Kraken expands into tokenized US IPO access through xStocks

Kraken’s parent company Payward is opening U.S.-listed initial public offering (IPO) allocations at the offering price to retail investors around the world through its xStocks tokenized equities framework. The announcement, made on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, positions xStocks as the first crypto-native infrastructure to give everyday investors access to a corner of capital markets that […]

Kraken-affiliated Payward Services has unveiled a tokenized IPO program that would give retail investors access to U.S. public offerings. According to Payward Services, customers of Kraken and selected members of its xStocks Alliance will soon be able to register interest…

Kraken and xStocks Alliance will let eligible users seek allocations in US IPOs at the offering price through tokenized shares in coming weeks.

The world's largest crypto exchange is folding its in-house NFT service into Binance Wallet by July 3, ending the centralized-marketplace bet a year after Coinbase NFT shut down and four months after X2Y2's sunset — a near-complete unwinding of the CEX-backed NFT marketplace category.

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Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $1,950. ETH is now consolidating below $1,920 and might continue to move down. Ethereum remained in a bearish zone after a fresh decline below $1,950. The price is trading below $1,950 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a contracting triangle with support at $1,975 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $2,000 zone. Ethereum Price Extends Decline Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $2,000 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price dipped below the $1,980 and $1,950 levels. There was a break below a contracting triangle with support at $1,975 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The price even traded below $1,920. A low was formed at $1,836, and the price is now consolidating losses well below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,003 swing high to the $1,836 low. Ethereum price is now t

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $70,000 zone. BTC is consolidating and might continue to move down if it dips below $66,000. Bitcoin failed to stay above $70,500 and extended losses. The price is trading below $70,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance near $68,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses if it stays below the $67,500 and $68,500 levels. Bitcoin Price Nosedives Bitcoin price failed to stay above the $72,000 support zone. BTC remained in a bearish zone and extended losses below the $70,500 level. There was a move below the $70,000 level. The price even dipped below $67,200. A low was formed at $66,111 and the price is now consolidating losses with a bearish angle below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $74,070 swing high to the $66,111 low. Bitcoin is now trading below $70,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving avera

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