Kraken Parent Lands $100 Million Nasdaq Bet Before Planned IPO, But Why?
Nasdaq is putting $100 million into Kraken parent Payward at a $21 billion valuation to build tokenized stock rails.
Nasdaq is putting $100 million into Kraken parent Payward at a $21 billion valuation to build tokenized stock rails.

The Nasdaq-Payward partnership could accelerate the integration of traditional finance with blockchain, potentially reshaping global equity markets.

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More controversy is brewing around the latest Bitcoin fork, BTCB2, as the team behind the minority chain has persuaded a couple of small trading venues to list the coin under the ticker XBT. The decision is drawing criticism because XBT is a long-established ISO 4217-style code used for bitcoin (BTC) itself across Kraken futures and […]

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Hyperliquid's U.S. entry via Bitnomial licenses may signal increased regulatory compliance efforts among decentralized crypto platforms.

SoFi and Payward partnered to connect 24/7 dollar settlement with Kraken trading, while bringing SoFiUSD to the crypto exchange.

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken and SoFi Link Crypto Trading To Banking Rails The new deal is designed to enhance banking, payments and digital asset markets, and comes after SoFi last year debuted bitcoin trading. This post Kraken and SoFi Link Crypto Trading To Banking Rails first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .

Kraken’s parent company is reportedly postponing its public listing while expanding beyond crypto trading into payments, derivatives and tokenized equities.

The deal will bring SoFiUSD to Kraken, connect Payward to SoFi’s 24/7 dollar settlement network and give SoFi access to digital asset liquidity through Kraken Prime.

Kraken will list SoFiUSD and gain access to SoFi’s round-the-clock dollar settlement network, while Kraken Prime will execute trades for SoFi’s crypto customers.

On Thursday, SoFi Technologies, Inc. and Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced a partnership aimed at enhancing digital asset payments, liquidity, and enhanced banking experiences. The new deal will allow Kraken to tap into SoFi’s banking network in order to move money faster. SoFi Opens Its Banking Network as Kraken Adds SoFiUSD SoFi explained, […]

SoFi Technologies partnered with Payward to connect its banking settlement network with Kraken's digital-asset infrastructure.

Kraken first discussed an IPO in April 2021. Nearly six years later, Kraken’s earliest IPO window might now occur in Q2 2027.

The partnership signifies a pivotal shift towards integrating traditional banking with crypto, potentially reshaping financial ecosystems.
