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ACQUISITIONS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS
4. ACQUISITIONS
Information on acquisitions completed during the periods presented is set forth below. The results of operations of all business combinations have been recorded in the Financial Statements since the dates of acquisition.
Deribit
On August 14, 2025, the Company acquired the outstanding equity of Sentillia B.V. (“Deribit”), a crypto derivatives exchange. The Company believes this strategic acquisition will play a key role in its goal to be the premier global platform for crypto derivatives. Total consideration transferred in the
acquisition, subject to customary post-closing adjustments, was $4.3 billion, consisting of the following (in thousands):
Cash$721,460 
Class A common stock of the Company(1)
3,573,092 
Total purchase consideration$4,294,552 
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(1)Fair value, representing the closing market price of the Company’s Class A common stock on the acquisition date.

The aggregate purchase consideration includes $150.0 million in cash subject to an indemnity escrow that expires 15 months after the acquisition date.
In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), the acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method. The purchase consideration was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date with the excess recorded as goodwill, as follows (in thousands):
Goodwill$2,818,754 
Intangible assets1,390,000 
Crypto assets held for investment164,263 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, net(132,527)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
112,928 
Other assets and liabilities, net(58,866)
Net assets acquired$4,294,552 
The goodwill is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce as well as the anticipated operational synergies from the integration of Deribit’s trading platform with the Company’s existing platform. The goodwill is expected to be deductible for U.S. tax purposes.
The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition (in thousands, except for years data):
Fair ValueUseful Life at Acquisition (in years)
Customer relationships$1,059,000 15
Acquired developed technology288,000 6
Trade name43,000 8
Total identifiable intangible assets acquired$1,390,000 13
The customer relationships represent the fair value of projected cash flows derived from existing customers of Deribit and were valued using the multi-period excess earnings method. The present value of projected cash flows included significant judgment and assumptions regarding future revenues, attrition rates, and the discount rate.
Echo
On October 8, 2025, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Gm Echo Ltd (“Echo”), an onchain capital raising platform. The Company believes this strategic acquisition will play a key role in its goal to create more accessible, efficient, and transparent capital markets.
In accordance with ASC 805, the acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method. The total purchase consideration transferred in the acquisition was $176.0 million, which included $68.0 million in cash and $108.0 million in Class A common stock of the Company. Net
assets acquired were $23.7 million, and the excess purchase price of $152.3 million was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce as well as the anticipated operational synergies from the integration of Echo’s platform with the Company’s existing platform. The goodwill is expected to be deductible for U.S. tax purposes.
Other acquisitions
During 2026 and 2025, the Company completed other business combinations that were immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate.