Kraken Parent Company Payward Announces $2 Billion Investment for Strategic Expansion, Transitioning Business from Cryptocurrency Exchange to Financial Infrastructure Provider. Payward Accelerates Ecosystem Expansion Through Independent Research and Development and Mergers & Acquisitions, Having Completed the Acquisition of Payment Technology Firm Reap to Upgrade the Global Compliance Card Issuance and Stablecoin Settlement Capabilities of the Payward Services Platform. Meanwhile, Payward is Advancing the Construction of a Tokenized Stock Trading Network and Applying for a Federal Trust License to Establish a Unified Clearing Channel Across Markets.