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Today in crypto, Kraken’s parent company to acquire Bitnomial, and Bitcoin surged above $77,000 after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz open for the remainder of the ceasefire. Meanwhile, the Ethereum Foundation shared details of the Ketman Project, which identified 100 North Korean operatives working in the crypto space.
The parent company of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, Payward, announced on Friday that it will acquire Bitnomial, a US-licensed cryptocurrency and derivatives exchange.
Bitnomial has secured licenses from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer exchange, clearinghouse and brokerage services, according to Payward’s announcement. Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Payward and Kraken, said:
