{
  "id": 6789541,
  "title": "MoonPay Buys Rhythm in Latest Strategic Acquisition Move",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/moonpay-buys-rhythm-in-latest-strategic-acquisition-move",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T19:03:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/acquiring/2026/moonpay-buys-rhythm-in-latest-strategic-acquisition-move/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MoonPay, a global FinTech company, has acquired Rhythm, an on-chain trading signals platform, to boost the adoption of online trading. MoonPay stated in a press release that Rhythm's technology and its three co-founders, Joseph Murphy, James Miller, and Lincoln Barnett III, have now joined the company. Miller expressed his excitement on LinkedIn, stating that Rhythm was acquired by MoonPay just 8 months after its founding, describing it as an \"incredible effort by the entire team.\" This acquisition is the latest in a series made by MoonPay over the past two years. MoonPay's mission is to connect traditional payment systems with blockchain technology, offering ramps, trading, commerce, and stablecoin infrastructure. Rhythm's platform aims to assist users in discovering trading opportunities, executing trades, and managing risks in fast-moving markets. The company was the first recipient of an investment from MoonPay Labs in 2025. Rhythm's integration with MoonPay's Top Up widget facilitates seamless fiat onboarding. Since acquiring Rhythm in 2025, MoonPay has made numerous strategic acquisitions, including Glide, Entendre, Dawn Labs, DFlow, Sodot, Meso, Iron, and Helio, among others, all focused on enhancing their FinTech solutions and expanding their offerings.",
  "summary": "MoonPay has acquired Rhythm, an on-chain trading signals platform, to promote the adoption of online trading, MoonPay said in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Rhythm’s technology and its three co-founders, including Joseph Murphy, James Miller and Lincoln Barnett III, have joined MoonPay, according to the release. Miller said in a Friday post on LinkedIn: […] The post MoonPay Buys Rhythm in…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}