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Stripe Acquires Stablecoin Platform Bridge for $1.10 billion

According to TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, payments firm Stripe acquired stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.10 billion. Bridge, Stripe's largest acquisition to date and the largest in crypto history, raised $58 million from investors at a previous valuation of $200 million. Bridge provides software that helps businesses accept stablecoin payments, marking an expansion of Stripe's cryptocurrency adoption efforts.