ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that Microsoft (MSFT.O) is in acquisition talks with TikTok.

ChainCatcher news, sources say that the crypto-native travel platform Travala received an unsolicited acquisition offer at the end of last year, and the company is in talks with potential buyers, with a valuation that could exceed $100 million.Sources indicate that it is still uncertain whether the deal will happen, and Travala may decide to remain independent.

ChainCatcher news, Ripple announced that it recently obtained money transmission licenses (MTLs) in New York and Texas, bringing the total number of MTL licenses to over 50. It is reported that MTL allows Ripple Payments customers to access a licensed version of cross-border payment solutions in the U.S., with transactions managed end-to-end by Ripple on behalf of the customers.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Jupiter has announced the acquisition of the Solana on-chain portfolio tracker Sonarwatch.Jupiter will launch a personal portfolio page created by Sonarwatch, allowing users to track on-chain activities on Solana. This feature will be integrated into the Jupiter web and mobile versions.

ChainCatcher news, liquidity strategic investment company Unicorn Verse announces the acquisition of Sweepy. Sweepy will officially be renamed UnicornX. UnicornX aims to become an on-chain trading ecosystem, committed to leading industry development through innovation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, U.S. President Trump stated that he is open to Elon Musk's potential acquisition of the social media app TikTok.

ChainCatcher news, the commercial financial services and technology company SMC Entertainment announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the UK cryptocurrency service provider Flax Tech Ltd. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed, and the final purchase agreement will be signed after the due diligence is completed. After the transaction is completed, Flax will operate as a subsidiary.

ChainCatcher news, MicroStrategy acquired 11,000 BTC for approximately $1.1 billion, with an average purchase price of $101,191.As of January 20, 2025, MicroStrategy has accumulated approximately 461,000 bitcoins, with a total purchase amount of about $29.3 billion and an average purchase price of $63,610 per bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the development department of Tokenize Xchange has acquired the blockchain intelligence platform Coinseeker for $30 million. The developer of Titan Chain, which Tokenize operates, Titan Lab, plans to integrate Coinseeker's AI analytics, ratings, and other insights into its operations.

ChainCatcher news, according to TheMinerMag, claims that Mintvest, a company holding 18.2% of Coinmint's shares, has filed a lawsuit against NYDIG in the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico. The lawsuit alleges that, based on "information and belief," NYDIG acquired Coinmint for $200 million but failed to pay Mintvest for its share in the company. Mintvest is seeking $36 million in damages from NYDIG.NYDIG declined to comment on the case and did not clarify its investment in Coinmint. However, recent developments suggest that NYDIG may be taking over the idle power capacity at Coinmint's facilities to expand its proprietary mining operations.

ChainCatcher news, Ape Terminal has officially completed the acquisition of NULS and committed to investing $3.4 million to advance the development of NULS AI, aiming to create a cutting-edge AI ecosystem. This financing marks a significant shift in NULS's strategic direction, focusing on supporting the development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications within the blockchain ecosystem. This will lay the foundation for future development by promoting AI innovation on the NULS chain through funding support, strategic consulting, and infrastructure.NULS is a blockchain infrastructure platform headquartered in Singapore, providing cross-chain consensus, multi-chain mechanisms, and smart contract support. With its capabilities in parallel chain architecture and the out-of-the-box solution ChainBox, it has achieved cross-chain interoperability with over 40 mainstream blockchains; it is also one of the earliest public chain networks to support multiple assets like BTC/ETH as gas fees, boasting incredible efficiency in transaction processing and scalability, which allows NULS to easily adapt to developments in the AI field.

ChainCatcher news, BitFuFu plans to acquire a majority stake in a 51 megawatt (MW) Bitcoin mining facility in Oklahoma. The company has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition, and the transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.The facility is located in an uninhabited area and is fully constructed and operational. Using Bitmain's Antminer S21 Pro equipment, the 51 MW capacity can support an output of approximately 2.9 EH/s in hash rate.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Bloomberg cited sources saying that the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has hired a financial advisor to "review opportunities" after attracting the attention of potential acquirers. The company has invited Financial Technology Partners LLC (FT Partners) to participate in this potential deal, and the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has also expressed interest in being involved.Bloomberg reported that Kraken has not pursued the acquisition and stated that Deribit's valuation could exceed $5 billion, with Kraken declining to comment on the matter. In a statement following The Block's request for comment, Deribit wrote: "Deribit is not currently for sale.Over time, we have received strategic investment interest from various parties, and we will not disclose these interests. As a regular business operation process, Deribit appointed FT Partners as a consultant for general advisory services and potential secondary market investments at the beginning of 2023."

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum Meme project Neiro officially announced that its community multi-signature wallet has purchased approximately 32.45 million OwnTheDoge (DOG) tokens again.After this increase, Neiro's total holdings have reached approximately 106.66 million DOG tokens, accounting for 0.63% of the total supply of DOG tokens.

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Gryphon announced that its stock price rose 20% on Friday after acquiring an 850-acre industrial site powered by natural gas from Canadian oil and gas company Captus Generation for $18.7 million.According to the acquisition agreement, Gryphon will pay Captus's parent company BTG Energy CAD 24 million (approximately USD 17 million) in cash and issue CAD 3 million in restricted stock to the new management team.In addition, Gryphon recently acquired the bankrupt assets of Canadian power company Erikson National Energy for CAD 2 million, including natural gas and oil wells and facilities located in northeastern British Columbia.

ChainCatcher news, the U.S. listed medical technology company Semler Scientific announced that from December 16, 2024, to January 10, 2025, it purchased 237 bitcoins at an average price of $98,267, totaling an investment of $23.3 million.As of January 10, the company's total bitcoin holdings reached 2,321, with a cumulative investment of $191.9 million and an average purchase price of $82,687. Since the implementation of the bitcoin reserve strategy in July 2024, the bitcoin investment return has reached 99.3%. The funding sources include $121.8 million raised through the issuance of ATMs and operating cash flow.

ChainCatcher message, MicroStrategy announced on platform X that it has obtained AWS Government and AWS Education Competency certifications, which means MicroStrategy is able to provide data analytics solutions for government and education sectors.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the FTX estate claims that the announcement of the acquisition of FTX EU by Backpack Exchange was made without its knowledge and states that Backpack did not participate in the process approved by the U.S. bankruptcy court for returning funds to any FTX creditors.Backpack clarified that in February 2024, the FTX group sold its European assets (including FTX EU) to a former insider, a transaction that was approved by the bankruptcy court and completed in May 2024. German court records show that Backpack later purchased these assets from the insider in June 2024. The transfer of FTX EU to Backpack required regulatory approval from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, which was obtained in December 2024.Backpack stated, "After obtaining approval, FTX Asset Management is obligated to transfer shares in accordance with the court-approved sale and purchase agreement. We look forward to the completion of the transfer so that we can begin returning customer funds to former FTX EU customers, just like the FTX bankruptcy asset management company."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX stated that the acquisition of its European branch FTX EU by the cryptocurrency exchange Backpack has not yet been approved by the bankruptcy court, and Backpack has not been authorized to distribute funds to FTX creditors.Backpack announced on January 7 that it has acquired FTX EU and stated that it will assume the responsibility of repaying debts to EU customers as part of the court-approved bankruptcy process. Backpack founder Armani Ferrante stated that his exchange will not conduct any transactions in the EU until it can repay FTX creditors, adding that it may be ready as early as February.However, FTX stated in a statement on January 8 that Backpack's "claim" of acquiring FTX EU has not occurred and has not been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, adding that all statements released by Backpack were made without FTX's knowledge. FTX debtors had previously agreed to sell FTX EU to some "former insiders" of FTX Europe under a settlement agreement supervised by the bankruptcy court, but only stated that they were informed that these former insiders had agreed to indirectly transfer FTX EU to Backpack. FTX also noted that Backpack has not been granted the authority to manage the repayment to creditors.