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Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent company Payward at $21 billion valuation

MonitoringCryptoExchange operationFirst tracked 2026-09-10Last changed 2026-09-10

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Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward, Kraken's parent company, at a $21 billion valuation, with funds from its venture arm and an extension of a March partnership; Kraken will distribute Nasdaq-listed tokenized stocks carrying full voting rights, and Payward will adopt Nasdaq's surveillance technology across its crypto, equities, tokenized equities, futures, and options venues.

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  1. #01
    Initial2026-09-10 11:21 · publication time

    Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent company Payward at $21 billion valuation

    Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, at a $21 billion valuation.

    Source evidence: CoinDesk · coinpedia.org · Bitcoin News

  2. #02
    Confirmation2026-09-10 11:28 · publication time

    Nasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken Parent Payward at $21B Valuation

    Nasdaq's venture arm is making the $100 million investment, and Kraken will distribute Nasdaq-listed tokenized stocks carrying full voting rights; the deal extends a partnership struck in March.

    State after update: Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward, Kraken's parent company, at a $21 billion valuation, with funds from its venture arm and an extension of a March partnership; Kraken will distribute Nasdaq-listed tokenized stocks carrying full voting rights.

    Source evidence: Decrypt · Pulse 2.0

  3. #03
    Confirmation2026-09-10 11:41 · publication time

    Nasdaq invests $100M in Kraken parent at $21B valuation: Report

    Payward will adopt Nasdaq's surveillance technology across its crypto, equities, tokenized equities, futures, and options venues.

    State after update: Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward, Kraken's parent company, at a $21 billion valuation, with funds from its venture arm and an extension of a March partnership; Kraken will distribute Nasdaq-listed tokenized stocks carrying full voting rights, and Payward will adopt Nasdaq's surveillance technology across its crypto, equities, tokenized equities, futures, and options venues.

    Source evidence: Cointelegraph

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