Kraken Bitcoin grabs-Future-platform Crypto Facilities for record sum

the American Bitcoin exchange Kraken has acquired a "nine-figure amount", the London-based provider of crypto-Futures, Crypto Facilities,. Through the purchase, octopus customers should not come into the enjoyment of Future trading-at least as long as you live in the USA. By the way, the Kraken fills the war chest with $ 100 million from selected customers.

By Christopher clover
On 7. February 2019BTC$3.408,56 , and 0.26%part Facebook Twitter LinkedIn xing mail

the rumours began After in September the Closure of the round, back Kraken with a Bang. A "nine-figure sum" according to Adam Ries, so at least 100 million US-Dollar, the US Bitcoin Exchange of the acquisition of the English Trading-platform Crypto Facilities costs. It is according to the company, the largest of octopus investment. Crypto Facilities was one of the first (regulated) providers of crypto-Futures. Now traders can trade on Crypto Facilities derivatives of Bitcoin, Bitcoin, Cash, Ripple, Ethereum and Litecoin. Through the appropriation can be Kraken-the customer is now entitled to hope to be able to also trading in derivatives, get involved.

We are pleased to qualified customers this industry - leading Futures and index products. In the coming months our Teams will improve these offerings further and expand. We have on offer for dealer and institutional customers in the year 2019 much to,

glad to Kraken CEO Jesse Powell lures in a press release. So Kraken is the first Bitcoin stock exchange, both Spot as well as Futures Trading. However, customers from the USA are excluded from the trade with the Kraken Futures regulatory concerns have here to keep the upper hand. Can look forward, however, the employees of Crypto Facilities. As a Blog Post, takes on the crypto-Exchange, all 20 employees of Crypto Facilities, and grows to 100 employees.

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$ 100 million: Kraken the war chest

fills the Kraken is busy, to fill the "war chest". The US business magazine Fortune Jesse Powell revealed that the octopus is about a 100 million US Dollar investment round to complete. The company has offered selected customers shares. Who exactly counts as this, Powell has to say little of substance. To Fortune, he revealed only that the spectrum of the accredited investors of the "crypto-OGs" funds to "any types of trading and the company believe". Practical: this is a private sale to accredited investors, it remained the Kraken be spared the round of Investment in the US stock exchanges and securities regulatory sign.

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