2025 will be the year of crypto consolidation – co-founder of EARN’M
According to EARN'M co-founder Dan Novas, 2025 will be the year when crypto projects and tokens merge, according to EARN'M – a loyalty platform that rewards users for screen time on their mobile devices.
In an interview with Cointelegraph, the executive said that the crypto space is overcrowded and over-tokenized, with a disproportionate impact on utility-based altcoin projects.
“Altcoins are generally the worst performing of the newly launched coins,” Novas added.
The co-founder of EARN'M told Cointelegraph that this coming level of consolidation is similar to the integration of mobile applications and is a sign that the industry is maturing.
Mergers and acquisitions of start-up companies and projects are predicted to increase under the incoming Trump administration, driven by regulatory policies and crypto-crypto cabinet members.
Number of Pump.fun tokens generated on 2024 Pump.fun. Source: Dunn
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2025 will start with many mergers and acquisitions
Fiat-to-crypto on-ramp company MoonPay announced in January 2025 that it has acquired payment processor Helion, which will enable businesses to accept payments in crypto.
The $175 million acquisition expands MoonPay's services and provides an efficient transaction process for merchants using MoonPay to receive funds.
Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has acquired fraud prevention company Alterya for $150 million, the company announced on January 13.
Alterya uses AI agents to detect and prevent fraud, which Chainalysis says is set to increase due to the rise of generative artificial intelligence.
According to Chinalysis, Alterya has discovered more than $10 billion in fraud by 2024 and has worked with popular crypto companies Binance, Coinbase, Block and traditional financial institutions.
A recent Bloomberg report revealed that DeriBit, a crypto options exchange, is investigating possible acquisition offers. The option exchange could reach up to 5 billion dollars, but it is not currently available for sale.
A Deribit spokesperson said they had received several investment offers from interested companies over time, but would not disclose the parties to the media.
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