Prasos Announces Acquisition of Finnish Bitcoin Exchange Coinmotion

Prasos Announces Acquisition of Finnish Bitcoin Exchange Coinmotion

Prasos, the leading Bitcoin brokerage in Finland, has announced the acquisition of the Bitcoin exchange service Coinmotion. Coinmotion of Helsinki “aims to provide a seamless platform for using Bitcoin to both consumers and vendors.” With the strategic acquisition, Prasos is positioning its service scope to be able to extend its offerings to ” regular people who want to safely invest in bitcoins and to better reach international markets.” Henry Bade, CEO and Co-Founder of Prasos says of the acquisition, “Our company has concentrated purely on Bitcoin exchange services and our market area....


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