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Shutterstock will acquire Giphy from Meta for $53 million in cash, complying with the UK regulator’s order to divest the animated-images platform due to competition concerns. Shutterstock, an American provider of stock photography, footage, music, and editing tools, has announced the acquisition of Giphy Inc, the popular animated image platform owned
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US remittance system Ripple acquired Metaco to leverage the company’s resources and entrench itself in the emerging crypto custody market. Ripple has acquired Swiss-based Metaco for $250 million as part of the remittance network’s expansion into institutional crypto custody. The acquisition also comes amid a favorable ruling for Ripple in its ongoing lawsuit with the Securities
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On May 17, Ripple, creator of the namesake payments network and XRP token, announced it had acquired Swiss digital asset custodian and tokenization provider Metaco for $250 million. With the acquisition, Ripple says it will expand its enterprise offering to custody, issue, and settle tokenized assets. The firm's developers wrote: "Metaco will
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American multinational banking giant JPMorgan Chase has emerged as the lucky buyer of the embattled regional banking firm, First Republic Bank. As reported by CNBC, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) acquired all of the deposits of First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) and a substantial number of its shares. The acquisition was
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According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the troubled bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was acquired by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, which is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. First Citizens acquired all deposits and loans from SVB, as well as the 17 branches that SVB owned across
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UBS Group doubled its initial offer and agreed to buy its competitor Credit Suisse for nearly $2 billion on March 19, in a historical deal for the two biggest banks in Switzerland, the Financial Times reported.UBS previously put a $1 billion offer on the table on March 18, but the
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The LinksDAO CEO said that the platform aims to build a vibrant community of golf lovers and provide them with a whole new experience for being part of a golf club. On Thursday, March 16, Web3 community LinksDAO announced the purchase of a real-world golf course by securing the winning bid
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The British government and the central bank, the Bank of England, have facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC, according to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt. He stressed that “Deposits will be protected, with no taxpayer support.” British Government Announces Acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank UK
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HSBC’s announcement came at a time the United States government announced a $25 billion bailout of struggling Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank to avoid a further banking crisis. In a stunning turn of events, HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HSBC) has announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary has acquired troubled Silicon
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