Houdini Swap
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Houdini Swap (also known as HoudiniSwap) is a non-custodial, privacy-focused cross-chain swap aggregator founded in 2022 by Louis Goldberg and incorporated as HoudiniSwap LLC, with reported headquarters in the Caribbean (Saint Vincent or Saint Kitts and Nevis). The platform processes swaps across 100+ blockchains without taking custody of funds, routing transactions through intermediary partners to obscure on-chain trails, and reported approximately $13 million in revenue and $2.5 billion in cumulative volume as of 2025. As of May 2026, the company is pending acquisition by publicly-traded SOL Strategies Inc. for $18 million, subject to Canadian Securities Exchange approval.
Connected Entities
6 entities · 60 linked investigations- Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Samourai Wallet→mentioned with→Bitcoin(80%)
- Houdini Swap→mentioned with→Samourai Wallet(80%)
- Houdini Swap→mentioned with→SOL Strategies Inc. (STKE)(80%)
- Houdini Swap→mentioned with→Ethereum(60%)
- Houdini Swap→mentioned with→Solana(70%)
- Houdini Swap→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- SOL Strategies Inc. (STKE)→mentioned with→Solana(80%)
- Solana→mentioned with→Ethereum(60%)
Timeline(6 events)
July 2022
Houdini Swap (then operating under early branding, later associated with POOF token) launches as a privacy-focused cross-chain swap aggregator, founded by Louis Goldberg. Exact launch date within 2022 not confirmed in available sources.
SOL Strategies Acquisition Press Release5 March 2024
LOCK token reaches all-time high of approximately $1.30 USD.
CoinGecko - Houdini Swap (LOCK) Price Chart2025
Houdini Swap reports approximately $13 million in annual revenue for the full year 2025, with cumulative platform volume exceeding $2.5 billion.
SOL Strategies Acquisition Press Release - Newsfile14 November 2025
Houdini Swap announces strategic partnership with GhostWare for private, compliant settlement at institutional scale.
BanklessTimes4 May 2026
SOL Strategies Inc. announces definitive agreement to acquire HoudiniSwap LLC for $18 million base price plus up to $10 million earn-out. LOCK token price drops approximately 62.6% on the same day, hitting an all-time low of $0.002648.
The Block29 May 2026
Target closing date for SOL Strategies acquisition of HoudiniSwap LLC, pending Canadian Securities Exchange approval.
SOL Strategies Acquisition Press Release - NewsfileDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 events). 18 of 25 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 5/10/2026, 12:41:58 AM
last updated: 7/26/2026, 4:03:51 AM
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