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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Fierce
On December 9, 2024, a subsidiary controlled by the Company acquired all shares of Fierce Technology, Inc. (“Fierce”), which provides financial application software, for approximately $12.5 million ($3.0 million in cash and $9.5 million in equity). The Company determined that the acquisition of Fierce constituted a business combination under ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”).
The consideration transferred was measured at the fair value of the cash and equity paid, and the estimated contingent consideration of approximately $1.2 million, in the form of GDH Ltd. shares, that is payable by the Company upon determination of the final working capital amounts. The Company recognized the following assets and liabilities in relation to the acquisition of Fierce:
(in thousands)
Cash
$315 
Intangible assets
411 
Goodwill
8,588 
Other non-current assets
3,296 
Total assets
$12,610 
Deferred tax liability
$110 
Total liabilities
$110 
The Company recorded $8.6 million of goodwill which was attributed to the Digital Assets segment. Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from assets acquired which could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill was attributed to the expected synergies from combining operations with GDH LP and the expected future cash flows of the combined business. The Company also recognized a deferred tax asset of $3.3 million related to the net operating losses of Fierce that the Company expects to utilize. The goodwill from this acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.
Acquired intangible assets included trade names, trademarks, and technology platforms valued at $0.4 million. The intangible assets were measured at acquisition date fair value using an income approach in accordance with the Company’s accounting policies.
The Company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $0.2 million, of which the majority represented legal fees. The revenue and net income included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations contributed by Fierce for the year ended December 31, 2024, from the date of the acquisition, were not material to the Company. The pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company’s revenue and net income for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 would not have been material to the Company.
CryptoManufaktur
On July 18, 2024, a subsidiary controlled by the Company acquired the assets of CryptoManufaktur LLC (“CMF”) for approximately $12.4 million. The Company determined that the acquisition of CMF constituted a
business combination under ASC 805. CMF provides staking infrastructure, primarily on the Ethereum blockchain, as well as data oracle services.
The consideration transferred was measured at the fair value of the cash and equity paid, and the estimated contingent consideration of approximately $5.5 million, which is payable by the Company if CMF achieves certain financial and operating targets through the end of 2026. On February 28, 2025, an additional 76,573 shares were issued for milestone consideration. The Company recognized the following assets and liabilities in relation to the acquisition of CMF on July 18, 2024:
(in thousands)
Intangible assets$7,213 
Goodwill5,193 
Counterparty digital assets
943,445 
Total assets$955,851 
Counterparty digital asset obligations
943,445 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities21 
Total liabilities$943,466 
The Company recorded $5.2 million of goodwill which was attributed to the Digital Infrastructure Solutions segment. Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from assets acquired which could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill was attributed to the expected synergies from combining operations with GDH LP and the expected future cash flows of the combined business. The Company expects all of the goodwill from this acquisition to be deductible for tax purposes.
Acquired intangible assets included customer relationships valued at $7.2 million, which will be amortized over an estimated useful life of 5 years. The intangible assets were measured at acquisition date fair value using an income approach in accordance with the Company’s accounting policies.
The Company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $0.5 million of which the majority represented professional fees. The revenue and net income included in the Company’s condensed consolidated interim statements of operations contributed by CMF from the date of the acquisition were not material to the Company. The pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company’s revenue and net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 would have been an increase of approximately $22 million and $2 million, respectively. The pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company’s revenue and net income for the year ended December 31, 2023 would have been $21 million and $1 million, respectively.
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Fierce
On December 9, 2024, a subsidiary controlled by the Company acquired all shares of Fierce Technology, Inc. ("Fierce"), which provides financial application software, for approximately $12.5 million ($3.0 million in cash and $9.5 million in equity). The Company determined that the acquisition of Fierce constituted a business combination under ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”).
The consideration transferred was measured at the fair value of the cash and equity paid, and the estimated contingent consideration of approximately $1.2 million, in the form of GDH Ltd. shares, that is payable by the Company upon determination of the final working capital amounts. The Company recognized the following assets and liabilities in relation to the acquisition of Fierce:
(in thousands)
Cash$315 
Intangible assets411 
Goodwill8,588 
Other non-current assets3,296 
Total assets
$12,610 
Deferred tax liability110 
Total liabilities
$110 
The Company recorded $8.6 million of goodwill which was attributed to the Digital Assets segment. Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from assets acquired which could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill was attributed to the expected synergies from combining operations with GDH LP and the expected future cash flows of the combined business. The Company also recognized a deferred tax asset of $3.3 million related to the net operating losses of Fierce that the Company expects to utilize. The goodwill from this acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.
Acquired intangible assets included trade names, trademarks, and technology platforms valued at $0.4 million. The intangible assets were measured at acquisition date fair value using an income approach in accordance with the Company's accounting policies.
The Company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $0.2 million, of which the majority represented legal fees. The revenue and net income included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations contributed by Fierce for the year ended December 31, 2024, from the date of the acquisition, were not material to the Company. The pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company’s revenue and net income for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 would not have been material to the Company.
CryptoManufaktur
On July 18, 2024, a subsidiary controlled by the Company acquired the assets of CryptoManufaktur LLC (“CMF”) for approximately $12.4 million. The Company determined that the acquisition of CMF constituted a business combination under ASC 805. CMF provides staking infrastructure, primarily on the Ethereum blockchain, as well as data oracle services.
The consideration transferred was measured at the fair value of the cash and equity paid, and the estimated contingent consideration of approximately $5.5 million, which is payable by the Company if CMF achieves certain financial and operating targets through the end of 2026. On February 28, 2025, an additional 76,573 shares were
issued for milestone consideration. The Company recognized the following assets and liabilities in relation to the acquisition of CMF on July 18, 2024:
(in thousands)
Intangible assets
$7,213 
Goodwill
5,193 
Counterparty digital assets
943,445 
Total assets
$955,851 
Counterparty digital asset obligations
943,445 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
21
Total liabilities
$943,466 
The Company recorded $5.2 million of goodwill which was attributed to the Digital Assets segment. Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from assets acquired which could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill was attributed to the expected synergies from combining operations with GDH LP and the expected future cash flows of the combined business. The Company expects all of the goodwill from this acquisition to be deductible for tax purposes.
Acquired intangible assets included customer relationships valued at $7.2 million, which will be amortized over an estimated useful life of 5 years. The intangible assets were measured at acquisition date fair value using an income approach in accordance with the Company's accounting policies.
The Company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $0.5 million, of which the majority represented professional fees. The revenue and net income included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations contributed by CMF from the date of the acquisition were not material to the Company. The pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company’s revenue and net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 would have been an increase of approximately $22 million and $2 million, respectively. The pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company’s revenue and net income for the year ended December 31, 2023 would have been $21 million and $1 million, respectively.
GK8
On February 21, 2023, a subsidiary controlled by the Company acquired the net assets of GK8 Ltd. from the Celsius Estate for $44 million. The Company determined that the acquisition of GK8's net assets ("GK8") constituted a business combination under ASC 805. GK8 is a developer of secure technology solutions for self-custody of digital assets by institutions operated through Galaxy GDS Crypto Technologies Israel Ltd, providing customers with software that allows them to generate and store the private keys to their digital assets, as well as to generate multi-signature backup keys, in a secure cold storage vault. It is a leading technology provider for institutions looking to self-custody their digital assets with the highest possible security, using patented technology to safely store cryptocurrencies and execute blockchain transactions.
The consideration transferred was measured at the fair value of the cash paid, $44 million, on February 21, 2023 in exchange for the net identifiable assets of GK8 and goodwill identified below:
(in thousands)
Receivables
$814 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
190 
Property and equipment128 
Intangibles
23,258 
Goodwill(1)
19,612 
Total assets $44,002 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
109 
Total liabilities $109 
Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from assets acquired which could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill was attributed to the expected synergies from combining operations with GDH LP and the expected future cash flows of the business. The Company expects $17.2 million of goodwill from this acquisition to be deductible for tax purposes.
Intangible assets acquired included customer relationships valued at $2.9 million, which will be amortized over an estimated useful life of 3 years; trade names and trademarks valued at $3.2 million, inclusive of measurement period adjustments, which will be amortized over an estimated useful life of 3 years; and technology valued at $17.2 million, which will be amortized over an estimated useful life of 5 years. The intangible assets were measured at acquisition date fair value using an income approach in accordance with the Company's accounting policies.
The Company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $2.3 million, of which the majority represented professional fees. The pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company's revenue and net income for the years ended on December 31, 2023 and 2022 would not have been material.