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Crypto Exchange Coincheck to List on Nasdaq via $1.25B Merger

The proposed listing will be through a deal with a blank check company.

By Jamie Crawley
AccessTimeIconMar 22, 2022 at 12:20 p.m. UTC
Updated May 11, 2023 at 7:13 p.m. UTC
Shinjuku, Tokyo. (Image credit: segawa7/Shutterstock)
Shinjuku, Tokyo. (Image credit: segawa7/Shutterstock)

Coincheck, one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has agreed to merge with Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV.

  • The merger is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022, after which the combined entity will list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker "CNCK," Thunder Bridge announced on Tuesday.
  • The proposed transaction is valued at about $1.25 billion.
  • Thunder Bridge will provide $237 million in cash, before expenses and assuming no redemptions by shareholders, to the combined company.
  • Coincheck is 94.2% owned by online securities company Monex, which will retain all existing entity at closing, representing ownership of around 82% in the new entity.
  • Upon closing, Thunder Bridge President and CEO Gary Simanson will become the CEO of the combined company.
  • Based in Tokyo and regulated by Japan's Financial Services Agency, Coincheck has about 1.5 million verified customers. It has 24-hour trading volume of $130 million according to data by CoinGecko.
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    UPDATE (12:20 UTC March 22): Adds additional information in third and fifth bullet.

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    Jamie Crawley
    Jamie Crawley

    Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.

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