Kraken Parent Payward Posts 33% Revenue Growth on Trading Surge
Kraken parent Payward reported a sharp rise in 2025 revenues as higher trading volumes and acquisitions helped diversify income streams ahead of a potential IPO.
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Kraken parent Payward reported a sharp rise in 2025 revenues as higher trading volumes and acquisitions helped diversify income streams ahead of a potential IPO.
Canada’s investment regulator has introduced stricter, tiered custody standards for crypto assets, aiming to reduce losses from fraud, hacks, and weak governance.
Nevada regulators have moved to block Coinbase’s prediction market offerings, arguing the exchange is facilitating unlicensed sports wagering through event-based contracts.
Cboe Global Markets is exploring the return of all-or-nothing binary options as a regulated alternative to fast-growing prediction markets dominated by Kalshi and Polymarket.
Sheikh Tahnoon’s investment in World Liberty Financial ties the USD1 stablecoin to a $2 billion Binance deal, raising scrutiny amid US AI export policy shifts.
Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since April 2025 as a cross-asset sell-off impacted cryptocurrencies, commodities, and equities, signaling heightened risk-off sentiment.
Bitcoin fell out of the top ten global assets by market capitalization following a price decline, placing it below Saudi Aramco and several large technology firms.
A sharp rebound in oil prices is introducing new inflation risks, potentially complicating expectations for near-term rate cuts and adding headwinds for Bitcoin.
Tether has quietly accumulated around 140 tons of gold, positioning itself among the world’s largest non-sovereign bullion holders as it expands beyond stablecoins into physical reserves.
xAI’s Grok 4 is leading a live stock market trading experiment, outperforming seven rival AI models under real-money conditions with a 7 percent return.
Binance is considering bringing back tokenized stock trading as interest in blockchain-based equities grows across both crypto-native platforms and traditional financial institutions.
Superstate raised $82.5 million in a Series B round to expand its onchain platform for issuing and trading SEC-registered equities, signaling growing institutional confidence in blockchain-based…