has not yet received a formal acquisition offer from the Musk consortium.Previously, Musk announced his intention to acquire the nonprofit organization that oversees the artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion. Musk's lawyer stated that the offer has been sent to OpenAI's external counsel, but sources within the OpenAI board said that as of February 11, no formal offer had been received.In earlier news, OpenAI founder Sam Altman commented on Musk's proposal to acquire OpenAI, saying: I have nothing to say, this is ridiculous.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Sol Strategies announced an increase of 24,374 SOL, bringing its total SOL holdings to 214,342.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong-based OSL Group has completed its acquisition of the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange CoinBest, and today announced that CoinBest will officially be renamed OSL Japan to facilitate the company's global expansion.OSL Japan is expected to focus on over-the-counter services and launch retail products tailored for the local market.

ChainCatcher news, according to crowdfundinsider, Paxos announced that it has received regulatory approval to complete the acquisition of the Finnish electronic money institution Membrane Finance. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed. After the acquisition is completed, Paxos will become a fully licensed EMI (Electronic Money Institution) in Finland and the European Union. This acquisition allows Paxos to expand its regulated platform to provide services to European customers in a secure and compliant manner.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, payment company Stripe officially completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge on Tuesday, spending $1.1 billion. This is Stripe's largest acquisition to date, marking a significant move in the stablecoin space.The team of about 60 people from Bridge has completed onboarding at Stripe's headquarters in San Francisco. Bridge focuses on helping businesses accept stablecoin payments while reducing the complexity of directly dealing with digital assets, with clients including Coinbase and SpaceX. Stripe previously supported Bitcoin payments in 2014 but terminated related services in 2018. The acquisition of Bridge enables it to optimize cross-border payment solutions and expand its stablecoin payment infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, payment company Stripe officially completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge on Tuesday for $1.1 billion. This is Stripe's largest acquisition to date, marking a significant move in the stablecoin space.The team of about 60 people from Bridge has completed onboarding at Stripe's headquarters in San Francisco. Bridge focuses on helping businesses accept stablecoin payments while reducing the complexity of directly dealing with digital assets, with clients including Coinbase and SpaceX.Stripe previously supported Bitcoin payments in 2014 but terminated the related services in 2018. The acquisition of Bridge enables it to optimize cross-border payment solutions and expand its stablecoin payment infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase announced the acquisition of the on-chain advertising platform Spindl, aiming to rebuild the advertising technology stack on-chain to address the on-chain discovery issues faced by builders. Spindl was founded by Silicon Valley veteran Antonio Garcia-Martinez ("AGM"), an early member of the Facebook advertising team, responsible for launching Facebook's first keyword targeting, audience targeting, and Facebook's programmatic advertising exchange platform FBX.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official X message, Cygnus Finance announced the acquisition of OASIS AI Limited. OASIS AI has now integrated the DeepSeek-R1 open-source model, further promoting the democratization of cutting-edge AI technology.Through this acquisition, Cygnus's real yield layer will support more AI assets and computing power, strengthening the vision of the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain.At the same time, Cygnus Finance has officially upgraded its brand to "Cygnus," committed to the construction of AI-driven decentralized infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong-listed company Enterprise Development Holdings Limited announced the acquisition authorization regarding a potential cryptocurrency acquisition. It stated that from the date the shareholders officially passed the ordinary resolution concerning the cryptocurrency authorization and potential cryptocurrency acquisition at the special general meeting, the board of directors will be authorized and empowered to acquire cryptocurrencies in the open market for a total amount not exceeding 48 million USD within 12 months, including but not limited to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), and Dogecoin.