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Today in crypto, European stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse said it will invest $200 million in Kraken’s parent company for a 1.5% stake, Bitcoin neared $75,000 on hopes of a deal between the US and Iran, and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff proposed that some crypto interfaces don’t need to register as brokers.
Deutsche Börse said Tuesday it will invest $200 million in Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, deepening a partnership between the two companies as the German exchange operator expands further into digital assets.
The investment, which is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter, will give Deutsche Börse a 1.5% fully diluted stake in Kraken through a secondary share purchase.
