[Wu Blockchain News] Kraken Parent Payward Launches Over 200 Tokenized UK and EU Stocks, Pushing xStocks Past 1,500, with Hundreds of Hong Kong Stocks to Follow in Coming Weeks

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, added more than 200 tokenized UK- and EU-listed stocks through its xStocks product, lifting the total lineup above 1,500 tokens. Each token is backed 1:1 by underlying shares held at a regulated custodian and trades on Kraken and xStocks Alliance platforms. The expansion deepens the tokenized-equity market, where issuers are racing to wrap traditional securities for onchain trading. Payward said it expects to add hundreds of tokenized Hong Kong stocks in the coming weeks. Access rules are unchanged: the service remains unavailable to UK investors, users in the United States, and U.S. persons. Watch whether the Hong Kong rollout arrives on schedule and whether eligibility expands beyond current restrictions.