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Kraken parent Payward to become first crypto firm to buy a EU bank as it expands into deposits, lending
14.10.2026
Payward agreed to buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, which holds $190 million in total assets, securing an EU license for deposits and lending
Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward for crypto trading liquidity
7.10.2026
The discussions would see Payward supply liquidity for crypto trading as major banks deepen their involvement in digital assets
BNY in talks with Kraken parent Payward over infrastructure partnership
2.10.2026
The potential agreement could span digital assets, custody, trading, payments and other financial-market infrastructure
Kraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchange
26.9.2026
Kraken parent Payward is unifying trading, payments, asset management and institutional services on common rails, co-CEO Arjun Sethi said
Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid
16.9.2026
Leveraging its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid protocol
Kraken parent Payward delays IPO to second quarter of 2027 at earliest
2.9.2026
The crypto exchange operator, which confidentially filed for a U.S. listing last November, had already put its IPO plans on hold amid difficult market conditions
London Stock Exchange to work with Payward to bring biggest UK stocks onchain
1.9.2026
The LSE is working with Kraken owner Payward, the developer of the xStocks tokenized equities framework, to bring top U.K.-listed stocks onchain
Kraken parent Payward joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing for AI security push
18.8.2026
Payward will use Anthropic’s cybersecurity model to hunt vulnerabilities and share open-source findings
Kraken parent expands tokenized stocks to Hong Kong, UK and South Korea equities
22.7.2026
Payward's xStocks pushes beyond U.S. equities as competition to bring global stock markets onchain accelerates
Kraken parent Payward's Q1 revenue climbs despite crypto market slump
18.5.2026
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the firm kept investing through market weakness, leaning on acquisitions and futures growth to offset softer spot trading
Kraken's surprise Fed win may harken onslaught of crypto firms with narrow Fed access
5.3.2026
The Kansas City Fed may term this "Tier 3" access, but Kraken's entry into the vaunted Fed payments system has riled bankers and raised crypto hopes
Kraken parent company Payward posts 33% growth in full-year revenue
3.2.2026
The company adopted a multibrand corporate structure to separate its consumer products from infrastructure operations
SEC sues Kraken alleging it violated securities laws
20.11.2023
The SEC alleged Kraken operated as an unregistered exchange, broker, dealer and clearing agency
Kraken Shutting Down Crypto Exchange in Japan Citing Weak Global Crypto Market
29.12.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is shutting down services in Japan. The company explained that the current Japanese market conditions and a weak global crypto market do not justify the resources needed to further grow its business in Japan at this time. Kraken Exiting Japan Cryptocurrency exchange...
Kraken quits Japan for second time blaming a ‘weak crypto market’
28.12.2022
The crypto exchange said it will deregister from Japan’s Financial Services Agency as a Crypto Asset Exchange Operator from Jan. 31, 2023
UK Bans Crypto Ads by Papa John’s Pizza, Coinbase, Etoro, Luno, Kraken
16.12.2021
The U.K. advertising watchdog has banned several cryptocurrency ads, including those by Papa John’s Pizza, Coinbase, Kraken, Etoro, and Luno. The authority says the ads are “misleading” and “irresponsibly taking advantage of consumers’ inexperience.”...
Kraken Charged by CFTC Over Margined Crypto Transactions, $1.25 Million Penalty Imposed
29.9.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Payward Ventures, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, “for illegally offering margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets, including bitcoin, and failing to register.” CFTC Charges Kraken, Imposes...
Kraken Cryptocurrency Exchange Gets US Banking License, Plans to Be Global Bank
17.9.2020
Cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken has received a banking license recognized under federal law to operate as a bank in the U.S. The company has outlined its plans to offer a number of cryptocurrency-focused financial services locally and globally. Kraken Now a US Bank Kraken announced Wednesday...