CoinVoice recently learned that, according to The Block, Dragonfly general partner Rob Hadick stated, '2025 will definitely be a more active year for cryptocurrency mergers and acquisitions, but the deal between Stripe and Bridge (this October, payment company Stripe acquired the stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 billion) is very unique and unlikely to be replicated.'
Hadick expects that large mergers and acquisitions in the stablecoin/payment sector will decrease, with many payment service providers building their own platforms or forming partnerships instead of acquiring. However, he anticipates that at least one unicorn-sized deal will emerge in this field by 2025. Trading platforms, brokerage firms, mining companies, and data providers are key industries for consolidation. Many large companies in these categories have been looking for potential targets that might be interested in being acquired, but so far, very few companies have seriously pushed for consolidation and paid the price for that privilege. [Original link]