August 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:
** Ripple will buy stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million, the company said, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law that raised expectations cryptocurrency tokens are about to enter the mainstream.
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** The previously announced acquisition of Britain's Argentex
** Western Midstream Partners