MoonPay Buys Stablecoin Infrastructure Platform Iron in Latest M&A Deal, No Price Given

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Mar 13, 2025, 4:25 p.m. UTC

Cryptocurrency app MoonPay, has acquired Iron, an API-focused stablecoin infrastructure platform, the institution said successful a property merchandise Thursday.

The acquisition volition importantly summation Moonpay's endeavor offerings, the Miami-based institution said, and volition let businesses to judge stablecoin payments.

No acquisition terms was given, but a report said the woody was worthy astatine slightest $100 million.

M&A enactment successful the crypto abstraction is hotting up. Options speech Derebit is successful talks to beryllium acquired, with a fig of imaginable suitors vying for the company, arsenic reported by CoinDesk past month. Crypto trading level BitMEX is besides looking for a buyer.

Stripe agreed to buy stablecoin level Bridge for $1.1 cardinal successful October past year, successful the largest crypto acquisition by a large payments institution to date.

“This acquisition is simply a strategical measurement forward, positioning MoonPay astatine the forefront of enterprise-grade stablecoin solutions,” said Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of MoonPay, successful the release.

Moonpay bought Helio, a Solana-powered crypto outgo processor, successful January.

Read more: MoonPay Buys Crypto Payment Processor Helio for $175M

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