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Singapore PE Group to Buy Japan Crypto Site – Nikkei

The fund has agreed with a coalition of bitFlyer Holdings shareholders to buy a majority stake, which is estimated to have a value of up to $370 million


Falling crypto currency values could turn into downward selling spiral with few new buyers to provide price support.
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The operator of one of Japan’s largest crypto exchanges will be acquired by ACA Group, a Singapore-based Japanese private equity fund, Nikkei Asia reported.

The fund has agreed with a coalition of bitFlyer Holdings shareholders to buy a majority stake, which is estimated to have a value of up to 45 billion yen ($370 million). ACA is expected to eventually sell bitFlyer after increasing its corporate value.

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.