Largest M&A Deal In Bitcoin Industry – Kraken Acquires Coinsetter and Cavirtex

Largest M&A Deal In Bitcoin Industry – Kraken Acquires Coinsetter and Cavirtex

One of the world’s major Bitcoin exchanges Kraken has just announced today the largest M&A deal in Bitcoin industry and acuired two of the oldest BTC exchanges - Coinsetter and Cavirtex. Kraken is now officially coming to North America. According to the official press release: Coinsetter was founded in 2012 and became one of America’s most prominent national bitcoin exchanges, while Cavirtex is the oldest bitcoin exchange in Canada since 2011. “Kraken will fully absorb both Coinsetter and Cavirtex brands in the acquisition. Client accounts of both exchanges will be automatically....


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