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Crypto exchange expanding product suite and Asian markets
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Easy Crypto raised.
The transaction that ended Easy Crypto's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swyftx | Acquisition | Mar 2025 | $33m | Startup Daily (9 Apr 2026), Fintech News Australia, Startup Daily (8 May 2025) |
Companies Easy Crypto acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Janine Grainger | Founder | Startup Daily (10 Oct 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (6 Apr 2022) |
Stories naming Easy Crypto. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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Finder is shutting its crypto wallet business Wallet Ventures four years after launch, moving users to Swyftx, which recently acquired Easy Crypto; Finder earlier won in court against ASIC over its Earn product.
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