$BTC : Kraken wants to be your bank, but who will protect your money? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
• Your savings and Bitcoin might one day live inside the same Kraken app without enjoying the same legal protections. • Kraken's parent company wants a place in your finances long before you buy Bitcoin and long after you sell it. • 14, Payward agreed to acquire Saldo Finance Oy , the Finnish owner of Lithuania's Saldo Bank, in a deal expected to close in 2027 if regulators approve it. • The purchase would add deposit accounts, lending and payment services to a group better known for handling crypto trades, extending the banking push .