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Barry, OppHub America Desk · · Source: cointelegraph
Crypto Wallet Infrastructure: Kraken Parent Payward Acquires Magic Labs
💡 Watch for increased competition in the crypto exchange and blockchain infrastructure sectors, potentially impacting companies like COIN.,Monitor enterprise adoption rates of integrated crypto wallet solutions for potential growth in the broader digital assets market.,Observe regulatory developments around non-custodial and business-to-business crypto services, as changes could affect market dynamics.
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, is set to acquire Magic Labs' wallet business. This move integrates non-custodial wallet technology into Payward Services, their B2B platform, simplifying infrastructure for businesses offering onchain financial services.
Payward, the parent company of the prominent U.S. crypto exchange Kraken, has reached an agreement to acquire the wallet-as-a-service operations of Magic Labs. This acquisition is designed to enhance Payward's enterprise infrastructure, particularly as the demand for blockchain-based financial services continues its expansion among businesses and investors.
The deal allows Payward to integrate Magic Labs' non-custodial wallet technology directly into its 'Payward Services' B2B offering. This integration aims to provide businesses a more streamlined approach to offering self-custodied wallets within their own applications, potentially reducing the need to work with multiple infrastructure providers and simplifying their entry into the crypto economy for U.S. entrepreneurs.
Magic Labs has a track record of supporting over 60 million non-custodial wallets and facilitating more than $10 billion in stablecoin transactions for a large developer base. While the financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, the transaction is expected to finalize in the coming weeks. Following the sale, Magic Labs plans to concentrate on its Newton platform, which focuses on secure authorization and verification of onchain transactions without relying on centralized intermediaries.
Based on reporting from cointelegraph.
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Kraken's parent company bought a major crypto wallet builder to make it easier for businesses to offer crypto services to their customers. This is important because it heats up the competition among companies building the plumbing for the digital asset economy.
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Kraken parent Payward acquired Magic Labs' wallet-as-a-service business to expand its B2B infrastructure offerings.
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