CoinWorld News, according to Nikkei News, Japanese financial group SBI announced that it will spend 46.7 billion yen (approximately $289 million) to acquire crypto asset exchange bitbank. According to the plan, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings will purchase shares from bitbank's founders and individual shareholders in August, and bitbank will then buy back shares held by Mixi and Ceres by the end of October. After the acquisition, bitbank will become a consolidated subsidiary of SBI. The total custody assets after the merger are expected to reach approximately 1.1 trillion yen (approximately $6.2 billion), ranking first in Japan's crypto industry.

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WeekendGatekeeper
· 5h ago
SBI's move is impressive, directly acquiring bitbank, which will reshuffle Japan's crypto landscape.
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GateUser-8d51653b
· 5h ago
46.7 billion yen—bitbank’s founder and Mixi and Ceres have all cashed out, as the rhythm of traditional financial giants moving in to reap the rewards begins.
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ThereIsAChainInTheReflection.
· 5h ago
After the merger, custodied assets of 1.1 trillion yen rank first in Japan. Is SBI about to become the leader of crypto banks?
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