1 week ago
Payward Files OCC Trust Charter Application to Advance Kraken’s Federal Crypto C...
TLDR: Payward filed for an OCC national trust charter to establish a federally regulated crypto custody entity called PNTC. The pr...
1 week ago
Kraken Parent Payward Closes Bitnomial Deal, Gains Full U.S. Crypto Derivatives...
TLDR: Payward now owns a full U.S. derivatives stack — an FCM, DCM, and DCO — after closing the Bitnomial deal. Spot margin launch...
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Kraken Parent Payward Eyes $550M Bitnomial Deal to Unlock U.S. Derivatives Marke...
TLDR: Payward plans to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550M using a mix of cash and stock. Bitnomial holds rare U.S. licenses enablin...