Brokerage fintech Robinhood is about to accumulate WonderFi, a Canadian crypto agency, for about 250 million Canadian {dollars} ($179 million) in an all-cash deal to increase its world presence.
The acquisition is anticipated to shut within the second half of 2025, Robinhood stated in a Might 13 press launch.
WonderFi operates two of Canada’s longest-standing regulated crypto buying and selling platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, managing over 2.1 billion Canadian {dollars} in property below custody. These platforms provide crypto buying and selling, staking and custody providers.
“WonderFi has constructed a formidable household of manufacturers serving newbie and superior crypto customers alike, making them an excellent associate to speed up Robinhood’s mission in Canada,” stated Johann Kerbrat, senior vice chairman and normal supervisor of Robinhood Crypto.
Beneath the phrases of the deal, Robinhood will purchase all excellent WonderFi shares at 0.36 Canadian {dollars} per share — a 41% premium over WonderFi’s final closing worth on the Toronto Inventory Alternate and a 71% premium over its 30-day volume-weighted common worth.
Earlier than the deal, WonderFi’s market cap was 163.9 million Canadian {dollars}, and its inventory was down 13.6% year-to-date on the Toronto Inventory Alternate.
The deal stays topic to customary closing situations, together with regulatory and courtroom approvals, in addition to approval by WonderFi’s shareholders.
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Crypto M&A frenzy picks up
Robinhood’s $179 million acquisition of WonderFi is a part of a broader wave of crypto business mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in 2025, spurred by friendlier US laws below President Donald Trump.
Main offers this 12 months embody Coinbase’s $2.9 billion buy of Deribit and Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Street.
Moreover, on Might 2, Kraken accomplished its acquisition of the futures buying and selling platform NinjaTrader, a transfer that may increase the change’s buyer base and allow it to supply crypto futures and derivatives within the US.
Robinhood has additionally been on a shopping for spree. In 2024, the brokerage agency acquired Bitstamp cryptocurrency change in a $200 million deal, enabling the app to serve institutional purchasers in america.
On Might 7, it was additionally reported that Robinhood is growing a blockchain community enabling European retail traders to commerce US securities.
Notably, WonderFi noticed sturdy efficiency in 2024, processing 3.57 Canadian {dollars} billion in buying and selling quantity, a 28% improve from the earlier 12 months.
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