Coinbase (COIN) has agreed to acquire Echo, a blockchain-based capital-raising platform, in a deal valued at roughly $375M, The Wall Street Journal’s Lauren Thomas reports. The acquisition, Coinbase’s eighth this year, reflects the exchange’s push to expand amid renewed momentum for the crypto industry under President Trump’s supportive policy environment, with the transaction to be funded through a mix of cash and stock.
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