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M&A szn is still going strong. 

Kado Software, the Web3 payments infrastructure company, was acquired by Swapped.com. 

The team declined to disclose the terms of the deal, but it plans to grow the US operations for Swapped.com, which is a Denmark-based firm. 

Emery Andrew, Kado’s founder, told me that the team’s been weighing its options for a while — from debating a fundraise to looking for the right fit to acquire it. 

It was an obvious choice, he added. Especially because Andrew will stay on to help helm the US operations and product expansion. He teased that they already have…

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