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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."

Jane Street accused of dumping $192M UST before Terra crash

Finance

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 Co-CEO Arjun Sethi at the Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

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.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Finance

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 on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Kraken parent, Franklin Templeton to develop onchain investment products

The partnership will focus on tokenized yield products, blockchain-based funds and institutional crypto markets.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Finance

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.

Miami Consensus 2026

Policy

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.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Finance

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.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Finance

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.

Miami Consensus 2026

Finance

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.

Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi at the Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)