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Payward to acquire Magic Labs’ wallet infrastructure business

Payward named to CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026

Payward and GTN partner to expand global capital market access through xStocks

OKX Launches Tokenized Stocks Built on xStocks

One Year of xStocks

Payward Closes on Reap

Payward Services opens pre-IPO access to Bending Spoons

Payward leads Onyx Odds Series A

Payward Secures VASP Registrations in British Virgin Islands

Payward joins US Tech Force

UFC® and NinjaTrader announce expansive multiyear partnership

Payward brings tokenized IPO access for retail investors across the globe

Payward secures VARA authorization in UAE, enabling Kraken to expand regional presence

xStocks now live in Bitget Wallet for 90 million self-custodial users

Q1 2026 Payward Financial Highlights

Payward files application for OCC National Trust Company, deepening commitment to regulated digital asset infrastructure

Payward and Franklin Templeton announce strategic collaboration to advance tokenized assets and institutional digital finance

Introducing xStocks on Mantle

Payward to acquire Reap to expand B2B offering with global payments infrastructure

Payward completes acquisition of Bitnomial, the first fully CFTC-licensed crypto-native derivatives stack in the US

xStocks Launches on BNB Chain

Payward to acquire Bitnomial, creating a fully CFTC-licensed derivatives platform

Payward appoints Robert Moore as Chief Financial Officer

Kraken 2025 Transparency Report: growing responsibly in a regulated world

Introducing Payward Services: infrastructure for the new economy

Payward partners with Nasdaq to develop xStocks-powered gateway connecting permissioned and permissionless tokenized equities markets

Kraken becomes first digital asset bank to receive a Federal Reserve master account

Payward acquires Magna, bringing deeper token lifecycle infrastructure to Kraken

2025 Financial Highlights

Kraken and Circle Partner to Accelerate Global Access and Utility of USDC and EURC

Kraken to Acquire Backed, Accelerating xStocks Expansion and Unlocking Global Demand for Tokenized Equities

Kraken Acquires a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market, Expanding Derivatives Footprint in the U.S. Market

Kraken Expands Krak Offering

Kraken Completes Major Acquisition of Breakout to Offer Prop Trading to Clients Globally