Galaxy and BitGo engage in court hearings over the $100 million merger termination fee dispute

According to Bloomberg, Galaxy Digital founder and billionaire Michael Novogratz confronted BitGo Holdings CEO Mike Belshe in court this week over a four-year merger dispute.

BitGo is seeking at least $100 million in damages from Galaxy, stemming from Galaxy's proposed $1.2 billion acquisition in 2021—at the time the largest merger deal in the history of the crypto industry—which ultimately fell through due to the collapse of the crypto market. BitGo alleges that Galaxy failed to make reasonable efforts to push the deal to completion and concealed relevant details about investigations by U.S. authorities, which could significantly impact the completion of the merger.