Dunamu, the mother or father firm of South Korean crypto alternate Upbit, is reportedly seeking to debut within the US after it finalizes its merger with native tech big Naver.
Dunamu needs to launch an preliminary public providing on the tech-heavy Nasdaq after its merger closes, which is predicted to happen later this week, the Seoul Financial Each day reported on Monday.
Native outlet The Chosun Each day reported on Monday that Dunamu and Naver plan to carry separate board conferences on Wednesday to approve the merger. If handed by every board, the CEOs of Dunamu and Naver will publicly element their post-merger plans on Thursday.
Upbit is the preferred crypto buying and selling platform in South Korea, and CoinGecko reveals it has seen $2.1 billion in quantity over the previous day, roughly equal to the practically $2.2 billion quantity on its US-based rival Bullish, which had its IPO in August.
Dunamu’s potential IPO would permit Wall Road to get publicity to a extremely lively crypto market exterior the US that always strikes asymmetrically to different world crypto markets.
Dunamu and Naver to merge with stablecoin plans
Native media reported in September that Naver Monetary, Naver’s fintech arm, would purchase Dunamu by making it a subsidiary through a share alternate, pending board approvals.
Naver is the nation’s prime search engine and has been dubbed the “Google of South Korea.” Very similar to Google, Naver additionally operates an electronic mail internet hosting service, blogs, maps and a cellular funds processor.
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Naver additionally plans to launch a neighborhood forex stablecoin venture, as South Korea is shifting ahead with permitting Korean won-backed stablecoins, initially through banks.
Regulatory authorities should additionally greenlight the deal and can assessment whether or not the nation’s prime crypto alternate and funds supplier merging could be a monopoly.
US sees rush of crypto IPOs
A number of crypto corporations have made their debut within the US this yr amid a friendlier coverage surroundings for the sector.
Crypto exchanges Gemini, Bullish and eToro debuted earlier this yr, although their inventory costs have declined alongside the crypto market.
Stablecoin issuer Circle Web Group additionally had probably the most profitable IPOs of the yr in June, which noticed it valued at $18 billion on its debut day.
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