Payward Oceanic Ltd., which trades as Kraken, appears on the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission’s register of regulated entities with the date 1 October 2026. The entry shows an entity type of Virtual Assets Exchange and a status of Currently Regulated Entities.
What the register shows
- Approved activities. Exchange between virtual assets, exchange between virtual assets and fiat currency, services related to an issuer’s offer or sale of a virtual asset, safekeeping or administration of virtual assets, and transfer of virtual assets.
- Website. www.kraken.com.
The page does not say when the licence was granted, so we record the register date rather than a grant date.
What changes in our data
The licence list gains a Payward Oceanic Ltd. entry for the British Virgin Islands, citing the register. No country status changes: the licence does not alter where Kraken serves customers.
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