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European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp is up for sale, according to people familiar with the deal, and a South Korean gaming company is said to be in pole position to acquire it. The price is said to be around $350 million.
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In the news:
- Bitcoin hits its highest levels in over a month as crypto markets rebound
- A blockchain startup wants to let people buy tokens so they can pick which sites are worthy of ads
- One in 5 finance firms is considering trading cryptocurrencies
- A crypto-trading platform has raised $10 million from a Japanese investment giant to go head-to-head with a big business on Wall Street
- A British TV star is suing Facebook for defamation over 'scam' bitcoin adverts
- A secretive high-speed trader is providing college kids with a 'launch pad' to build cryptocurrency companies
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