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Kraken Raises $500 Million at $15 Billion Valuation, Targets 2026 IPO

Investor interest followed robust Q2 results plus a push into tokenized assets.

Overview

  • Fortune reported the round closed in September without a lead investor, with terms set by Kraken and participation from Tribe Capital and co-CEO Arjun Sethi personally.
  • The company reported about $411 million in Q2 2025 revenue and nearly $80 million in post-EBITDA earnings, supporting plans to go public in 2026.
  • Kraken’s expansion includes the $1.5 billion acquisition of NinjaTrader, which added roughly two million customers, and the launch of xStocks tokenized shares.
  • Following the raise, Bloomberg reported Kraken is in talks with a strategic investor about additional funding that could imply a $20 billion valuation, which has not been confirmed by the company.
  • On-chain trackers noted large recent ETH accumulation totaling about 406,117 ETH and said Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke moved roughly 1,500 ETH to Kraken.