Nasdaq partnered with Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, to build a gateway connecting traditional stock markets with blockchain networks.
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.
Bitcoin and crypto platform Kraken has officially launched Krak, a no-fee, all-in-one global money app that lets users spend, send, and save across over...