1/ Fresh from this week’s Crypto M&A activity @OffchainLabs has acquired @zerodev_app, a leading smart account infrastructure provider, signaling a move from pure rollup scaling toward a full-stack developer platform.

As part of our mission to support crypto founders across their entire lifecycle, our onchain services team has launched a marketplace to help builders secure the most competitive audit quotes This audit readiness checklist is a must read for every builder looking for an audit:

1/ @dYdX has made its first external acquisition: Pocket Protector, a crypto-native social trading platform. The transaction focuses on fresh product and leadership talent as dYdX looks to deepen its offering beyond just trading infrastructure.

The latest in Crypto M&A: @talostrading, valued at $1.3bn in the last fundraising round in 2022, is set to acquire @coinmetrics Coin Metrics has been building solid infrastructure for market and network data since 2017.

Crypto M&A is changing fast. In this @EthCC talk, our co-founders @jp_grabs & @KarlAhrend discuss key market dynamics, lessons from live deals, and what founders and investors should watch next. Watch the full video :

At @EthCC, my co-founder @KarlAhrend and I shared an inside look at how Crypto M&A is evolving from category-specific and regional consolidation to global token M&A. The foundations for a more mature, resilient ecosystem are being built now. (Link in comments)

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EthCC is right around the corner! @EthCC 🇫🇷 Our co-founder, @jp_grabs will be diving into the nuances of Crypto M&A, from industry trends to real-world transactions and what they signal for the future of the industry. 📍Catch JP on the Product & Marketers track 🗓️ June 30, 11:30AM at the Grant Stage

The crypto space spends hundreds of millions on security every year. Yet, year after year, billions are still lost. Today, we're publishing the State of Crypto Security 2025. A breakdown of what’s broken, what’s working, and what’s next. Here’s what we found 🧵

Excited to finally announce that Da Vinci, a global proprietary trading firm headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in Miami, Mumbai, and Hong Kong, has acquired the loan desk of crypto market making firm @SkynetTrading_. This is a significant milestone for the digital assets industry, as a multi-asset proprietary trading firm enters the token market making space via an asset acquisition. It is also a great example of the growing interest from leading financial institutions around the world in crypto and how the @areta_io platform facilitates these strategic transactions. Congratulations to everyone involved!