Kraken is now valued at $13.3 billion, a decrease from the $20 billion valuation reached in November 2025 during an $800 million funding round led by Citadel Securities. The valuation drop follows a period where Kraken put its multibillion-dollar IPO plans on hold in March due to weaker market conditions.
Deutsche Börse has invested $200 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken, securing a 1.5% stake in the fully diluted share capital. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026 subject to regulatory approval, integrates Kraken with 360T, Deutsche Börse’s foreign exchange trading platform. The goal is to build a unified infrastructure for institutional clients across traditional and crypto assets.
Kraken reported $2.2 billion in adjusted revenue for 2025 and became the first crypto company to gain access to the Federal Reserve’s core payment system in March. Co-CEO Arjun Sethi confirmed that the company has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States and could go public this year.