KRAKEN LAUNCHES 200+ TOKENIZED EUROPEAN STOCKS — TRADITIONAL MARKETS MOVE ON-CHAIN📅 November 12, 2026
🌍 Crypto infrastructure is moving deeper into traditional financial markets.
Nasdaq-backed Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has launched more than 200 tokenized European and UK stocks under its xStocks brand.
What’s included?🔹 Siemens
🔹 Shell
🔹 LVMH
🔹 Companies from the FTSE 100
🔹 Companies from the German DAX
Why is this significant?Tokenized shares can be traded around the clock on Kraken and other supported exchanges, bringing traditional equity exposure into blockchain-based infrastructure.
Payward says its tokenized US stocks and ETFs have already generated approximately $45 billion in cumulative transaction volume.
The company is also working with Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange on further tokenization initiatives.
The bigger picture Traditional stock exchanges and crypto platforms are increasingly competing and collaborating in the same financial ecosystem.
Tokenization could reshape:
• Global access to financial markets
• Trading hours and settlement
• Cross-border investment infrastructure
• The role of crypto exchanges in traditional finance
The next phase of crypto adoption may be driven not only by digital currencies, but by bringing traditional financial assets on-chain.
Source: The Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/payward-to-launch-tokenized-versions-of-u-k-european-stocks-ae35dc78
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