🧐 Fireblocks denies being acquired by Visa—but that denial is worth reading twice

The backstory: Axios reported that Visa is in advanced talks with crypto custody firm Fireblocks over a deal worth around $2.5 billion.

Latest: Fireblocks told The Block, “This is news to us, and not true at present time.” Visa, meanwhile, stuck to its usual line: it doesn’t comment on rumors or speculation.

🔹 Pay attention to “at present time”—it’s “not true” right now, not “never going to happen”
🔹 One side denies it while the other declines to comment, leaving the story up in the air
🔹 Plenty of posts are comparing the $2.5 billion figure with Fireblocks’ roughly $8 billion valuation in 2022 and calling it a “70% discount”—but the deal itself hasn’t even been confirmed

My take: This kind of “acquisition rumor → official denial” drama plays out several times a year in crypto. When the news breaks, some people pile into related tokens; when the denial comes, others panic-sell. Often, it’s the same people getting burned both ways.

My rule is simple: unless both sides make an official announcement, assume it hasn’t happened. And even if it does go through, Visa is buying custody and stablecoin settlement infrastructure—there are still several steps between that and whether any token you hold goes up.

Do you think the talks fell apart, or are they floating trial balloons because they couldn’t agree on a price? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments 👇

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