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Coinsquare Announces Acquisition Of Coinsmart To Create One Of The Largest Crypto Trading Platforms In Canada

Sep 23, 2022•almost 3 years ago

Acquiring Company

Coinsquare

Acquired Company

Coinsmart

AmstelveenCryptocurrencyBlockchainFintechFinancial ServicesFinancial ServicesSoftwareSecurity

Description

Coinsquare, Canada’s leading crypto asset trading platform, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated September 22, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”) with CoinSmart Financial Inc. (“CoinSmart”) to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of its wholly-owned operating subsidiary Simply Digital Technologies Inc. (“Simply Digital”), which owns and operates the CoinSmart trading platform.

Company Information

Company

Coinsquare

About

Founded in 2014, Coinsquare, a private company incorporated under the laws of Canada provides customers with a proprietary platform engineered to deliver a robust, secure, and intelligent interface for trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and other digital assets. Coinsquare has grown to become Canada’s oldest operating digital asset firm, trading on behalf of over half a million Canadians. Coinsquare has raised over $100M in capital and has successfully executed trades in excess of $8 billion to date. For more information, please visit www.coinsquare.com.

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