加密貨幣交易所Kraken即將購買美國零售期貨交易平台Ninjatrader的邊緣，約為15億美元。

此次收購將標誌著Kraken的關鍵擴展。它將使加密交易所訪問新資產類別並增加其用戶群。

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is in advanced talks to buy U.S. retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader for about $1.5 billion, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

熟悉此事的多個消息來源告訴路透社，加密貨幣交易所Kraken在高級會談中以大約15億美元的價格購買美國零售期貨貿易平台Ninjatrader。

The deal could be announced as early as Thursday, the sources said.

消息人士稱，這筆交易可以在周四宣布。

The acquisition would be a key expansion for Kraken, granting it access to a new asset class and a larger user base.

此次收購將是Kraken的關鍵擴展，授予其訪問新的資產類別和更大的用戶群。

Kraken, founded in 2011, provides a platform for users to buy and sell digital assets such as bitcoin and ether. The company reported strong financial results for 2024, with revenue of $1.5 billion and adjusted earnings of $380 million.

Kraken成立於2011年，為用戶提供了一個平台，可以買賣比特幣和以太等數字資產。該公司報告了2024年的財務業績良好，收入為15億美元，調整後的收入為3.8億美元。

Meanwhile, NinjaTrader, founded in 2003, provides futures trading tools to over 1.8 million customers.

同時，成立於2003年的Ninjatrader為180萬客戶提供了期貨交易工具。

The deal would allow Kraken to offer crypto futures and derivatives in the U.S. as NinjaTrader is registered as a Futures Commission Merchant.

該交易將使Kraken可以在美國提供加密期貨和衍生產品，因為ninjatrader被註冊為期貨委員會商人。

Under the terms being discussed, NinjaTrader would continue to operate as a separate platform and would fall under Kraken’s umbrella of trading and payments applications.

根據所討論的條款，忍者將繼續作為一個單獨的平台運行，並將屬於克雷肯的貿易和付款申請的保護。

The acquisition also supports Kraken’s global growth plans as it seeks to expand the presence of NinjaTrader in the UK, continental Europe and Australia.

此次收購還支持Kraken的全球增長計劃，因為它試圖擴大英國，歐洲大陸和澳大利亞的忍者的存在。

Kraken has been open about its plans to work across multiple asset classes, previously discussing goals for equities trading and payments options.

Kraken對其跨多個資產類別工作的計劃開放，此前討論了股票交易和付款期權的目標。

The timing of this deal comes during a period of reduced regulatory pressure. Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission dropped a lawsuit against Kraken that sought to regulate the cryptocurrency company as a stock exchange.

這筆交易的時機是在監管壓力降低的時期。本月早些時候，美國證券交易委員會（Securities and Exchange Commission）撤銷了針對克爾肯（Kraken）的訴訟，該訴訟試圖規範加密貨幣公司作為證券交易所。

The lawsuit was dismissed without any admission of wrongdoing by Kraken, and the company will not pay any penalties or make changes to its business model.

訴訟被駁回，沒有克萊肯（Kraken）承認不當行為，該公司將不會支付任何罰款或更改其商業模式。

The crypto industry is also seeing a more welcoming environment under President Trump, who has promised to make America the “crypto capital” of the world and to be the nation’s “first crypto president.”

特朗普總統的領導下，加密貨幣行業也看到了一個更熱情的環境，他承諾將美國成為世界的“加密資本”，並成為美國的“第一位加密總統”。

Kraken has undergone leadership changes recently, with one of the company’s founders, Jesse Powell, handing over control to former data analytics executive Amir Orad in July 2024.

克雷肯（Kraken）最近發生了領導力變化，該公司的一位創始人傑西·鮑威爾（Jesse Powell）於2024年7月將控制權移交給了前數據分析主管阿米爾·奧拉德（Amir Orad）。

Kraken currently ranks among the top exchanges in the cryptocurrency market, with the platform handling between $390 million and $4.4 billion in daily trades, according to CoinGecko data.

根據Coingecko Data的數據，Kraken目前是加密貨幣市場的最高交易所之一，該平台的每日交易在3.9億至44億美元之間。

If completed, this deal would be one of the largest in the crypto industry, as major acquisitions are not typically seen among cryptocurrency companies.

如果完成，這筆交易將是加密貨幣行業中最大的交易之一，因為在加密貨幣公司中通常不會看到主要收購。

Both Kraken and NinjaTrader declined to comment.

Kraken和Ninjatrader都拒絕發表評論。