Cryptocurrency Options Exchange Deribit is still talking about the Kraken for a potential acquisition, as opposed to reports that the US exchange had gone away from a potential agreement to buy abolition, says a person who is familiar with the case.

Recent reports also confirmed that the Crypto Options Platform worked with FT partners to assess the acquisition bid, but abandoned CEO Luuk Strijers excluded a takeover situation. The company could be appreciated at $ 4 billion $ 5 billion or even more, according to Bloomberg.

Another source said the stated US Exchange Coinbase (Coin) has also kicked the tire’s tire.

Deribit is an appealing acquisition goal because it is the overwhelming market -leading exchange for trade in digital asset options that Kraken would look at adding his trade offer, Strijers had said in a previous report.

Kraken and abolished refused to comment. Coinbase did not respond to requests for comment after pressing time