Kraken

Jane Street accused of dumping $192M UST before Terra crash
Newly unsealed court filings allege Jane Street used a private Telegram backchannel with Terraform Labs insiders to dump $192 million of UST before the stablecoin's 2022 collapse. The firm then allegedly made $134 million shorting Terra. Jane Street denies the claims. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

Kraken parent Payward's Q1 revenue climbs despite crypto market slump
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the firm kept investing through market weakness, leaning on acquisitions and futures growth to offset softer spot trading.

Kraken parent Payward cuts 150 staff, streamlining business ahead of planned IPO
The crypto exchange is also seeking fresh funding at a $20 billion valuation as it ramps up acquisitions and prepares for a public listing.

Kraken to replace LayerZero with Chainlink to bridge assets across blockchains
The decision sees a total of over $3 billion in total value locked migrating after a $292 million LayerZero-powered bridge exploit involving Kelp.

Kraken parent, Franklin Templeton to develop onchain investment products
The partnership will focus on tokenized yield products, blockchain-based funds and institutional crypto markets.

Kraken parent Payward seeks fresh funding at $20 billion valuation ahead of planned IPO
The crypto exchange operator is pursuing a new fundraising round as it ramps up acquisitions across derivatives and stablecoins while laying the groundwork for a future public listing.

Kraken parent goes for the OCC charter in bid to become a federal crypto bank
Payward’s application would add a federally regulated trust company to the Kraken group’s existing Wyoming bank charter and Fed master account.

Kraken to buy stablecoin payments firm Reap in $600 million deal: Bloomberg
Kraken owner Payward will acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies as the crypto exchange expands its stablecoin and payments infrastructure business in Asia.

Kraken eyes IPO as it partners with MoneyGram to bridge crypto-to-cash gap
Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi says the exchange is “80% ready” to go public, as a new partnership with MoneyGram aims to expand access to digital assets by solving last-mile cash conversion.

Kraken's parent company Payward alleges $25 million crypto custody fraud in lawsuit against Etana and firm's CEO
The crypto exchange claims client funds were misused, commingled and concealed in a “Ponzi-like” scheme that unraveled amid a liquidity crisis.

