Kraken
Crypto exchange and custodian. Filed for IPO in 2025.
On the watchlist — 960 employees.
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
Signals
source: PDL v25Hiring flow · Kraken
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- Decrypt5d agoMorning Minute: Nine Blue Chip Companies Say No to Tokenized Stocks
Kraken mentioned as impacted by issuer objections to tokenized stock products, but subsidiary to main narrative.
- DecryptHeadline11d agoKraken Owner Payward to Buy Lithuania's Saldo Bank in EU Push
Kraken is central to the article; the headline features its parent Payward acquiring Saldo Bank as part of EU expansion strategy.
- CoinDeskHeadline17d agoWells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward for crypto trading liquidity
Kraken (parent Payward) is central to article; in talks with Wells Fargo for crypto liquidity provision, signaling growth and institutional acceptance.
- Decrypt19d agoMorning Minute: The CFTC Reveals Plan to Regulate Crypto Exchanges
Kraken mentioned as parent negotiating with Hyperliquid for perps offering under new framework.
- CoinDesk22d agoBNY in talks with Kraken parent Payward over infrastructure partnership
Kraken mentioned as subsidiary of Payward in context of partnership talks; not the primary subject.
- CoinDeskHeadline28d agoKraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchange
Kraken and parent Payward are the article's primary focus, covering strategic expansion into financial infrastructure.
- CoinDesk1mo agoClarity Act, we hardly knew ye: We look at what was in the bill and what's replacing it
Named alongside Coinbase as example of crypto platform affected by SEC regulatory disputes, but not central to the article's policy analysis.
- TechCrunch1mo agoX will now let US users trade via Cashtags
Named as one of five brokerage partners in X's new Cashtag trading feature launch.