Thaiföld legrégebbi bankja, az SCB 51%-os részesedést szerez a Bitkub kriptotőzsdében

Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand’s oldest bank, has acquired a 51% stake in crypto exchange Bitkub for 17.85 billion Thai baht (around $537 million).

bitkub bejelentés the news on Tuesday, saying that the deal is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2022, pending regulatory approval.

SCB CEO Arthit Nanthawittaya said the Bitkub acquisition will help “create new growth value in the long term amid a new financial world.”

SCB is not new to the crypto world. The bank operates a venture capital unit called SCB 10X that invests in blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) startups. SCB10X is an investor in crypto firms such as Ripple, BlockFi, and Alpha Finance.

As for Bitkub, it is one of the few engedélyezett crypto exchanges in Thailand.

Recent spate of M&A activity

The Bitkub-SCB deal is one of the largest in crypto as fúziók és felvásárlások continue to grow in the space.

Yesterday, Coinbase acquired Agara, an AI-powered customer support platform, reportedly for a price range between $40 million and $50 million. Last week, NYDIG szerzett British bitcoin startup Bottlepay for $300 million. Recently Mastercard szerzett Ciphertrace, FTX.US szerzett LedgerX, and Cboe is beszerezni crypto exchange ErisX.