Exchanges
Why is Bitget buying a Thai exchange that lost 74 million baht last year?
Bitget wants GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics, a tiny Bangkok platform with 11 million baht in yearly sales but a Thai license. The price is secret, and GMO filed the sale on the same day Bitget was hacked.
Exchanges
Kraken's owner is buying a bank in Lithuania. What does that unlock in the EU?
Payward agreed to buy Saldo Bank, a digital lender licensed in Lithuania and active in four EU markets. If regulators approve, Kraken's parent could offer Europeans deposits, loans and cards from its own bank.