According to @iampaulgrewal, the Competition Commission of India approved Coinbase’s proposal to acquire a minority stake in CoinDCX, marking a key regulatory milestone for operating in India’s digital asset market (source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Dec 17, 2025). According to @iampaulgrewal, the approval deepens Coinbase’s long-term partnership with CoinDCX, one of India’s established and trusted digital asset platforms, reinforcing formal regulatory clearance for the investment (source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Dec 17, 2025).

According to Hamster Kombat, Robinhood has acquired the crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million, a move poised to expand Robinhood's global crypto trading footprint and potentially drive increased liquidity for major cryptocurrencies (Source: Hamster Kombat Twitter, June 3, 2025). Additionally, Samsung is considering integrating Perplexity AI into the upcoming Galaxy S26, and IBM has acquired Seek AI to enhance its Watsonx AI Labs. These developments signal growing institutional interest in both crypto and AI, with Robinhood's acquisition likely to intensify competition among centralized exchanges and influence crypto market dynamics.