TechFlow, September 5 — According to Dlnews, the cryptocurrency acquisition market is experiencing explosive growth, with total transaction value projected to reach $30 billion in 2025—more than ten times that of 2024. Karl-Martin Ahrend, co-founder of crypto M&A firm Areta, revealed that over 200 deals have already been announced this year, totaling nearly $20 billion in value. The full-year deal count could approach 400, doubling last year's 190 transactions.
Recent acquisitions include Kraken's purchase of trading firm Breakout, Coinbase's $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit—the world's largest crypto options exchange—and Stripe's $1.1 billion takeover of stablecoin platform Bridge. Analysts point to increasingly clear regulatory environments and traditional financial institutions entering digital assets as key drivers behind the merger and acquisition wave.
