Keyrock, a digital-asset services firm, acquired the trading and brokerage assets of BlockFills’ institutional digital asset business, bolstering its push into institutional crypto markets, the company said in a press release Thursday. The completed transaction adds BlockFills’ client relationships, trading technology and derivatives expertise to Brussels-based Keyrock’s existing businesses spanning market making, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, […]
Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin BTC$87,270.51, resumed purchases after boosting its US dollar reserves to $2.2 billion the prior week. The company acquired 1,229 bitcoin last week for $108.8 million, at an average price of $88,568 per coin, according to a filing released Monday morning. Total holdings increased to 672,497 BTC, […]
Layer-1 blockchain XDC Network’s venture arm said on Wednesday it had acquired Contour Network, a digital platform designed for banks to streamline trade finance with blockchain rails. Contour was originally backed by major banks like HSBC, Citi and Standard Chartered but struggled to scale and was shuttered in late 2023. Under XDC’s ownership, it will […]