MoonPay Acquires Y Combinator Backed Crypto Deposit Startup Glide
2026-07-16 21:02:04
MoonPay completes stock-swap acquisition of Glide, integrating its four-person team and crypto deposit infrastructure to enhance payment capabilities.
Woofun AI reports that cryptocurrency payment platform MoonPay has acquired Glide, a startup specializing in cryptocurrency deposit infrastructure backed by Y Combinator. The transaction was finalized via a stock swap, with the specific financial terms remaining undisclosed. Tushar Soni, co-founder and CEO of Glide, confirmed that the company’s technology and entire four-member team will be fully integrated into MoonPay. Founded in 2023 by Soni and Qinyu Tong, who previously built Robinhood’s cryptocurrency wallet team, Glide had secured support from investors including Y Combinator and Titan Fund.
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Impact Assessment · Quick Read
2026-05-27 09:24
Core conclusion: BlackRock's entry raises the estimated approval odds for a SOL ETF from 50% to 75%. SOL has already priced in about 6% of that expectation. The decisive move should follow the 19b-4 filing expected in mid-June and the first SEC feedback window expected in September. A SOL/BTC break above 0.0028 would confirm the trend; a drop below 0.0024 would raise the risk of a sell-the-news pullback. The impact on ETH is neutral to slightly negative as marginal capital becomes more likely to rotate from ETH into SOL.
Short-term Impact (1W)
+ Bullish
SOL +8~12%
Medium-term Impact (3M)
+ Bullish
SOL +15~30%
Impact on ETH
− Bearish
Risk of capital rotation
Sentiment Score
8.7/ 10
Extremely optimistic
Attention
9.6/ 10
Headline-level event
Credibility
10.0/ 10
Direct SEC EDGAR source
Approval Odds
75%
+25pp vs. last week
SOL Price Target
$215
90 days, 65% confidence
Generated by WOOFUN AI · For reference only, not investment advice2026-05-27 09:24
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