U.S. publicly traded company CIMG signs a strategic agreement to acquire the core assets of DeFi protocol iZUMi Finance

ChainCatcher News: According to market sources, Nasdaq-listed company CIMG Inc. (Nasdaq: IMG) has signed a strategic agreement with iZUMi Finance, planning to acquire its core patents and intellectual property rights.

This acquisition is based on their previous collaboration, including the jointly launched $20 million Upstarts Fund. By integrating iZUMi Finance’s multi-chain liquidity technology, liquidity management mechanisms, and governance infrastructure, CIMG aims to strengthen its decentralized finance (DeFi) architecture and deepen its presence in on-chain liquidity markets. As part of the acquisition framework, CIMG also plans to acquire $IZI tokens for long-term staking and participation in iZUMi’s ecosystem governance. This move is expected to enhance on-chain capital efficiency and support the optimization of Bitcoin yield generation in CIMG’s treasury. iZUMi Finance is a multi-chain DeFi protocol, with its flagship product iZiSwap being a multi-chain decentralized exchange based on innovative DL-AMM design.