Payward’s planned acquisition of Saldo could give Kraken a foothold in European deposits, lending and payments. The deal is expected to close in 2027, but regulatory approval, integration and an undisclosed rollout timetable mean new services aren’t available to Kraken customers yet.
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Kraken parent Payward has secured Dubai’s VARA approval to offer regulated crypto services, including dirham funding and trading. But there’s no launch date or confirmed list of products, and derivatives and yield services will require further approval.
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Hyperliquid confirms Singapore as its registered base, but that does not mean it is licensed there. MAS has added its app and foundation website to an investor alert list; reports say decentralization may put it outside the regulator’s remit, though no formal ruling is cited.
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Payward, Kraken’s parent, has linked to Singapore Gulf Bank’s SGB Net so select institutions can settle qualifying U.S. dollar transactions around the clock. Access is limited, and supported crypto assets, jurisdictions and expected volumes remain undisclosed.
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Kraken’s parent is planning regulated Hyperliquid perpetual futures for eligible U.S. clients, using Bitnomial and NinjaTrader to keep the whole setup CFTC-friendly. It’s a serious attempt to bring on-chain perps into the U.S. without the usual regulatory rodeo — but it still needs approval and isn’t live yet.
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Nasdaq is reportedly backing Kraken parent Payward with a $100 million investment at a $21 billion valuation, deepening a push into tokenized equities, onchain settlement, and tighter market infrastructure. The bet is clear: blockchain rails, but with Wall Street’s rulebook attached.
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Kraken parent Payward has joined Anthropic’s restricted Project Glasswing to use Claude Mythos Preview for defensive vulnerability scanning. The move highlights both the promise of AI-powered security and the obvious risk: the same tools that find bugs can also help attackers.
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Payward grew revenue 17% to $508 million in Q2 2026, but adjusted EBITDA plunged to $23 million as trading volume softened and expansion costs bit hard. The Kraken parent is betting on a broader crypto-financial stack—derivatives, custody, payments, and tokenized equities.
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Kraken parent Payward is buying Magic Labs’ wallet-as-a-service business, adding infrastructure used by 60 million wallets and $10B+ in stablecoin volume as it expands beyond exchange trading. Magic Labs becomes Newton Labs, focused on policy-heavy onchain finance tools.
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Nasdaq is moving deeper into tokenized equities with Kraken’s Payward involved, but the headline-grabbing Bending Spoons $25.7 billion listing claim is still unverified. The real shift is Nasdaq’s regulated blockchain rails for shares, not some free-for-all stock-on-chain fantasy.
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