Wen Acquisition Corp announced that it has completed the initial public offering (IPO) of its 30,015,000 shares, raising about $300 million, and the company's shares are now trading on the Nasdaq Global Stock Market under the ticker symbol "WENNU". Wen Acquisition Corp said its focus will be on mergers, acquisitions, share exchanges, and asset acquisitions of fintech companies, integrating blockchain networks into traditional financial systems to empower digital assets such as stablecoins.
Wen Acquisition Corp宣布已完成其30,015,000股股票的首次公开募股(IPO),募资规模达到约3亿美元,目前该公司股票已开始在纳斯达克全球股票市场交易,股票代码为“WENNU”。Wen Acquisition Corp表示其重点业务将放在金融科技公司的合并、兼并、股份交换、资产收购等领域,将区块链网络整合到传统金融系统中来赋能数字资产(例如稳定币)。
Prominent cryptocurrency investor Anthony Pompliano has filed for a $200 million IPO in the form of a SPAC called ProCap Acquisition Corp. The SPAC aims to target high-growth companies in the fintech and digital assets space. Mr. Pompliano, a former head of product at Facebook and former co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital, now runs Professional Capital Management. ProCap's management team includes professionals with backgrounds in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and digital asset compl...
著名加密货币投资者 Anthony Pompliano 已申请以 SPAC 方式进行 2 亿美元的 IPO,公司名为 ProCap Acquisition Corp。该SPAC旨在瞄准金融科技和数字资产领域的高增长公司。 Pompliano曾担任 Facebook 的产品主管和 Morgan Creek Digital 的前联合创始人,现在经营着 Professional Capital Management。ProCap 的管理团队包括具有并购、风险投资和数字资产合规背景的专业人士。
NYSE-listed Eason Technology announced the acquisition of Hong Kong blockchain security and technology company Starlux Intelligent. The acquisition amount and transaction terms have not been disclosed yet. After the acquisition is completed, Eason Technology will explore digital technology and blockchain-based real estate operations related businesses, and plans to complete the development and launch of the first blockchain product in the second quarter of 2025.
On February 19, the General Office of the State Council issued a notice on forwarding the "2025 Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment" of the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission. The "Plan" proposes to implement the requirements for the complete cancellation of foreign investment access restrictions in the manufacturing sector. For areas outside the negative list of foreign investment access, foreign investment access will be managed in strict accorda...
Bitcoin miner MARA has announced that it has acquired a wind farm in Texas. The acquisition will add 114 trillion watts of wind power capacity to MARA's asset base as it expands into the energy infrastructure sector. The company will use the latest generation of ASIC mining hardware powered by renewable energy to reduce the cost of bitcoin production. MARA is the second largest publicly traded bitcoin holder with 45,659 BTC on its balance sheet.
According to Solid Intel, Tether is planning to acquire a 51% controlling stake in South American energy company Adecoagro in a deal valued at around $1.24 billion.
On February 18, according to Bloomberg, Robinhood plans to launch crypto products in Singapore in 2025 through its acquired European digital asset exchange Bitstamp. The company plans to launch these services by the end of 2025 under the guidance of local regulators. Robinhood acquired Bitstamp in June 2024 for $200 million, in part because of Bitstamp's license in Singapore, which will help Robinhood expand its business in Singapore. Bitstamp received approval-in-principle from the Monetary Aut...
OpenAI, a start-up valued at $157 billion, is considering giving its non-profit board special voting rights to defend the power of its directors in an effort to fend off Musk's unsolicited takeover offer. CEO Sam Altman and other board members are weighing a range of options following OpenAI's transformation into a more traditional for-profit company, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Wall Street trading firm Jane Street and its subsidiaries have acquired a 6% stake in bitcoin mining giant Iris Energy. As of December 31, Jane Street Group held a total of 11,797,987 shares of Iris Energy, representing a 6% stake, according to a Form 13G filing on Friday. Iris Energymined 521 BTC in January with an actual hash rate of 28.93EH/s, representing 3.71% of the Bitcoin mining production market share.
Dunamu, the operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, has acquired MPAG, the global operator of digital music notation platforms. The acquisition took place in November, and Dunamu made MPAG a subsidiary by purchasing shares. MPAG operates the MyMusic Sheet platform for global users, the Mapianist platform for Korean users, and the Kokomu platform for Japanese users.
On February 15th, local time on February 14th, OpenAI's board of directors unanimously rejected Musk's offer to buy the company's assets for $97.40 billion. In a letter to Musk, the board said the acquisition was "not in the best interests" of the company's mission. OpenAI chairperson Bret Taylor also said the company "is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Musk's latest attempt to undermine its competition". On the 10th, a consortium led by Musk offered $97.40 billion to seek c...
1Confirmation-backed company MeebCo has acquired Meebits from Yuga Labs for an undisclosed sum. It is reported that Meebits will launch a participation-driven rewards system Bits and form a partnership with OpenSea. Following the sale of Meebits, Yuga Labs plans to focus on the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT brand and its Etherside meta-universe project. Daniel Alegre, CEO of Yuga Labs, has said that following the company's restructuring and layoffs in October 2023, the company will prioritize the dev...
According to LI.FI's official announcement, it has acquired Catalyst, a protocol focused on intent-driven transactions (Intents), supports resource locking, and can run in any virtual machine (VM) environment. By integrating the Catalyst team and technology, LI.FI will enhance intent execution solutions (solvers), providing developers with deeper liquidity, better price execution, faster new chain integration, and support for chain abstraction experiences.