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Payward, la société mère de Kraken, convient du rachat de Reap Technologies pour 600 millions de dollars

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Payward, la société mère de la plateforme d'échange de cryptomonnaies Kraken, a convenu de racheter la société hongkongaise Reap Technologies pour un montant pouvant atteindre 600 millions de dollars, dans le cadre d'une transaction en numéraire et en actions. L'opération valorise Payward à 20 milliards de dollars et constitue la plus importante acquisition de l'entreprise à ce jour.

L'accord, rapporté par Bloomberg jeudi, étend la présence de Kraken en Asie grâce à l'infrastructure des stablecoins et aux paiements transfrontaliers. Reap Technologies, fondée par Daren Guo, ancien responsable de Stripe pour la région Asie-Pacifique, et Kevin Kang, ancien banquier d'investissement, relie la finance traditionnelle aux actifs numériques en utilisant un règlement basé sur les stablecoins pour les flux interentreprises (B2B).

Ce que les gens disent

Les premières réactions sur X soulignent l'enthousiasme suscité par l'expansion de Kraken dans les paiements par stablecoins et l'infrastructure en Asie, les utilisateurs notant le virage stratégique au-delà des plateformes de trading et le potentiel de croissance B2B ; certaines publications présentent l'accord comme une manœuvre de force tandis que d'autres suggèrent qu'il reflète un effet de levier plutôt qu'une réelle conviction.

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