Report Says Deutsche Boerse Plans About $200 Million Investment in Kraken
Deutsche Börse AG has agreed to invest $200 million in Kraken parent Payward Inc. for about 1.5% fully diluted equity, with the deal expected to close in the second quarter pending regulatory approval.
Fact Check
The strongest usable evidence in this run is the PANews article '德意志交易所出资2亿美元入股加密交易所Kraken | PANews', which clearly states the exact claim details and attributes them to a specific Bloomberg report at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-14/deutsche-borse-takes-200-million-stake-in-crypto-exchange-kraken?srnd=phx-crypto. That makes the claim plausible and internally consistent. However, confidence is limited because Bloomberg could not be fetched directly, Odaily source tracing failed, and other direct corroboration attempts from BlockBeats/X/search did not yield accessible confirming evidence in this run. There is no contradictory evidence among the gathered sources.
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Summary
Deutsche Börse AG is investing $200 million in Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, in exchange for about 1.5% fully diluted equity. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to regulatory approval. The new report adds deal structure and timing details that were not included previously. It also states that Kraken was valued at about $20 billion in a share sale last November.
Terms & Concepts
- Fully diluted equity: A company’s ownership calculated after assuming all convertible securities, options, and similar instruments are exercised or converted into shares.
- Cryptocurrency exchange: A trading platform where users buy, sell, and sometimes custody digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.