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Deutsche Boerse Acquires a $200 Million Stake in Kraken
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Posted on April 14, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleDeutsche Börse has acquired a $200 million secondary-market stake in US crypto exchange Kraken, representing a fully diluted ownership of 1.5%. This builds on their December 2025 strategic partnership integrating traditional and digital markets.
April 14 (Reuters) - German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said on Tuesday that it had acquired a 200 million dollar stake in US-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.
The investment is being made through the acquisition of existing shares as part of a secondary market transaction and results in a fully diluted stake of 1.5 %, Deutsche Boerse said.
Deutsche Boerse and Kraken initially announced a partnership in the field of crypto in December 2025.
According to Deutsche Boerse, the investment deepens that partnership, now encompassing regulated crypto, tokenized markets and derivatives, as well as enhanced liquidity for institutional clients across geographies.
In March 2025, Deutsche Boerse announced that it would offer crypto custody and settlement services via Clearstream. In 2024, it launched its own crypto trading platform.
Mainstream exchanges have been increasingly making investments and partnerships in the crypto world. The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange invested in crypto exchange OKX in March and Nasdaq announced a collaboration with Kraken's parent company in the same month.
In March, Kraken became the first digital asset bank to receive a master account at the U.S. Federal Reserve, prompting concerns about transparency and potential financial stability risks.
(Reporting by Simon Ferdinand Eibach and Elizabeth Howcroft, Editing by Friederike Heine and Linda Pasquini)
Deutsche Boerse invested $200 million in US-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.
Deutsche Boerse acquired a fully diluted stake of 1.5% in Kraken.
The stake was acquired through a secondary market transaction involving existing shares.
The news was reported by Simon Ferdinand Eibach and edited by Friederike Heine.
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