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Kraken sues crypto derivatives firm PowerTrade over 'misappropriated' funds claim
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Kraken sues crypto derivatives firm PowerTrade over 'misappropriated' funds claim

CoinDesk · Jun 25, 2026, 1:53 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Payward’s legal proceedings seek the return of those funds," a Kraken spokesperson said in an emailed statement to CoinDesk.
  • The lawsuit claims that PowerTrade improperly stripped more than $6 million from Payward’s PowerTrade account through a series of unilateral and unauthorized transactions.
  • “The discovery we seek will help Payward identify additional assets to freeze and ensure that bad actors like PowerTrade are not able to harm others in the industry,” Kraken added.

Payward’s legal proceedings seek the return of those funds," a Kraken spokesperson said in an emailed statement to CoinDesk.

As such, Payward filed an application with a U.S. federal court seeking discovery from various U.S.-based financial institutions regarding PowerTrade and its co-founders to aid legal proceedings against them, according to a Thursday filing.

The lawsuit claims that PowerTrade improperly stripped more than $6 million from Payward’s PowerTrade account through a series of unilateral and unauthorized transactions.

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