Former NYSE President Helping Bitcoin Exchange Bullish Go Public
Bullish plans to go public in a reverse merger backed by former New York Stock Exchange president, Tom Farley.The former New York Stock Exchange president, Tom Farley’s, Far Peak Acquisition Corporation announced a deal today to bring the Bitcoin exchange Bullish public, according to CNBC.Tom Farley will be the CEO of the exchange when this is complete and the deal is expected to close by end of year. Farley was the president of NYSE for four years from 2014 2018.Far Peak Acquisition Corporation will be giving Bullish around $600 million in proceeds and they’ll receive an additional $300....
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