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Coinbase Buys Blockchain Infrastructure Startup Bison Trails
Bison Trails already partnered with Coinbase through its custody service.
By Danny Nelson
Updated May 9, 2023, 3:15 a.m. Published Jan 19, 2021, 8:18 p.m.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it's buying blockchain infrastructure company Bison Trails.
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Bison Trials, which builds cross-blockchain integration tools that link disparate protocols, will become a "foundational element" of the Coinbase product suite, the top U.S. cryptocurrency exchange said in a Tuesday blog post. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Bison Trails did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This story will be updated.
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