Kraken

Kraken will let users convert crypto into cash at MoneyGram locations across more than 100 countries, expanding access between digital assets and physical cash networks.

Payward agreed to acquire Bitnomial in a deal worth up to $550 million in cash and stock, securing a fully licensed U.S. crypto derivatives platform as it pushes further into regulated markets.

Crypto exchange Kraken has confirmed a confidential IPO filing alongside a $13.3 billion valuation.

Deutsche Börse acquired a $200 million stake in Kraken to expand its institutional crypto services.

Crypto exchange Kraken disclosed two insider-related support access incidents involving limited client data and said it is facing an extortion attempt after attackers claimed to possess internal system videos.

Crypto exchange Kraken has suspended its IPO plans.

Nasdaq partnered with Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, to build a gateway connecting traditional stock markets with blockchain networks.

Digital asset infrastructure firm Zerohash has applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter to offer custody, staking, and payment services.

Kraken becomes the first crypto-native firm to secure a Federal Reserve master account, gaining direct access to the U.S. central bank’s core payment rails.

Secure Digital Markets and Kraken completed a $1 million Bitcoin pilot settlement over the Lightning Network—claimed as the largest publicly reported Lightning payment—demonstrating near-instant, low-fee institutional settlement.