NYSE Parent, OKX Counter Hyperliquid With Regulated Oil Perpetual Futures
In brief OKX is rolling out regulated perpetual futures tied to ICE’s Brent and WTI benchmarks for non-U.S. traders. The move intensifies competition with Hyperliquid,...
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Kraken parent Payward grows Q1 revenue 3% as derivatives jump 51%
Payward, Kraken’s parent, grew Q1 2026 adjusted revenue 3% to $507m as derivatives jumped 51%, even while Bitcoin, market cap and spot volumes all saw...
Hana Bank makes $670M Upbit parent bet as Korea crypto shifts
Hana Bank will buy 2.28 million shares in Dunamu, the parent company of Upbit, from Kakao Investments for about 1.003 trillion won, or nearly $670...
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 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...
Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Acquire Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial for $550 Million
In brief Kraken parent company Payward entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million in cash and stock. The transaction...
Kraken's parent company to acquire CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial
Payward, the parent company of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Friday that it has entered into a “definitive agreement” to acquire Bitnomial, a US-licensed...