Structured secondary-market access to Kraken (Payward, Inc.) — one of the world's largest and longest-operating cryptocurrency exchanges, with an S-1 confidentially filed with the SEC. Exclusively for professional investors.
The bonds offered are an entrepreneurial investment with risks. In principle, a total loss of the invested capital cannot be ruled out.
Kraken, operated by Payward, Inc., has scaled from a Bitcoin-only spot exchange into a full-service digital-asset platform spanning spot trading (1,100+ pairs), derivatives, staking, institutional custody, tokenized equities, and stablecoin payments. Ranked #1 globally for Q3 2025 by Kaiko, the platform holds USD 59.3 billion in assets across 5.2 million funded accounts — competing directly with Coinbase, Binance, Gemini, and Bullish.
In November 2025, Kraken confidentially filed an S-1 with the SEC, signaling intent to go public. The company secured a Federal Reserve master account (April 2026), giving direct access to U.S. payment rails, and is pursuing a federal crypto-bank charter via the OCC. Co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated at Consensus Miami in May 2026 that Kraken is "80% ready" to go public.
Kraken generated USD 1.5 billion in revenue and USD 400+ million in adjusted EBITDA in 2024 — a milestone for any private crypto exchange. Q3 2025 revenue reached USD 648 million (+50% QoQ), with adjusted EBITDA of USD 178.6 million. With the S-1 filed and a profitable, scaled business, Kraken is positioned as the leading non-public peer to Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN).





Kraken's most recent primary financing valued the company at USD 20 billion (November 2025 round), up from USD 15 billion in September 2025. A subsequent secondary transaction with Deutsche Börse in April 2026 cleared at an implied USD 13.3 billion, reflecting an interim crypto-market correction. With 2024 revenue of USD 1.5 billion and adjusted EBITDA above USD 400 million, Kraken trades at approximately 10–13x trailing revenue depending on the reference mark.
Solid line = primary rounds. Open point = secondary transaction (Deutsche Börse, April 2026). Source: Cometum analysis based on public data and market research (CoinDesk, Forge Global, TSG Invest, Allied Venture Partners, Bloomberg, Reuters, Kraken filings). All valuation figures are indicative. Actual transaction values may vary and do not necessarily reflect Cometum's entry price.
Investors purchase the Cometum Bond — a German security with €1,000 denomination and €5,000 minimum subscription. The bond confers no share, membership or ownership rights in Kraken.
Cometum's SPV participates in one or more special purpose vehicles.
These special purpose vehicles are directly or indirectly holding the shares of Kraken (Payward, Inc.). Only the SPV chain holds shares — investors participate exclusively via the bond.
Subordinated bearer bond providing structured participation in the value development of Kraken — issued as a German security.
Participation Fee: one-time fee of 5.0% of the subscription amount, charged for the economic participation via the bond. Cost item of the investor; confers no share, membership or ownership rights.
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uwe.passmann@cometum.comAvailable exclusively to professional clients as defined by MiFID II. Contact our team to receive the offering documents, terms and conditions, and the full risk notice.
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