Payward secures VARA authorization in UAE, enabling Kraken to expand regional presence
Kraken to offer UAE clients dirham funding, trading pairs and direct access to global liquidity
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News
Payward and Franklin Templeton announce strategic collaboration to advance tokenized assets and institutional digital finance
Collaboration to accelerate adoption of tokenized investments, integrate BENJI (FT’s suite of global tokenized money market funds) and co-design a new suite of tokenized yield products.
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Payward files application for OCC National Trust Company, deepening commitment to regulated digital asset infrastructure
This application complements Kraken Financial, the first digital asset bank to hold a Federal Reserve master account.
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Kraken and MoneyGram partner to turn crypto into cash at global scale
Our new partnership enables fast crypto-to-cash withdrawals across MoneyGram’s global cash pickup network, supporting real-world crypto adoption worldwide.
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Payward to acquire Bitnomial, creating a fully CFTC-licensed derivatives platform
Combination of Bitnomial’s decade-built US regulatory infrastructure and Payward’s global distribution, scale, and multi-brand operating model to create one of the most comprehensively regulated and vertically integrated U.S. derivatives platforms
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Payward appoints Robert Moore as Chief Financial Officer
Robert Moore, former Payward Deputy CFO, has been appointed Payward CFO. Our reason for hiring internally is more important than ever and signals our belief that executives who know our business are best positioned for success.
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Industry News
Stablecoins are rewriting global finance. Where is Canada?
The CAD belongs onchain, and the foundations being built today are what will make that a reality.
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Succession at the US Federal Reserve: a policy inflection point
Leadership transition at the US Federal Reserve may be the single most important variable for risk assets in 2026, but the market is treating it as an afterthought.
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Kraken earns multiple Australian crypto award wins in 2026
We continued our winning streak in Australia, taking home top recognition across two of the country's most respected industry award programs: Finder's Product Awards 2026 and WeMoney's 2026 Cryptocurrency Awards.
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Introducing The Crypto Closeout: live markets, real traders, every Sunday at 7 p.m. ET
If you've ever wished your Sunday nights came with a proper market rundown before the week kicks off, we've got something for you.
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Announcing the Kraken CLI: the best crypto trading tool built for AI agents
We believe the next evolution of financial infrastructure won't just be driven by humans clicking buttons or developers writing API wrappers. It will be driven by autonomous AI agents.
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20 million bitcoins mined: why Bitcoin’s fixed supply cap still matters
By Thomas Perfumo, Kraken Chief Economist Bitcoin just minted its 20 millionth coin. With only 1 million left to mine – and those spread across more than a century of halvings to come – the supply of Bitcoin is, for all practical purposes, effectively fixed....
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