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Get filing alertsTrump Media terminates Crypto.com business combination by mutual consent
Filed August 7, 2026 · Period ending August 7, 2026 · ~1 min read
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TMTG and Crypto.com mutually terminated their business combination agreement, originally signed August 2025 and amended October 2025, citing market conditions and shifting business priorities. The termination became effective August 7, 2026.
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The terminated transaction would have established Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, Inc. through a combination involving TMTG, Crypto.com, and SPAC entity Yorkville Acquisition Corp. All development efforts regarding the proposed digital asset treasury structure are concluded.
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Separately, the parties agreed not to pursue a previously announced partnership under which Crypto.com would have serviced certain of Yorkville America's anticipated ETF offerings. Yorkville America's other ETF plans remain unchanged.
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Summary
Trump Media and Crypto.com mutually terminated their year-old business combination agreement, ending a strategic transaction that would have created Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, Inc. and established a digital asset treasury structure. The termination, formalized through a mutual termination and release agreement, was attributed to market conditions and shifting business and stakeholder priorities. The original agreement, signed in August 2025 and amended once in October 2025, involved multiple parties including SPAC entity Yorkville Acquisition Corp.
For TMTG shareholders, the termination returns the company to standalone operations without the proposed Crypto.com combination. The parties also abandoned a separate partnership under which Crypto.com would have serviced certain Yorkville America ETF offerings, though Yorkville's other ETF plans continue. The mutual nature of the termination and the cited market conditions suggest both parties concluded the transaction no longer served their strategic interests under current circumstances.
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Event · Item 1.02 — Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.02 — Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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on August 25, 2025, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., a Florida corporation (“TMTG”) entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among (a) TMTG, (b) Yorkville Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), (c) YA S3 Inc., a Florida corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SPAC Sub”), (d) Foris Holdings KY Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Crypto.com”), (e) Crypto.com Strategy Holdings, a Cayman Islands exempted company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Crypto.com (“Crypto.com Sub”), and (f) Yorkville Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), as amended by Amendment No.1 to the Business Combination Agreement on October 31, 2025.
The now-terminated business combination involved TMTG, Crypto.com and its subsidiary, a SPAC entity (Yorkville Acquisition Corp.) and related parties. The agreement had been amended once in October 2025 before being terminated. The termination ends a strategic transaction that had been in progress for nearly a year.
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Crypto.com, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ, NYSE Texas: DJT) (“Trump Media”), Yorkville Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MCGA) today jointly announced an update to mutually terminate their previously announced proposed business combination to establish Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, Inc., citing prevailing market conditions, and shifting business and stakeholder priorities.
The three parties mutually terminated their previously announced proposed business combination that would have established Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, Inc. The termination was attributed to prevailing market conditions and shifting business and stakeholder priorities. All initial discussions and development efforts regarding the proposed business combination and digital asset treasury structure will be formally concluded.
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