MoonPay has acquired DFlow in an all-stock transaction valued at about $100 million. DFlow provides Solana trade routing and DEX aggregation infrastructure andMoonPay has acquired DFlow in an all-stock transaction valued at about $100 million. DFlow provides Solana trade routing and DEX aggregation infrastructure and

MoonPay Acquires Solana Trading Firm DFlow for $100M

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  • MoonPay has acquired DFlow in an all-stock transaction valued at about $100 million.
  • DFlow provides Solana trade routing and DEX aggregation infrastructure and processed more than $12 billion in volume in Q1 2026.

MoonPay is moving further beyond its original payment lane. The crypto infrastructure company has acquired DFlow, a Solana-focused trading infrastructure firm, in an all-stock deal valued at roughly $100 million, according to Fortune.

DFlow brings MoonPay closer to trade execution

DFlow helps users, wallets and platforms route orders more efficiently across different Solana liquidity venues. Put simply, its infrastructure looks for better paths for trades, reduces friction and can help limit slippage in fragmented markets.

That matters on Solana in particular. The network has become one of the busiest environments for new tokens, memecoin trading and fast retail-driven activity. Liquidity is not sitting in one clean pool. It is spread across decentralized exchanges, market makers, pools and aggregators. Good execution, in that setting, is infrastructure work.

DFlow has recently accounted for around 5% to 10% of trading volume across Solana-related platforms. In the first quarter of 2026, it processed more than $12 billion in transaction volume. Many users may never see the brand name, but the routing layer can still affect the price they receive and the cost of execution.

For MoonPay, the acquisition deepens its role in the transaction stack. The company is already known for payments, on-ramps and user access. DFlow takes it closer to what happens after a user arrives: swaps, liquidity, routing and onchain execution.

Payments and trading infrastructure are converging

The deal says something broader about where crypto infrastructure is heading. It is no longer enough to bring users from fiat into crypto. Companies that control the entry point increasingly want to influence the next step as well: which assets users buy, how trades are routed, where liquidity is sourced and how cleanly transactions settle.

Solana is a logical target for that strategy. Its combination of low fees, speed and high trading activity creates demand for routing systems that can handle rapid market movement. When markets move quickly, poor routing, thin liquidity or heavy slippage can become expensive very fast.

The all-stock structure suggests MoonPay sees DFlow as a strategic asset rather than a simple product add-on. For DFlow, joining MoonPay could bring wider distribution. For MoonPay, it creates a clearer path from first fiat purchase to actual onchain transaction.

That nudges MoonPay closer to a full-stack model. Not just access to crypto, but access to the trading infrastructure behind it.

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