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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Merin Rebecca Thomas

Kraken Parent Payward Sues PowerTrade Over Alleged $7.2M Crypto Asset Misuse

Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Kraken and Payward, speaks during the Semafor World Economy 2026 conference in Washington, DC, April 14, 2026. (Credit: Getty Images)

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has filed a lawsuit against crypto derivatives platform PowerTrade, alleging that about $7.2 million in digital assets and trading gains were improperly removed through disputed account corrections and retroactive trade cancellations, according to court filing details

The complaint filed in a U.S. federal court claims PowerTrade executed a series of unilateral adjustments that reduced Payward's institutional trading balance by more than $6 million, including reversals of trades that had already been settled months earlier, CryptoNews detailed.

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