Kraken adds 11 xStocks with Solana transfers
Kraken added 11 tokenized stocks across AI, energy, financial services and healthcare, with deposits and withdrawals supported through Solana.
Read articleKraken added 11 tokenized stocks across AI, energy, financial services and healthcare, with deposits and withdrawals supported through Solana.
Read articleNasdaq Ventures has agreed to invest $100 million in Payward as the companies expand their work on tokenized equities and market surveillance.
Read articleDividends become a one-off funding payment from shorts to longs, and splits pause the market a second before the ex-date. Kraken calls it hands-off, but its own FAQ says a dividend payment can liquidate you.
Read articleKamino, Raydium and Jupiter turned xStocks into something you can borrow against and route through a DEX. That is the real argument for the wrapper — and it comes with its own risks.
Read articleBacking is 1:1, but price tracking depends on liquidity, market makers and issuer adjustments. Understanding where the peg can slip is more useful than trusting it blindly.
Read articleBacked, Dinari, Robinhood and Kraken each solved a different constraint. Understanding which constraint each one picked explains most of the product differences.
Read articleA side-by-side on access, cost, rights and settlement. For most people with a decent local broker the answer is boring; for everyone else it is not.
Read articleMost xStocks trade 24/5 on Kraken, ten of them trade around the clock on Kraken Pro, and the underlying stock market is open far less than any of it. That gap is the interesting part.
Read articleSelf-custody unlocks 24/7 onchain markets and DeFi use for xStocks, but it also removes the exchange's pricing, support and safety net. Here is the full trade.
Read articleA walk through funding, minimums and access rules for xStocks on Kraken, including why 'no trading fee' and 'no cost' are not the same statement.
Read articleThe price tracks, but the rights do not. A plain look at voting, ownership, counterparty exposure and investor protection when you hold a tokenized stock.
Read articlexStocks handle dividends and splits through a rebasing multiplier. Your token count changes, no cash lands, and the tax and tracking implications are not obvious at first.
Read articlexStocks are tokens issued by Backed Finance that track US stocks and ETFs 1:1. They give you price exposure, not shareholder status, and that difference matters more than the marketing suggests.
Read articleKraken's July updates span Nasdaq 100 Prop trading, BTC and ETH options, Kraken Card, xStocks collateral and new Kraken Pro fee tiers.
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