Wyre

Sources: crypto payments startup Wyre told staff that it is shutting down; Bolt planned to acquire Wyre for ~$1.5B but canceled the deal in September 2022

Wyre, a crypto payments company founded in 2013, has told employees that it is shutting down amid layoffs, Axios has learned.

One-click checkout service Bolt is no longer acquiring crypto payments startup Wyre; the deal was worth ~$1.5B, the largest announced non-SPAC crypto merger

One-click checkout service Bolt acquires crypto payments startup Wyre, sources say for around $1.5B

Deal extends crypto's hot M&A market following record deal activity in 2021  —  Bolt Financial Inc., a payments-focused financial technology company, is acquiring crypto-services startup …