Kraken, through its parent company Payward, is opening access to U.S.-listed Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) at the offering price for retail investors worldwide through its tokenized equities platform, xStocks.
Crypto exchange Kraken has launched a new Bitcoin yield product, offering users annual returns of up to 2.5% on long-term $BTC without the need to interact directly with DeFi protocols. The product, called Bitcoin Vault, operates through Kraken Earn and allows clients to maintain spot exposure to Bitcoin while earning yield in $BTC generated through on-chain lending and liquidity strategies.
On May 27, 2026, Kraken announced the launch of Kraken Prop. It is a proprietary trading program that allows users to trade cryptocurrencies using the company’s capital. Traders will be able to access accounts ranging from $5,000 to $200,000 after completing a special skills assessment stage.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has laid off approximately 150 employees as artificial intelligence takes on a larger role in the company’s operational processes. The decision may also delay Kraken’s planned public market debut. According to Bloomberg, citing a source familiar with the matter, AI is now being used much more extensively within Kraken than before. However, the company currently does not plan additional rounds of layoffs.
Kraken has launched regulated cryptocurrency margin trading on the spot market for eligible US users on the Kraken Pro platform, offering leverage of up to 10x without the need to have accredited investor status. The service is provided through Kraken Derivatives US and includes collateral control mechanisms, liquidation levels, and risk disclosures.
Users of Kraken can now convert cryptocurrency into cash through one of the world’s largest payment systems. According to an official statement from MoneyGram, the partnership is aimed at solving the long-standing issue of “slow and complicated fund withdrawals.”
The crypto exchange Kraken reported that this year it sent more than 56 million transaction reports to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for transactions made by clients in 2025. The platform urged the authorities to simplify the tax filing system.
U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, a member of the Democratic Party, has requested clarification from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City regarding the legal basis for granting crypto exchange Kraken access to Federal Reserve payment services.
The xStocks platform, which uses tokenized stocks and is connected to Kraken, plans to launch a rewards program for traders, liquidity providers, and DeFi developers who use its tokenized stocks on the blockchain.
Nasdaq, in partnership with the digital asset platform Kraken, will offer trading in tokenized versions of publicly traded stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This was reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has launched the xChange on-chain platform for trading xStocks tokenized assets from the Backed project.
Kraken’s recent regulatory success has sparked debate within the crypto community, with many wondering whether Ripple could become the next company to achieve the same milestone.
PACT, the leading on-chain credit and payments infrastructure protocol and #1 RWA protocol on Aptos, today announced that its native token, $PACT, is now supported on the world’s most trusted cryptocurrency exchanges, including Kraken, MEXC, and Gate.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced that it has confidentially submitted Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. The filing does not include details regarding timing, the number of shares, or pricing. However, earlier reports indicated that Kraken was planning an IPO in early 2026.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced on Tuesday that it had raised $800 million in funding to accelerate the integration of traditional financial products into blockchain.
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