{"id":594387,"date":"2026-05-05T13:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/bullish-to-buy-transfer-agent-equiniti-for-4-2b-in-tokenization-push\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:52:39","slug":"bullish-to-buy-transfer-agent-equiniti-for-4-2b-in-tokenization-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/bullish-to-buy-transfer-agent-equiniti-for-4-2b-in-tokenization-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullish to buy transfer agent Equiniti for $4.2B in tokenization push"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bullish<\/p>\n

Bullish has agreed to acquire transfer agent Equiniti as more Wall Street participants accelerate their tokenization initiatives to offer 24\/7 trading.<\/p>\n

Bullish agreed to acquire transfer agent Equiniti from Siris Capital in a $4.2 billion transaction, giving the crypto exchange a major shareholder recordkeeping business as it pushes deeper into tokenized securities.<\/p>\n

As part of the deal, Bullish will assume $1.85 billion in debt from Equiniti, according to a Tuesday announcement<\/a>. The transaction is expected to close in January 2027, pending regulatory approval.<\/p>\n

The acquisition will allow Bullish to offer 24\/7 trading of tokenized securities and stablecoin-based payment and settlement tools. Equiniti is one of the world\u2019s largest transfer agents, servicing nearly 3,000 companies, including the likes of Berkshire Hathaway and Rolls-Royce. Transfer agents are crucial for trading venues, as they are responsible for investor records, issuing ownership certificates and facilitating dividend payments.<\/p>\n

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Bullish has agreed to acquire transfer agent Equiniti as more Wall Street participants accelerate their tokenization initiatives to offer 24\/7 trading. Bullish agreed to acquire transfer agent Equiniti from Siris Capital in a $4.2 billion transaction, giving the crypto exchange a major shareholder recordkeeping business as it pushes deeper into tokenized securities. As part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":594388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-594387","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}