Kraken to Migrate Wrapped Bitcoin Tech to Chainlink as LayerZero Exodus Expands
In brief Kraken will migrate its wrapped Bitcoin product, kBTC, from LayerZero to Chainlink’s interoperability protocol. The asset maintains a market cap of more than...
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Franklin Templeton, Kraken Parent Payward Team Up to Tokenize Wall Street Products
In brief Kraken’s parent Payward and Franklin Templeton are partnering to bring traditional financial products—including tokenized equities and yield products—onto blockchain networks. The deal includes...
Kraken Parent Payward Applies for OCC National Trust Bank Charter
In brief Payward, which operates crypto exchange Kraken, filed for a national trust company charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The...
Kraken parent company applies for OCC charter in move toward banking
Latest NewsPublishedMay 8, 2026 The US banking regulator has already approved similar charter applications for Coinbase, Ripple Labs, BitGo, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos....
Kraken buys Hong Kong stablecoin firm Reap for $600 million in Asia push
Kraken’s $600 million acquisition of Reap folds a Hong Kong stablecoin business‑payments specialist into its stack, with Payward issuing stock at a $20 billion valuation...
Kraken Parent Acquires Asian Stablecoin Firm Reap for $600 Million: Bloomberg
In brief Kraken parent Payward Inc. agreed to pay $600 million for Reap Technologies, a Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments provider. The deal combines cash and...
Kraken parent Payward closes Bitnomial deal to expand US crypto derivatives
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced it has completed its acquisition of crypto derivatives venue Bitnomial, giving it control of a fully CFTC-regulated derivatives...
Nakamoto rolls out actively managed Bitcoin options program with Bitwise and Kraken
Nakamoto Inc. is running an actively managed options program with Bitwise and Kraken, writing covered calls and buying puts on part of its Bitcoin stack...
Nakamoto taps Bitwise and Kraken for Bitcoin options strategy to hedge risk
Nakamoto launched a Bitcoin derivatives program with Bitwise and Kraken, aiming to generate options premiums and hedge part of its BTC treasury exposure. Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin...
Kraken to Congress: stop taxing every coffee and fix staking rules
Kraken says it filed 56m 2025 crypto tax forms, most under $50, and is urging Congress to create a de minimis exemption and let users...