Odaily Planet Daily News: Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers has confirmed that the cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform has hired FT Partners as an advisor to evaluate strategic investment opportunities and potential secondary market equity transactions. He emphasized that Deribit is not officially up for sale, but has indeed received interest from multiple strategic investors. Previously, there were reports that the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken had considered acquiring Deribit but did not make a formal offer. It is reported that Deribit's valuation could be between 4 billion and 5 billion USD or even higher. Currently, the bullish trend in the cryptocurrency market is driving an increase in merger and acquisition activities within the industry, including two major acquisitions announced this week by Moonpay and Chainalysis. (Coindesk)