Leena Rao / Business Insider:
Sources: Chainalysis acquires AI-agent security startup Alterya for ~$150M; Alterya is still in stealth mode but has clients including Coinbase, Square, Binance — - Chainalysis has acquired Alterya, a fraud-detection startup, for $150 million. — Founded in 2022, Alterya uses AI to detect scams for financial and crypto firms.
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Ryan Lawler / Axios:
Clearwater Analytics agreed to acquire Enfusion, a SaaS provider for hedge funds and investment managers, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $1.5B — Exit Content Preview … - Clearwater expects to pay around $760 million in cash and issue between 23 million and 28 million new shares to Enfusion shareholders.
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Richard Nieva / Forbes:
Jimmy Wales, Mark Ruffalo, others debut Free Our Feeds to raise $30M by 2028 to “billionaire-proof” AT Protocol, by making it easier for users to leave Bluesky — Free Our Feeds, which includes support from the Mozilla Foundation, is working with Bluesky to make sure …
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Eleanor Terrett / Fox Business:
Crypto payments platform MoonPay has acquired blockchain payment processor Helio, a source says for $175M — The acquisition follows partnerships with PayPal and Venmo — Crypto payments platform MoonPay has acquired blockchain payment processor Helio for $175 million …
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Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
An interview with Arkady Volozh, CEO of Nebius, formerly Yandex NV, on selling Yandex's Russian business in 2024, competing with US AI startups, and more — The co-founder of internet company Yandex went into exile after the war began. — It's noon, and Arkady Volozh is ready to christen …
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