加密货币交易所Kraken即将购买美国零售期货交易平台Ninjatrader的边缘，约为15亿美元。

此次收购将标志着Kraken的关键扩展。它将使加密交易所访问新资产类别并增加其用户群。

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.

熟悉此事的多个消息来源告诉路透社，加密货币交易所Kraken在高级会谈中以大约15亿美元的价格购买美国零售期货贸易平台Ninjatrader。

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

消息人士称，这笔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.

此次收购将是Kraken的关键扩展，授予其访问新的资产类别和更大的用户群。

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成立于2011年，为用户提供了一个平台，可以买卖比特币和以太等数字资产。该公司报告了2024年的财务业绩良好，收入为15亿美元，调整后的收入为3.8亿美元。

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

同时，成立于2003年的Ninjatrader为180万客户提供了期货交易工具。

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

该交易将使Kraken可以在美国提供加密期货和衍生产品，因为ninjatrader被注册为期货委员会商人。

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.

根据所讨论的条款，忍者将继续作为一个单独的平台运行，并将属于克雷肯的贸易和付款申请的保护。

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.

此次收购还支持Kraken的全球增长计划，因为它试图扩大英国，欧洲大陆和澳大利亚的忍者的存在。

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

Kraken对其跨多个资产类别工作的计划开放，此前讨论了股票交易和付款期权的目标。

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.

这笔交易的时机是在监管压力降低的时期。本月早些时候，美国证券交易委员会（Securities and Exchange Commission）撤销了针对克尔肯（Kraken）的诉讼，该诉讼试图规范加密货币公司作为证券交易所。

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.

诉讼被驳回，没有克莱肯（Kraken）承认不当行为，该公司将不会支付任何罚款或更改其商业模式。

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.”

特朗普总统的领导下，加密货币行业也看到了一个更热情的环境，他承诺将美国成为世界的“加密资本”，并成为美国的“第一位加密总统”。

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）最近发生了领导力变化，该公司的一位创始人杰西·鲍威尔（Jesse Powell）于2024年7月将控制权移交给了前数据分析主管阿米尔·奥拉德（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.

根据Coingecko Data的数据，Kraken目前是加密货币市场的最高交易所之一，该平台的每日交易在3.9亿至44亿美元之间。

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，这笔交易将是加密货币行业中最大的交易之一，因为在加密货币公司中通常不会看到主要收购。

Both Kraken and NinjaTrader declined to comment.

Kraken和Ninjatrader都拒绝发表评论。