Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to acquire NinjaTrader for $1.5b

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to acquire NinjaTrader for $1.5b

FILE PHOTO: Kraken cryptocurrency exchange logo is seen in this illustration taken July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Kraken said on Thursday it would buy retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, in a deal that would allow one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges to expand into multiple asset classes and grow its user base.

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