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Policy

Crypto's Half-finished Legislative Agenda Teeters as CEOs Set Meeting With Democrats

Some of the top digital assets execs are heading to a meeting this week with U.S. Senate Democrats to see about getting the market structure bill moving.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Kraken Acquires U.S.-Licensed Derivatives Platform From IG for $100M

Kraken bought Small Exchange for $32.5 million in cash and $67.5 million in stock, IG announced on Thursday

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Finance

Kraken Raises $500M in Funding Round Valuing Crypto Exchange at $15B: Fortune

The funding round sets the stage for a long-awaited IPO, expected to take place next year.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Sees Handful of Senior Execs Depart: Source

Four senior executives who work on the institutional side of business have recently left Kraken.

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Markets

Kraken Expands Tokenized Equities Platform, xStocks, to European Investors

Kraken has expanded its xStocks offering to the European Union, allowing investors to trade tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Kraken, Backed Bring Tokenized Equities Offering to Ethereum Mainnet

The expansion of xStocks aims to integrate tokenized stocks with Ethereum’s vast DeFi ecosystem., the firms said.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Markets

Majority of Dual-Asset Investors See Crypto Outpacing Stocks Over Next Decade: Kraken Survey

A full 65% of those surveyed expect digital assets to deliver stronger growth than equities over the next 10 years.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Acquires No-Code Trading Firm Capitalise.ai to Expand Pro Platform

The purchase brings text-based strategy design, testing and automation to Kraken Pro users.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken's Earnings Fell 6.8% Year-Over-Year to $79.7M in Q2

The exchange highlighted market turbulence related to the imposing of steeper tariffs by President Trump on trade with the U.S.

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Policy

FBI Drops Criminal Probe Into Kraken Founder Jesse Powell

Jesse Powell is no longer under investigation for alleged hacking tied to a nonprofit he co-founded.

Kraken co-founder and chairman Jesse Powell