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The 2025 financial reports recently positioned the crypto industry as the sector with the most significant deals, totaling approximately $8.6 billion. This substantial achievement has been attributed to US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto stance, which has improved investor confidence in the sector and promoted mergers and acquisitions centered on the crypto ecosystem. The news followed a financial analysis conducted by Pitchbook, revealing that a total of 267 deals had been struck in the crypto industry as of December 23. This record marked a considerable 18% rise from 2024. The total deal value of  $8.6 billion demonstrated an increase of approximately 300% compared to 2024, when the total deal value was $2.17 billion. Analysts still expect this trend to continue in 2026. Crypto deals surge, reaching the highest levels this year  Coinbase secured a leadership position with the major acquisition of Deribit for approximately $2.9 billion, marking the most significant acquisition in the crypto industry to date. Meanwhile, apart from the leading cryptocurrency exchange, other notable mergers included Kraken’s acquisition of futures trading platform NinjaTrader in a deal valued at around $1.5 billion. Ripple also struck a $1.25 billion agreement to acquire Hidden Road, a global credit network and institutional prime broker that supports the cryptocurrency industry. This great achievement in the crypto ecosystem has been attributed to US President Donald Trump’s move to pave the way for opportunities for the crypto community in the United States. Some of the efforts Trump implemented included imposing several deregulation measures and withdrawing regulatory lawsuits. This decision, in turn, prompted traditional financial institutions to make significant investments in the sector. Reports also confirmed that approximately $14.6 billion was collected from 11 initial public offerings (IPOs) linked to crypto worldwide. This finding illustrated a major surge from $310 million raised in 2024 via four IPOs. On the…

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Filed under: News - @ December 25, 2025 10:17 am