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According to The Block, Bitcoin mining company IREN Limited has agreed to acquire cloud infrastructure software company Mirantis for approximately $625 million in an all-stock transaction to enhance its AI cloud business layout.This acquisition will bring critical software and "orchestration" capabilities to IREN, helping it better monetize its expanding GPU and data center resources. Mirantis focuses on Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure tools that enable automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.Analysts point out that the transaction values Mirantis at about 4 to 5 times its revenue, aimed at helping IREN catch up with AI cloud competitors like CoreWeave and build a complete "full-stack new cloud" capability.This merger is also an important step for IREN in its transformation from a Bitcoin mining company to an AI infrastructure platform. Previously, the company had raised approximately $3.6 billion through equity and convertible bond financing to expand its GPU and data center capacity, with total construction investments expected to exceed $9 billion. After the transaction is completed, Mirantis is expected to operate as an independent subsidiary.

According to Jinshi Data reports, there are market rumors that the Trump Media Technology Group (DJT.O) will merge with TAE TECHNOLOGIES in an all-stock transaction, which is expected to be completed by mid-2026. After the merger, the company is expected to select a site and begin construction of its first utility-scale nuclear fusion power plant in 2026.

According to CoinDesk, Solmate (stock code SLMT), a Solana infrastructure company focused on the Abu Dhabi market, has signed a non-binding term sheet to acquire the digital asset company RockawayX through an all-stock transaction.This acquisition will create an institutional cryptocurrency group with managed assets and third-party interests exceeding $2 billion. The merged company will integrate RockawayX's infrastructure, liquidity, and asset management business into Solmate, which is transitioning from passive digital asset fund management to an operational cryptocurrency business, and will continue to trade under the stock code SLMT. Solmate's CEO Marco Santori will lead the group, while RockawayX's CEO Viktor Fischer will oversee the operations of the RockawayX subsidiary and serve as the executive chairman of Solmate.RockawayX is the blockchain business division of venture capital firm Rockaway Capital, providing on-chain market-making, lending, and other services. The company also manages venture capital and credit funds that collectively oversee approximately $1.04 billion in assets, with around $1.1 billion in assets staked on its validation nodes.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST) and Semler Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMLR) announced the final agreement for a stock-for-stock merger transaction.Additionally, Strive announced the purchase of 5,816 bitcoins at an average price of $116,047 each for the company's assets, totaling $675 million, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 5,886.The merged company will hold over 10,900 bitcoins and plans to adopt a "preferred stock only" leverage model to avoid the debt maturity risks associated with traditional leveraged bitcoin strategies. The merged company also plans to explore monetizing or spinning off Semler Scientific's historically profitable diagnostics business in the future.

ChainCatcher news, a fund that has already received investment from state-owned enterprises in Hong Kong is actively planning a coin-stock linkage project. A person from the Hong Kong financial sector revealed that although state-owned enterprise funds cannot directly invest in funds related to the cryptocurrency sector, they can indirectly participate in the digital currency market by purchasing "stocks of listed companies that hold Bitcoin." This method is currently unrestricted.

ChainCatcher news, Canadian stablecoin issuer Blockchain Venture Capital Inc. (CSE: BVCI) recently announced a strategic partnership with crypto brokerage HabitTrade. The two parties will jointly explore compliant pathways for tokenized stocks on-chain, promoting the construction of a closed-loop for stablecoins on-chain and achieving the encryption and compliant circulation of global assets.HabitTrade will provide BVCI with trading settlement infrastructure, global liquidity support, and financing strategies to accelerate its Web3 business layout. This cooperation marks an important step in both parties' globalization strategy, promoting the compliant implementation and scalable application of stablecoins and on-chain financing in the cross-border market into a new phase.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, CoreWeave stated that it will acquire the digital infrastructure company Core Scientific through an all-stock transaction. The value per share for this transaction is $20.40. The agreed exchange ratio implies a company valuation of approximately $9 billion.Previous news, AI infrastructure company CoreWeave is in talks to acquire the Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crypto In America, Canadian Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms announced the successful completion of a full stock acquisition of Stronghold Digital Mining, with a transaction value of over $110 million, making it the largest merger and acquisition case between two publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies.This acquisition will increase Bitfarms' share of the North American energy market from 6% to 80%, significantly enhancing its presence in the U.S. PJM grid.It is noteworthy that the world's second-largest Bitcoin mining company, Riot Platforms, previously attempted a hostile takeover of Bitfarms, which ultimately failed, and chose to hold a 20% stake in Bitfarms.