Tagged: backed

December 4, 2025 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets trading and investing platform Kraken announced that have agreed to acquire Backed Finance AG, the company driving the issuance of xStocks, the leading industry standard for tokenized equities. The acquisition will accelerate the global adoption of xStocks; unifying issuance, trading and settlement to… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Wallet in Telegram says it will soon offer tokenized US stocks in partnership with Kraken and Backed. The move is expected to expand the market for US equities to emerging markets. The company explains that approximately 2.8 billion people are underbanked, with only limited access… Read More

May 24, 2025 @ 1:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today announced a strategic partnership with Backed, the issuer of tokenized stocks, and the Solana Foundation to bring tokenized U.S. equities to investors worldwide. Announced at Solana Accelerate,… Read More

December 12, 2024 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetera, a digital securities marketplace, is now allowing trading in “Blue Chip” stocks, like NVDA and “T-Bill trackers,” providing 24/7 trading on a platform powered by blockchain technology. Assetera is licensed and supervised by the Austrian Financial Market Authority and holds a MiFID II license…. Read More

March 23, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Michael Wong  |  

Backed, a key player in the tokenization of real-world assets, has unveiled a new suite of services tailored for financial institutions looking to enter the digital asset space with security and compliance at the forefront. The Swiss-based company is expanding its offerings to include the… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backed is pleased to announce that they have integrated Chainlink Proof of Reserve (PoR). This development provides users “with a transparent and trust-minimized means to confirm the collateralization of our tokenized assets.” Backed’s implementation represents a significant step forward in “how users can gain assurance… Read More

May 26, 2016 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Backed, Inc., an online lending platform for personal loans, announced on Thursday that it has appointed Tal Yatsiv as its new CEO. Yatsiv joins the company having formerly been the CEO of Aniboom and a vice president of equity derivatives at J.P. Morgan. Yatsiv stated: “I’ve been truly impressed… Read More

December 9, 2015 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Backed, a new marketplace lending platform that seeks to lower borrowing costs for young adults by mitigating traditional co-signing risks, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from angel investors, iAngels, and Cyhawk Ventures. Co-CEO and founder of Backed, George… Read More