Kraken Opens IPO Subscription Channel for U.S. Pricing
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced that in the coming weeks, it will open the IPO subscription channel for U.S. listed companies to Kraken users and users of certain partner platforms through the xStocks framework.
Users can submit non-binding subscription intentions before the listing, and Payward will aggregate the demand and connect with the underwriting team, ultimately allocating tokenized stock shares at the issue price on the listing day.
Market Mechanism: Kraken users, as buyers, gain early IPO subscription opportunities, allowing capital to flow from the crypto platform to tokenized stock assets. Kraken benefits from increased user stickiness and new revenue sources, while traditional brokers face competitive pressure from crypto platforms.
Supplementary Data: The relevant stock tokens are 1:1 backed by underlying stocks held in custody by regulated entities and can circulate on Ethereum, Solana, and TON chains.
Source: Public Information
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Kraken has previously laid out its tokenized stock business through the xStocks framework, and this IPO subscription opening continues its transformation from a crypto exchange to a comprehensive multi-asset platform, having focused on developing RWA to attract traditional finance users.
In terms of capital flow, Payward aggregates user subscription intentions and connects with the underwriting team, motivated to lower the participation threshold for retail users in IPOs through tokenization, while leveraging on-chain circulation characteristics to enhance liquidity, bringing new trading volume and fee income to the Kraken platform.
Similar to how Robinhood attracted IPO subscription users early on through zero commissions, Kraken is currently accelerating its transformation from pure crypto trading to a multi-asset (stocks + crypto) one-stop platform, focusing on capturing early equity allocation shares from retail investors.
Structural Judgment: This essentially belongs to the restructuring of the industry chain. Kraken connects IPO subscriptions with on-chain tokenized stocks through xStocks, achieving a transfer of pricing power from traditional brokers to crypto platforms. The mechanism significantly lowers participation thresholds and enhances asset liquidity due to the 1:1 backed regulated custody and multi-chain circulation.
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The best IPO entry is one that allows direct subscription using a crypto wallet.
Tokenization is not just a concept, but truly hands the opportunity of issue pricing to retail users.
When crypto platforms can participate in IPOs, the moat of traditional brokers begins to crumble.