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Why SBI is buying Bitbank, and why Korean banks are piling into crypto exchanges

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SBI Holdings announced it will acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank for ¥46.7 billion ($289 million). The deal, executed through SBI's vehicle SBICAH, will make Bitbank a wholly owned subsidiary of SBI.

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