Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent, eyeing 2027 launch of 'tokenized' stock trading
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Nasdaq's venture capital arm is investing $100 million in Kraken parent Payward, partnering with the crypto firm to launch tokenized equities in 2027 and build a market infrastructure and surveillance technology to support them.
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Nasdaq's venture capital arm is investing $100 million in Kraken parent Payward, partnering with the crypto firm to launch tokenized equities in 2027 and build a market infrastructure and surveillance technology to support them.
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