Crypto custody specialist Fireblocks denies it's in talks to be acquired by Visa

Cryptocurrency custody firm Fireblocks dismissed reports it is in talks with Visa (V) to be acquired for $2.5 billion.

Axios, citing multiple unidentified sources, said the company was in late-stage talks with Visa.

“We are aware of the rumors about a possible acquisition of Fireblocks by Visa. This is news to us, and not true at present time,” a Fireblocks spokesperson said soon after the Axios story broke.

Fireblocks specializes in crypto custody using advanced pre-key sharding technologies such as multi-party computation (MPC).

A $2.5 billion purchase would be a marked drop in value since 2022, when Fireblocks raised $550 million at an $8 billion valuation.

That said, smoke has been circulating over the past three or four weeks about a potential sale of the business, with anonymous sources telling CoinDesk U.S.-listed Coinbase Global COIN$171.51 was also in the frame to buy Fireblocks.

Visa did not respond to requests for comment by press time. Coinbase had similarly not replied.

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