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MoonPay to launch MoonPay Institutional after ~$100M all-stock deal to acquire Israeli security startup Sodot

MoonPay bought Israeli crypto-security startup Sodot in an all-stock deal worth about $100 million to build an institutional business.

Apr 29, 20261:58 PMNewsroom AI

MoonPay agreed to acquire Israeli crypto-security startup Sodot in an all-stock transaction valued at about $100 million, the companies and multiple outlets reported April 29, 2026 [1] [2] [3] [4].

MoonPay said the acquisition supplies security infrastructure for a new institutional unit, MoonPay Institutional, which will connect traditional financial institutions to crypto and blockchain services including trading, tokenized securities, payments, wallet management and stablecoin issuance [1] [2].

The new institutional business will be led by former CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham, according to MoonPay, and industry coverage described the deal as a strategic push into institutional crypto services [1] [3].

Multiple reports describe the roughly $100 million, all-stock acquisition as part of MoonPay's effort to expand into institutional crypto offerings and build out security and compliance capabilities for large financial clients [1] [2] [3].

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