South African Crypto Exchange Luno Expanding Globally After Acquisition by Digital Currency Group
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South African Crypto Exchange Luno Expanding Globally After Acquisition by Digital Currency Group

THELOGICALINDIAN - Digital Currency Group has acquired South African cryptocurrency barter Luno which has added than bristles actor barter in over 40 countries The accretion will advice Luno aggrandize globally including beyond its absolute markets in Africa Europe and Asia

DCG Committed to Helping Luno Expand Globally

New York-based Digital Currency Group (DCG), an advance close that has backed added than 160 blockchain companies in 35 countries, appear Wednesday the accretion of South African cryptocurrency barter Luno. DCG is additionally the ancestor aggregation of Grayscale Investments, Genesis prime brokerage, and the afresh launched mining accessory Foundry. The aggregation invested in Luno’s berry annular in 2024.

Founded in South Africa in 2024, Luno is now headquartered in London with bounded hubs in Singapore and Cape Town. The aggregation additionally maintains bounded offices in Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, the U.K., Zambia, and Australia.

While the banking agreement of the accord accept not been disclosed, Wednesday’s advertisement confirms:

Luno will accomplish as an independent, wholly-owned accessory of DCG. Having developed decidedly in contempo years, the barter currently has added than bristles actor barter spanning over 40 countries and about 400 employees. The barter currently operates beyond Europe, Africa, and Asia. Luno is South Africa’s better crypto trading belvedere and the aboriginal absolutely accustomed crypto barter in Malaysia.

Marcus Swanepoel, Luno’s CEO, explained what the accretion agency for his exchange. “In short, it will accredit us to ability our ambition of advance 1 billion bodies to a bigger banking arrangement by 2030, a ambition we set for ourselves a few years ago, faster and bigger than if we did it absolutely on our own,” he said.

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