Bakkt to buy 30% of Japan’s Marusho Hotta, rebrand it bitcoin.jp
Bakkt is acquiring a 30% stake in Japanese yarn maker Marusho Hotta as part of its pivot to crypto treasury services, with plans to rebrand the firm as bitcoin.jp.
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Bakkt is acquiring a 30% stake in Japanese yarn maker Marusho Hotta as part of its pivot to crypto treasury services, with plans to rebrand the firm as bitcoin.jp.
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