Morning Minute: Kraken Eyes 15% Stake in Aave at $385M Valuation
Bitcoin sinks to a fresh 2026 low as the selloff drags on. Kraken makes a major move into DeFi. And BlackBerry is staging a comeback.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
Why this matters
Kraken is showing up inside the DeFi theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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