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WonderFi completes $30M acquisition of crypto platform Coinberry

WonderFi completes $30M acquisition of crypto platform Coinberry
Benson Toti
Jul 04, 2022, 11:01 AM
  • WonderFi announced it had received approval to acquire Coinberry early June.
  • The acquisition follows completion of a similar one involving crypto platform Bitbuy.
  • Regulation is key to WonderFi’s expansion efforts, said CEO Ben Samaroo.

WonderFi Technologies Inc, a leading platform for digital assets adoption, has today closed the $30 million acquisition of Canada-based crypto trading platform Coinberry.

Coinberry boasts regulatory approval from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), and is the country’s first pure-play regulated crypto broker.

With this acquisition, WonderFi is adding a company with more than 220,000 users and nearly $100 million in customer assets under custody (per details as of 31 March 2022). WonderFi is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Compliance critical for WonderFi

According to WonderFi CEO Ben Samaroo, acquiring Coinberry combined with the acquisition of Bitbuy in January, is key to the company’s goal of further expansion across global markets. He noted in a press release:

Andrei Poliakov, the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry will join WinderFi as Head of Brokerages. He believes the two acquisitions have huge significance for the market. He commented:

Kevin O'Leary, a key investor in WonderFi and, recently highlighted the importance of regulatory compliance for the digital assets. The Canadian businessman's remarks followed WonderFi's partnership with Web3-focused project Banxa.