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Polygon Labs announced that it has completed the acquisition of cryptocurrency startups Coinme and Sequence, with a total acquisition price exceeding $250 million. However, Polygon Labs declined to disclose the specific acquisition prices for each company and did not specify whether the transactions were conducted in cash, equity, or a combination of both.Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron and Polygon Foundation founder Sandeep Nailwal stated that the acquisitions aim to support the stablecoin strategy of the blockchain network. Coinme holds a range of remittance licenses in the United States, while Sequence is focused on building blockchain infrastructure, including cryptocurrency wallets.

According to CoinDesk, Polygon plans to acquire the U.S. Bitcoin ATM provider Coinme. According to insiders, Polygon intends to spend between $100 million and $125 million to complete this acquisition, with consulting services provided by Architect Partners.Coinme, founded on May 1, 2014, is one of the first licensed Bitcoin ATM operators in the United States and currently operates Bitcoin ATMs in approximately 49 states. The company has previously expanded its grocery store kiosk services to include various popular cryptocurrencies.

The cryptocurrency exchange CoinMENA in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has announced that it has been acquired by the Turkish digital asset platform Paribu for a valuation of $240 million. This transaction reportedly marks the largest fintech acquisition deal in Turkey to date. Paribu will obtain digital asset licenses from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) and the Central Bank of Bahrain through CoinMENA to operate locally.

Turkey's leading digital asset platform Paribu announced the acquisition of CoinMENA, the largest local cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with a transaction valuation of up to $240 million.Through this acquisition, Paribu will expand from the Turkish domestic market to the MENA region, where cryptocurrency adoption is higher, and obtain two valid digital asset licenses issued by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) and the Central Bank of Bahrain.

Washington state regulators have ordered Bitcoin ATM operator Coinme to cease operations and return over $8 million in unclaimed funds to customers, accusing the company of treating unredeemed vouchers as revenue, in violation of money transmission regulations.The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) stated in a temporary cease-and-desist order and a statement of charges that Coinme's cryptocurrency voucher system violated the state's Uniform Money Services Act. Between January 2023 and December 2024, Coinme allegedly treated $8.37 million in unredeemed customer vouchers as company revenue. Regulators are seeking to revoke Coinme's money transmission license, impose a $300,000 fine plus a $375 investigation fee on the company, and prohibit the company and its CEO Neil Bergquist from engaging in any money transmission business for ten years. Coinme has 20 days to request a hearing, or the temporary cease-and-desist order will automatically become permanent.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Seattle-based cryptocurrency ATM operator Coinme has agreed to pay a $300,000 fine for violating California's daily transaction limits for cryptocurrency ATMs.According to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), California law sets a daily transaction limit of $1,000 per customer for cryptocurrency ATMs. Coinme not only violated this regulation but also failed to include the necessary disclosure information on customer receipts at its self-service terminals located in grocery stores and convenience stores throughout California. Under the settlement agreement, Coinme has agreed to pay the fine, which includes $51,700 in restitution to a California senior resident who claimed to have been scammed.DFPI Commissioner KC Mohseni stated that this enforcement action should send a "strong message" to cryptocurrency kiosk operators, indicating that the state is "serious" about requiring digital asset companies to comply with rules designed to prevent scammers from exploiting unsuspecting Californians.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph Magazine, cryptocurrency exchanges Coinme and Bittrex are headquartered in Seattle, and some of Binance's servers are also located in the area.In addition, medical marijuana suppliers in the area accept cryptocurrency, and residents do not submit income tax returns. The state's governor has signed a law that expands the state's adoption of blockchain technology.

ChainCatcher news, after the acquisition of the cryptocurrency investment fund Icoinic registered with the Dutch Financial Markets Authority by Coinmerce, it was announced that it will operate under the name Coinmerce Capital. After full integration, Icoinic and Coinmerce will provide services for private and institutional investment clients, allowing their clients to trade and invest in cryptocurrencies flexibly.It is reported that Coinmerce Capital also plans to launch a new fund this month.

ChainCatcher news, the Dutch court ruled that the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) exceeded its legal authority by charging anti-money laundering registration fees to crypto companies like Coinmerce, stating that "the way DNB assesses registration requests violates the scope of registration obligations for cryptocurrency service providers as stipulated in the EU anti-money laundering law, and it is not legally possible to charge regulatory fees for the year 2021 to crypto service providers under the current cryptocurrency regulations." This ruling does not affect the fees for 2020, and a separate legal case regarding the fees for 2022 is still ongoing.Previous report, Binance's Dutch customers signed an agreement with the Dutch cryptocurrency platform Coinmerce, allowing users to automatically transfer cryptocurrencies to their Coinmerce accounts with one click before August 17.

ChainCatcher news, Lucas Nuzzi, head of research at CoinMetrics, disclosed on social media that Alameda was on the brink of bankruptcy in the second quarter of this year, later obtaining loans secured by FTT as collateral, which may have triggered the liquidity crunch at FTX.Lucas Nuzzi speculated that crypto investment firms like Three Arrows Capital faced significant losses in the second quarter of this year, and the reason Alameda survived was that it secured FTX funds based on FTT as "collateral," totaling 172 million FTT, worth approximately $4.19 billion. This "loan" needed to be repaid within four months, and if not repaid, all FTT would be liquidated, so SBF and Alameda had to find a way to avoid this situation.However, rescuing Alameda could weaken FTX's balance sheet, making it insolvent. If the price of FTT did not collapse and trigger a bank run, everything would be fine, which is also why SBF has been shaping his image as "having enough funds and being friendly to politicians" recently. But Binance may have discovered that FTX was using FTT as collateral to support Alameda, and thus chose to sell off FTT, forcing FTX to face liquidity issues.The above statements are Lucas Nuzzi's personal opinions and speculations. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency trading platform Coinmetro has completed a €7 million funding round at a valuation of €180 million, with funds coming from three angel investors and over 100 existing shareholders.This funding round is a phased financing, and the funds will be used to further expand Coinmetro's operations in the US, UK, and Europe, as well as to develop a range of passive income products to help customers cope with high inflation and high interest rates. It is reported that Coinmetro is currently scheduled to conduct a Series A funding round in the first quarter of 2023. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the international remittance platform MoneyGram has added cryptocurrency purchase services to its mobile application, allowing almost all U.S. customers to buy, sell, and hold BTC, ETH, and LTC. The new feature is supported by the cryptocurrency exchange Coinme, in which MoneyGram made a strategic minority investment earlier this year. (Coindesk)