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Kraken Parent Payward Buys AAVE Tokens to Expand DeFi Push

Open the sourceReported by CoinGape, coingape.com, 5 November 2026, by Coingapestaff
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The purchase expands Payward's exposure to decentralized finance and supports its push into digital asset management. AAVE is the governance token of the Aave lending protocol, one of the largest DeFi platforms by total value locked. The move signals growing institutional interest in DeFi governance assets beyond bitcoin and ether. The size of the position was not disclosed, leaving market watchers to look for future filings or disclosures for details on the fund's holdings.

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AAVE (AAVE), Payward, Kraken, Digital Asset Special Investments I, LP

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