Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent, eyeing 2027 launch of 'tokenized' stock trading

The venture capital arm of Nasdaq invested $100 million in the parent of crypto exchange Kraken to bring tokenized stocks to market in 2027. Nasdaq is making a big bet that tokenization of stocks and other assets are becoming part of the plumbing of the stock market.

CNBC • Sep 10, 2026

Nasdaq Pours Millions Into Crypto Platform Partnership For Tokenized Trading

Nasdaq is investing $100 million in the parent of crypto platform Kraken, in the stock exchange's latest step to expand to round-the-clock trading.

Investors Business Daily • Sep 10, 2026

Nasdaq Deepens Relationship with Payward to Advance Tokenized Equities and Always-On Infrastructure

Nasdaq Ventures announces agreement to invest $100 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken Companies advance collaboration on Nasdaq Equity Tokens (NETs) and announce new market surveillance agreement NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced an expansion of its relationship with Payward, the parent company of Kraken, including an agreement by Nasdaq Ventures to invest $100 million, the continued advancement of the companies' work on the Nasdaq Equity Token (NET) framework, and a new market surveillance agreement.

GlobeNewsWire • Sep 10, 2026

Private Markets and AI Emerge as Defining Priorities for Asset Managers as Regional Priorities Shape Growth Strategies

New Nasdaq Global Indexes survey finds private markets the top-ranked area of client demand across every region Among asset managers, 80% now use AI in the product development process, but only 26% actively use it across multiple stages NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today released the 2026 Global Voice of the Issuer Study, which finds that asset managers have converged on private markets as their top area of client demand and now use AI routinely in product development, but face increasing difficulty bringing new products to meaningful scale.

GlobeNewsWire • Sep 10, 2026

Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date August 31, 2026

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of August 31, 2026, short interest in 3,860 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 18,212,067,019 shares compared with 17,667,604,951 shares in 3,855 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 14, 2026. The August short interest represents 3.52 days compared with 2.98 days for the prior reporting period.

GlobeNewsWire • Sep 10, 2026

Nasdaq Invests $100 Million in Kraken Parent Payward to Accelerate Tokenized Stock Push

Nasdaq Ventures has agreed to invest $100 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken, Nasdaq said in a Thursday (Sept. 10) press release.

PYMNTS • Sep 11, 2026

NDAQ Boosts AI and Data-Driven Investment Technology With Dasseti

Nasdaq's Dasseti acquisition expands eVestment with AI-powered due diligence and monitoring, deepening institutional investment technology capabilities.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 7, 2026

Nasdaq EVP & CFO Sarah Youngwood to Present at Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference

NEW YORK, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) will be presenting at the following conference with a webcast link available at Nasdaq's Investor Relations website: https://ir.nasdaq.com/.

GlobeNewsWire • Sep 4, 2026

Coinbase vs. Nasdaq: Which Trading Platform Stock Is the Better Buy?

NDAQ's recurring tech, data and index revenues, stronger price performance and lower valuation place it ahead of COIN for near-term growth.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 4, 2026

Nasdaq Verafin Takes the Fraud Fight to the Dark Web

Banks often don't see a fraud scheme until money has left the account, and then it's too late. A stolen check, compromised card or banking credential may already have circulated among criminals, giving fraud teams little time to intervene.

PYMNTS • Sep 3, 2026