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MoonPay agrees to acquire North Capital in an all-stock deal worth over $60 million

First reported September 23, 2026 by Cointelegraph · covered by 5 sources

In short

MoonPay has agreed to acquire Utah-based broker-dealer North Capital in an all-stock transaction valued at about $60 million or more. The deal would give MoonPay access to North Capital’s U.S. securities licenses and infrastructure as it expands into tokenized securities. Regulatory approval is required before the acquisition closes.

MoonPay North Capital Utah SEC

Written by our news service from the 5 sources below, updated September 23, 2026.

Timeline

Sep 23, 13:00 UTC · Cointelegraph
MoonPay to buy North Capital in all-stock deal worth over $60M ↗
Sep 23, 13:00 UTC · Fortune
MoonPay eyes tokenized securities push with $60 million acquisition of brokerage firm North Capital ↗
Sep 23, 13:16 UTC · BeInCrypto
Why MoonPay Wanted a 27-Year-Old Utah Broker ↗

Tone of coverage

How the 5 sources covering this story frame each entity. One source, one vote.

MoonPay1 · 3 · 1

neutralFortune — “MoonPay eyes tokenized securities push with $60 million acquisition” ↗
favorableCryptoBriefing — “positions it as a comprehensive financial services provider, enhancing its institutional appeal” ↗
criticalBeInCrypto — “The prize is not the technology. It is the US securities licenses MoonPay has been borrowing from partners.” ↗
neutralCointelegraph — “MoonPay’s North Capital acquisition adds US broker-dealer, trading and investment infrastructure” ↗
neutralThe Defiant — “MoonPay Agrees to Buy North Capital, Adding Securities Infrastructure” ↗

North Capital0 · 3 · 0

neutralFortune — “Acquiring the Utah-based firm will provide MoonPay with key licenses” ↗
neutralCryptoBriefing — “SEC-registered North Capital” ↗
neutralCointelegraph — “MoonPay to buy North Capital in all-stock deal worth over $60M” ↗

SEC0 · 1 · 0

neutralCryptoBriefing — “SEC-registered North Capital” ↗

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All coverage

MoonPay to buy North Capital in all-stock deal worth over $60M

MoonPay’s North Capital acquisition adds US broker-dealer, trading and investment infrastructure as it expands into tokenized securities.

North Capitalneutral

MoonPay North Capital

Sep 23, 2026 · byCointelegraph

MoonPay eyes tokenized securities push with $60 million acquisition of brokerage firm North Capital

Acquiring the Utah-based firm will provide MoonPay with key licenses at a time when its tokenization ambitions are growing.

North Capitalneutral

MoonPay North Capital Utah

Sep 23, 2026 · byFortune

MoonPay to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in $60M all-stock deal

MoonPay's acquisition spree, including North Capital, positions it as a comprehensive financial services provider, enhancing its institutional appeal. The post MoonPay to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in $60M all-stock deal appeared first on Crypto Briefing .

SECneutral

MoonPay North Capital SEC

Sep 23, 2026 · byCryptoBriefing

Why MoonPay Wanted a 27-Year-Old Utah Broker

MoonPay is buying North Capital, a Utah broker that has quietly handled private stock deals since 1999. The prize is not the technology. It is the US securities licenses MoonPay has been borrowing from partners. Terms were not disclosed. The agreement, announced Wednesday, still needs regulatory sign-off before it closes. MoonPay’s Push to Tokenization Only The post Why MoonPay Wanted a 27-Year-Old Utah Broker appeared first on BeInCrypto .

MoonPaycritical

MoonPay North Capital Utah

Sep 23, 2026 · byBeInCrypto

MoonPay Agrees to Buy North Capital, Adding Securities Infrastructure

Sources told CoinDesk the all-stock deal is worth more than $60 million; the transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.

MoonPayneutral

MoonPay

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Defiant