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According to PR Newswire, institutional-grade digital asset data and software provider Lukka announced the acquisition of data provenance and compliance platform PEER DATA. Lukka primarily provides auditable digital asset pricing, classification, and market intelligence for funds, custodians, banks, and exchanges; PEER DATA achieves contract digitization, data usage measurement, and end-to-end traceability through its Data Book of Record (DBOR) platform and patented Daisy Chain technology.After the merger, both parties will provide financial institutions with a "control layer" covering digital assets and a broader range of data assets, uniformly supporting pricing, classification, proof of origin, licensing, and governance, while continuously expanding to scenarios such as on-chain assets and AI data consumption. The new company will continue to operate under the Lukka brand, headquartered in New York, with existing customer service unchanged.

According to The Block, the core development team of the Cosmos ecosystem, Cosmos Labs, announced the acquisition of the Cosmos block explorer Mintscan and the establishment of a new subsidiary, Cosmos Labs Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, to coordinate the construction of several key infrastructures in the Cosmos ecosystem.According to Barry Plunkett, Co-CEO of Cosmos Labs, the transaction negotiations began in October 2025, initiated by the co-founder of the South Korean crypto company Stamper (the legal entity of Cosmostation). Both parties did not disclose the transaction amount, financing method, or whether it involved Cosmos Hub tokens.

According to Techstartups, NVIDIA has announced the completion of its acquisition of predictive AI software company Kumo AI, with a transaction amount exceeding $400 million. This merger will expand NVIDIA's AI software business boundaries and strengthen its industry advantage in enterprise-level predictive analytics.It is reported that Kumo AI was founded in 2022, and its self-developed foundational model can connect to structured data from enterprise data warehouses, implementing various commercial scenarios such as customer churn prediction, fraud prevention, supply and demand estimation, risk control review, and intelligent product recommendations.Reports indicate that the founding team of Kumo AI officially joined NVIDIA last month, and as of now, NVIDIA has not made any official comments regarding this acquisition.

Kaiko announced the acquisition of digital asset data and analytics provider Amberdata. After the completion of this transaction, Kaiko stated that it will form a comprehensive service capability covering digital asset market data, analytics, pricing, indices, and data infrastructure, and will continue to expand into the tokenized asset sector.

The mobile communication service provider Helium Mobile, built on the decentralized crypto network Helium, has been acquired by Noble Mobile, which focuses on making communication services more accessible. Noble Mobile was founded by American entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Helium Mobile previously launched a free mobile plan service, and the company stated that it shares the same philosophy with Noble Mobile in enhancing the affordability of communication services. After the merger, they plan to continue offering low-cost mobile communication plans, hoping to challenge traditional telecom giants with more competitive services.Frank Mong, Chief Operating Officer of Helium Mobile, stated: "We chose Noble Mobile because our values, development vision, and management teams are highly aligned." The company believes that this acquisition will help further expand the market coverage of decentralized communication networks and promote the development of low-cost mobile communication services.

According to GlobeNewswire, global insurance and risk management giant WTW announced the acquisition of the digital asset insurance platform Redefind to strengthen its digital asset protection service layout.According to the disclosure, Redefind provides an end-to-end cryptocurrency and digital asset insurance access platform. WTW plans to first launch a non-custodial loss recovery insurance scheme in the UK to support forensic investigations, asset tracking, and legal recovery related costs for digital assets that are stolen or lost.

According to PRNewswire, NYSE-listed company SOLAI announced the acquisition of a 51% stake in Singapore-based artificial intelligence company NEURALAND for approximately $9.18 million.NEURALAND focuses on AI node hardware design, software-defined systems, and AI agent technology development, with business covering AI chips, embedded systems, large language model integration, etc. This acquisition will drive SOLAI's transformation from a digital asset mining company to a technology platform centered on AI.

According to The Block, Aztec Labs has acquired Obsidion, the company behind the open-source privacy identity verification tool ZKPassport. Its co-founders Michael Elliot and Theo Madzou, along with their team, will join Aztec Labs to continue developing ZKPassport and related applications.Aztec Labs is building the Ethereum privacy layer two network Aztec Network, which raised approximately $60 million worth of ETH through the AZTEC token sale last year, and previously secured about $125 million in venture capital.ZKPassport allows users to read passports or government documents via mobile NFC, generating cryptographic signatures locally for verifying age, nationality, and "real identity" without exposing full privacy. It has been used for ticketing at the Devconnect conference and for compliance identity verification in the Aztec community token sale. Aztec stated that it will continue to keep the ZKPassport protocol and iOS application open source.

According to TheEnergyMag, TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF) announced the acquisition of the Muskie Data Campus located in eastern Kentucky, which is expected to support over 1 GW of data center capacity. The first phase of 500 MW is scheduled to begin delivery in the second half of 2028, with the second phase of 500 MW targeted for completion in the second half of 2030.The parcel was acquired from Industrial Equity Partners, covering approximately 285 acres, located within a 1000-acre industrial park in eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Power (a subsidiary of AEP) has initiated the construction of a 345 kV substation, connecting to the 765 kV transmission network, and the transmission infrastructure and energy service agreements have been signed simultaneously.TeraWulf stated that the project has completed zoning planning, and the permitting work is progressing, with limited preliminary site preparation work. Following the completion of this acquisition, TeraWulf's footprint in Kentucky will expand to two major digital infrastructure projects, with a total platform capacity exceeding 2.8 GW. The company reported revenue of $34 million in the first quarter, including $21 million from HPC leasing.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a total of $2 billion in government subsidies to nine quantum computing companies, including IBM, and will acquire equity in the related transactions. This move aims to accelerate the cultivation of the emerging quantum computing industry and promote the development of more stable and scalable quantum computing systems. The report states that this round of funding is part of the Trump administration's plan to maintain the U.S. competitive advantage in the field of frontier computing and to initiate a "new era of technological innovation."

According to BBX data, yesterday the layout of traditional payment institutions in the cryptocurrency infrastructure showed divergence, with institutions having clear differences in their views on ETH and the altcoin sector. The core dynamics are as follows:Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: $MA) signed an acquisition agreement for the UK stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK on March 17 for a maximum of $1.8 billion (including $300 million in performance-based payments), which directly led Mastercard to abandon its previously pursued strategic investment plan in Zerohash (a privately held company). According to CoinDesk on May 19, Mastercard exited negotiations with Zerohash after the completion of the BVNK acquisition, and Zerohash is currently seeking to initiate a new financing round with a valuation of over $1.5 billion (higher than the $1 billion valuation established during the D-2 round of financing of $104 million in September 2025); the strategic logic behind Mastercard's acquisition of BVNK is that BVNK has a stablecoin payment infrastructure covering over 130 countries and a difficult-to-replicate combination of multi-country payment licenses; Mastercard's Chief Product Officer Jorn Lambert stated that the goal is to integrate stablecoins into the core network of Mastercard Move cross-border payments, rather than treating them as a peripheral experiment.JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: $JPM) analysts cited by CoinDesk on May 19 released the latest research report indicating that in the current market environment, Ethereum and the broader altcoin sector will continue to lag behind Bitcoin, primarily due to three structural weaknesses: weak network activity, stagnation in DeFi ecosystem growth (Solana's TVL has dropped from a peak of $13.1 billion in 2025 to about $5.5 billion), and limited real-world adoption scenarios; analysts believe that for the altcoin sector to catch up with Bitcoin's performance, a "significant network activity explosion" is a prerequisite, and this condition currently lacks visible short-term catalysts.

According to the official announcement, Tether International announced the acquisition of all shares held by SoftBank in Twenty One Capital (XXI), becoming a larger controlling party. After the transaction is completed, the board members of XXI appointed by SoftBank have exited the board in accordance with the shareholder agreement.Tether stated that this move reflects its long-term strategic commitment and confidence in building a publicly listed company from scratch with Bitcoin at its core. The announcement pointed out that SoftBank's early involvement provided important institutional background and governance experience for XXI, helping the company complete its initial phase layout, and Tether will drive XXI into the next stage of development based on this foundation.

According to The Block, FHE privacy technology company Zama has acquired the enterprise-level token lifecycle management platform TokenOps, applying Fully Homomorphic Encryption to scenarios such as token locking, airdrops, and equity table management. TokenOps claims it has processed over $2 billion in token distribution. Through this acquisition, token issuers can encrypt key information such as token allocation, release curves, and receiving addresses on-chain under the ERC-7984 confidential token standard, reducing the risk of signal leakage and front-running caused by on-chain transparency.This technology has been implemented in the institutional cooperative distribution of the RWA protocol KAIO, and Zama's own ZAMA token team and investor distribution also use TokenOps' encrypted locking solution. The TokenOps brand will continue to operate independently and open confidential tools to more issuers.

According to the official announcement, digital asset market data and analytics provider Kaiko has announced the acquisition of the European decentralized finance infrastructure provider Cometh, which holds a MiCA / CASP license, to integrate data, analytics, indices, and on-chain infrastructure capabilities, along with Cometh's expertise in smart contract engineering.Kaiko stated that after the transaction is completed, the company will form an integrated infrastructure covering BMR authorized indices, MiCA compliant products, oracle services, and on-chain execution capabilities. Cometh has previously been granted a MiCA / CASP license by the French AMF and holds ISO 27001:2022 certification.

Deloitte announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the crypto infrastructure company Blocknative through a talent acquisition-focused merger. According to the announcement, the Blocknative team will "focus on driving Web3 innovation within Deloitte's client ecosystem" in the future. Currently, Blocknative's official website displays the announcement stating that the company "is gradually ceasing operations." Its Blocknative API and Gas Network services will also be gradually shut down, expected to continue running until June 19.Founded in 2018, Blocknative is a blockchain infrastructure company that specializes in real-time mempool monitoring, gas fee prediction, and transaction management. The company provides APIs and related tools for optimizing on-chain transactions; its Gas Network is a decentralized oracle network that provides real-time gas fee data. This move comes at a time when the overall crypto ecosystem is undergoing a wave of consolidation. This is also accompanied by traditional companies like Deloitte increasing their exposure to crypto. Deloitte now provides accounting, auditing, and other corporate services to crypto companies.

Bitcoin mining company and AI infrastructure company IREN announced that it has acquired the creative and media agency Awaken, which focuses on content strategy and brand building for high-growth companies.According to the announcement, some core members of Awaken will join IREN, including Awaken founder and CEO Chris Parker, who will be responsible for IREN's overall branding and marketing strategy.IREN co-founder and co-CEO Daniel Roberts stated that as the company continues to expand into new markets and customer bases, the importance of brand awareness and user engagement is increasing. The Awaken team has long been a trusted partner of IREN, and internalizing these capabilities is a natural step in the company's expansion process.

Movement announced that it has completed the acquisition of the on-chain Vault infrastructure project Canopy, further integrating key financial infrastructure within the Movement Network. Canopy has previously been an important part of the Movement ecosystem, primarily responsible for building the Vault layer on the Movement Network, with its smart contracts allowing users to allocate assets and strategize on-chain with independent strategy managers.After this acquisition, Canopy will collaborate more closely with the on-chain credit protocol MovePosition, and Movement is gradually building a complete on-chain financial infrastructure stack covering modules such as Vault, credit, and yield strategies. Movement stated that most public chain ecosystems still rely on third parties to provide core financial primitives, while Movement hopes to achieve deeper technical collaboration between Vault contracts and other components of the network through self-built and internally integrated methods.For developers, this means they can directly integrate core protocols that are continuously iterating; for partners, it means stronger consistency between the underlying infrastructure and the development team; for users, it is expected to provide a more unified on-chain financial product experience. The official also revealed that MovePosition and Canopy will gradually operate as a unified infrastructure, with more integration details to be announced in the coming weeks.

According to Decrypt, MoonPay has acquired the AI trading startup Dawn Labs and launched the AI trading assistant Dawn CLI for prediction markets. This product allows users to generate and execute automated cryptocurrency trading strategies through natural language commands, with the first phase integrating with Polymarket.MoonPay stated that Dawn CLI can integrate the "strategy description --- code generation --- trade execution" process into a single interface, lowering the barriers to quantitative and automated trading. Neeraj Prasad, founder of Dawn Labs and Chief Engineer at MoonPay Labs, said that users do not need to have a development or quantitative background; they only need to describe the strategy in natural language, and the system will automatically complete the execution.MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stated that the AI Agent will be able to autonomously develop and execute complex trading strategies, which is an important part of MoonPay's next phase of AI financial infrastructure layout. Previously, MoonPay had launched the AI Agent stablecoin payment card, an open-source AI wallet standard, and acquired the cryptocurrency key management company Sodot.

OpenAI announced the launch of a new business unit, "OpenAI Deployment Company," focused on helping enterprises deeply integrate AI systems into their core business processes, and has agreed to acquire the AI consulting and engineering firm Tomoro. This acquisition will bring approximately 150 Forward Deployed Engineers and deployment specialists to the deployment company.OpenAI stated that this department will directly assign engineers to work within enterprises, collaborating with management and frontline teams to restructure workflows, build AI production systems, and promote the practical implementation of AI in complex business scenarios. The initial funding scale of the deployment company exceeds $4 billion, with OpenAI as the majority shareholder, TPG leading the investment, and institutions such as Advent, Bain Capital, and Brookfield participating, along with major capital and consulting firms like Goldman Sachs, SoftBank, McKinsey, and Capgemini.OpenAI mentioned that currently, over 1 million enterprises are using its products, and the next phase of enterprise AI competition will shift from "using AI" to "restructuring organizations and business systems around AI."