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Nasdaq bets big on tokenized stocks with $100 million investment in Kraken parent Payward

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Fortune
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What happened

The investment reportedly pushes Kraken’s valuation to $21 billion.

Key facts

  • The investment reportedly pushes Kraken’s valuation to $21 billion.
  • Reported by Fortune and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:47:17 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

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  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
  • Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved

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