Asia cryptocurrency race heats up as Japan's SBI buys UK trader

B2C2 purchase intended to push digital currencies into investment mainstream

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The price of bitcoin rose to an all time high of $24,000 in the early hours of Sunday. © Reuters

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan has joined the drive in Asia to broaden investor access to cryptocurrencies after SBI Group bought a UK-based dealer in the burgeoning asset class.

By acquiring London-headquartered B2C2, financial services provider SBI aims to be the entry point as Asian and global financial institutions begin taking cryptocurrencies seriously as an investment.

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