Bitcoin Group SE, a holding company focused on the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, said it agreed to buy all of 268-year-old German lender Bankhaus von der Heydt (BVDH) for 14 million euros ($15 million) in cash and 150,000 shares. shares. The acquisition will allow Bitcoin Group to obtain a full banking license in Germany, and the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023. Shares in Bitcoin Group SE rose 0.6 percent to 20.22 euros in Germany. Foresight News previously reported that Bitcoin Group SE weighed whether to acquire Bankhaus von der Heydt in August this year. Bankhaus von der Heydt is talking to potential buyers. Previously, BitMEX’s plan to acquire Bankhaus von der Heydt, a German bank in Munich, was terminated in March this year, and the specific reason for the termination was not disclosed.