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Kraken parent Payward seeks new funding at $20 billion valuation

Payward, the parent of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, is pursuing new fundraising based on a $20 billion valuation. CoinDesk reported the company has stepped up spending on mergers and acquisitions, including buying stablecoin payments firm Reeve for $600 million and digital asset derivatives platform Bitnomial for $550 million. It also bought NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion in 2025. Payward has continued IPO preparations but paused plans in March.