FalconX acquires Arbelos Markets in major crypto deal of 2025
3rd January 2025 – (California) Digital asset brokerage FalconX has announced the acquisition of crypto derivatives platform Arbelos Markets, marking one of the first significant crypto acquisition deals of 2025. The news was confirmed by FalconX’s co-founder and CEO, Raghu Yarlagadda, in a post on X on 2nd January, following a report from Bloomberg.
While the financial details of the transaction remain undisclosed, a prior report from Bloomberg on December 31 suggested that the deal would likely be financed through a combination of FalconX stock and cash, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Yarlagadda stated that the acquisition positions FalconX to better serve its…