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Kraken Parent Payward Bets Billions On Financial Infrastructure Over Crypto Exchange

Co-CEO Arjun Sethi says the company is unifying trading, payments and asset management on common rails.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 26 Sept 2026 · updated 42d ago

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0%50%100%10%25 Sept, 14:51 UTCnowCoinDesk: Kraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchange · 26 Sept, 14:00 UTC

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1 publisher has covered this in 1 article since 26 Sept 2026. CoinDesk published first, on 26 September at 14:00 UTC.

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  • Kraken — the market puts it at 10%, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if Kraken publicly confirms an initial public offering before January 1, 2027. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the confirmation date for the actual listing date.
  • Morgan Stanley — the market puts it at 11%, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if Morgan Stanley acts as a lead underwriter for Kraken's US initial public offering before January 1, 2027. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the email leak mentioned in the linked story for the triggering event, but only the official underwriting role matters.

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  1. Kraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchange CoinDesk ·

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