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Kraken parent company Payward is raising 200M from Frankfurt stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse for a 1.5% fully diluted stake, valuing Kraken at ~13.3B (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Kraken parent company Payward is raising 200M from Frankfurt stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse for a 1.5% fully diluted stake, valuing Kraken at ~13.3B — Deutsche Börse
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Kraken parent company Payward is raising 200M from Frankfurt stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse for a 1.5% fully diluted stake, valuing Kraken at ~13.3B — Deutsche Börse AG invested $200 million in Payward Inc., the parent of crypto trading platform Kraken …
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Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-14