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Stripe acquires stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 billion

Published Saturday, April 11, 2026 · 10:04 AM EDT

Stripe has acquired Bridge, a stablecoin orchestration platform, for $1.1 billion. The deal, finalized this week, makes the startup's founders instant billionaires and marks one of the largest acquisitions in the crypto infrastructure space this year. Bridge provides tools for businesses to accept, store, and transfer stablecoins across different blockchain networks.

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