Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Says New Wave of Crypto Acquisitions Driven by Five Key Trends
Crypto acquisitions and public listings are surging in 2025 and have followed a handful of distinct patterns, according to billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya.
Palihapitiya cites a recent Wall Street Journal report, which indicates that digital asset firms have been involved in 88 deals totalling $8.2 billion in transaction value so far this year.
The WSJ, referencing data from the advisory firm Architect Partners, notes that transaction value is already nearly three times the total in all of 2024.
Palihapitiya notes on the social media platform X that the activity this year reflects “five distinct deal patterns.”
“1) Bitcoin treasury acquisitions, where companies like Twenty One Capital are accumulating…