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DARK SECRETS: Crypto exchange zipmex in buyout talks with v ventures | Vintage Vibes

FILE PHOTO: People walk past advertisement screen boards showing a crypto exchange platform "Zipmex" in Bangkok, July 27, 2022. (Reuters)

Zipmex Pte, the embattled Asian cryptocurrency exchange, is in advanced talks to receive a financial lifeline from one of its investors, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Zipmex is “on track to sign a majority buyout” agreement this week, the company said in an email to Bloomberg News on Wednesday, without naming the buyer. It is in talks with venture capital fund V Ventures, a subsidiary of Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. 

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