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September 30, 2019

An Icelandic startup has been acquired by a billion-dollar blockchain giant

A little-known tech company from Iceland has been bought by one of the biggest - and most controversial - companies in crypto.


Isabel Woodford

2 min read

An Icelandic engineering company that fell victim to a spectacular theft, has been taken over by one of the world’s biggest crypto companies.

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Reykjavik is where the majority of Iceland's inhabitants and companies are located.
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