{"id":21403,"date":"2026-02-05T15:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/paywards-kraken-posts-2-2b-year-as-non-trading-revenue-tops-50\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:36:25","slug":"paywards-kraken-posts-2-2b-year-as-non-trading-revenue-tops-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/paywards-kraken-posts-2-2b-year-as-non-trading-revenue-tops-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Payward\u2019s Kraken posts $2.2b year as non-trading revenue tops 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Payward\u2019s Kraken unit posted $2.2b in 2025 adjusted revenue and $2t in trading volume, while LiquidChain launched a cross-chain Layer 3 touting 1,965% staking rewards.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_42700f6b46989bceceb526dff32e5468\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Payward reported $2.2b in 2025 adjusted revenue, up 33% YoY, with $2t in trading volume and 5.7m funded accounts across its Kraken platform.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/news\/kraken-2025-financials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Non-trading businesses including custody, payments, and financing contributed 53% of revenue, underscoring Kraken\u2019s shift toward asset-based services.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fxnewsgroup.com\/forex-news\/cryptocurrency\/kraken-2025-results-revenue-2-2-billion-33-ebitda-531-million-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>LiquidChain launched a Layer 3 cross-chain platform linking Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, marketing 1,965% staking rewards and \u201cParallel Execution Engine\u201d settlement.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, reported $2.2 billion in adjusted revenue for 2025, representing a 33% increase from the previous year, according to financial results released February 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s trading volume reached $2 trillion, a 34% increase year-over-year. Non-trading services including custody, payments, and financing accounted for 53% of total revenue, according to the financial report. The platform reported 5.7 million funded accounts as of the reporting period.<\/p>\n<p>LiquidChain, a blockchain project, announced the launch of its cross-chain platform designed to facilitate transactions across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana networks. The project describes itself as a Layer 3 infrastructure that connects multiple blockchain networks.<\/p>\n<p>The platform utilizes what the company terms a \u201cParallel Execution Engine,\u201d which the project states enables simultaneous settlement of trades across multiple blockchain networks. The technology aims to reduce transaction time typically associated with cross-chain asset transfers, according to project documentation.<\/p>\n<p>LiquidChain\u2019s staking protocol currently offers rewards calculated at 1,965%, according to the project\u2019s published materials. The rate is designed to attract liquidity providers to the platform, the company stated.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>The project\u2019s token allocation designates 35% for an Infrastructure Fund intended to maintain cross-chain validators, while 32.5% is allocated to Global Outreach and Labs for development purposes, according to the tokenomics structure outlined by the project.<\/p>\n<p>LiquidChain has announced plans for a token generation event, though specific dates were not provided. The project positions its platform as an alternative to traditional blockchain bridges for cross-chain asset movement.<\/p>\n<p>The cryptocurrency industry has seen increased institutional participation alongside retail trading activity across major digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, according to market data.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Payward\u2019s Kraken unit posted $2.2b in 2025 adjusted revenue and $2t in trading volume, while LiquidChain launched a cross-chain Layer 3 touting 1,965% staking rewards. Summary Payward reported $2.2b in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21404,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21403\/revisions\/21404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}