Nasdaq teams up with Kraken to expand tokenization infrastructure


FILE PHOTO: Kraken cryptocurrency exchange logo is seen in this illustration taken July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

March 9 (Reuters) - Nasdaq on ⁠Monday announced it will collaborate with Payward, parent company of ⁠cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, to develop tokenization infrastructure, aiming to capitalize ‌on the growing interest in blockchain-based equities.

Tokenization is the process of turning financial assets - such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, funds and even real estate - into crypto assets that ​can be traded on blockchains, which are ⁠the ledgers underpinning digital assets.

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