Eligible xStocks holders can submit proxy-voting preferences through Broadridge, adding shareholder communications to Payward's tokenized-equity framework.
xStocks is moving beyond U.S. equities, starting with Hong Kong listings, after the tokenized-equities framework passed $35 billion in transaction volume.
Kraken parent Payward says it won a $22 million arbitration award against Mazars after the auditor quit a near-finished 2022 audit.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov rejected a reported Payward deal valuing Aave at $385 million, turning Kraken's DeFi push into a fight over AAVE economics.