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Nasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken Parent Payward at $21B Valuation
Deutsche Börse's April stake implied a $13.3 billion valuation. Five months on, Nasdaq is paying at $21 billion.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt
Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent company Payward at $21 billion valuation
WorldPingWhat happened
The investment expands a strategic partnership to bring tokenized, voting-enabled equities to crypto exchange users.
Key facts
- Reported by CoinDesk and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:21:21 UTC.
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Nasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken Parent Payward at $21B Valuation
Nasdaq invests $100M in Kraken parent at $21B valuation: Report
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