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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Fresh in the current trading session. 3 independent sources are tracking the same story.
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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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Kraken eyes Aave stake at $385 million valuation: Report
Kraken's investment in Aave signals a strategic shift towards DeFi, potentially reshaping finan...
Kraken in talks to buy 15% stake in DeFi lender Aave at $385 million valuation
The DeFi lender is rebuilding after the fallout from April's KelpDAO exploit sparked a multibil...
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