Payward company
Overview
Payward, Inc. serves as the parent entity for the Kraken digital asset trading platform. Jesse Powell established the firm, which maintains its principal office in the United States.
Within The Counterparty graph, Payward connects to 4 tracked entities, most strongly to Kraken Confirms Confidential IPO Filing as Deutsche Börse Takes $200M Stake, Deutsche Börse invests $200m in Kraken crypto exchange group - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise, Kraken's Parent Firm to Acquire US Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial.
Relations
Top connections in The Counterparty knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 4 of 4 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
mentions | Kraken Confirms Confidential IPO Filing as Deutsche Börse Takes $200M Stake | 95% |
mentions | Deutsche Börse invests $200m in Kraken crypto exchange group - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise | 95% |
mentions | Kraken's Parent Firm to Acquire US Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial | 95% |
acquired | Kraken | 60% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Payward?
Payward is a company tracked in The Counterparty knowledge graph. It is connected to 4 other tracked entities, most strongly to Kraken Confirms Confidential IPO Filing as Deutsche Börse Takes $200M Stake, Deutsche Börse invests $200m in Kraken crypto exchange group - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise, Kraken's Parent Firm to Acquire US Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial.
What type of entity is Payward?
Payward is classified as a company (company) in The Counterparty knowledge graph.
What is Payward connected to?
In The Counterparty knowledge graph, Payward is linked to 4 other tracked entities, most strongly to Kraken Confirms Confidential IPO Filing as Deutsche Börse Takes $200M Stake, Deutsche Börse invests $200m in Kraken crypto exchange group - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise, Kraken's Parent Firm to Acquire US Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial.
The dated record
1 dated entry on file, most recent first.
- Apr 2026 Kraken's Parent Firm to Acquire US Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial — Kraken's Parent Firm to Acquire US Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial Payward, the parent company of U.S. centralized exchange Kraken, announced today, April 17, that it has entered into an agreement to a... thedefiant.io