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Kraken parent Payward to become first crypto firm to buy a EU bank as it expands into deposits, lending

By Olivier Acuna for CoinDesk

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Payward agreed to buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, which holds $190 million in total assets, securing an EU license for deposits and lending.

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