Citadel Securities invests $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing exchange at $20 billion
The exchange's first institutional funding round values it at $20 billion and will fund expansion into tokenized securities and derivatives.
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Citadel Securities invests $400 million in Crypto.com at $20 billion valuation
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