
SBI Holdings to Acquire Crypto Exchange Bitbank for $289M
Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has agreed to buy crypto exchange Bitbank for $289 million, marking one of Japan's biggest crypto sector deals.
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Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has agreed to buy crypto exchange Bitbank for $289 million, marking one of Japan's biggest crypto sector deals.

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