2nd Quarter - Report

PAYWARD INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PAYWARD INTERACTIVE, INC. D/B/A KRAKEN) for PAYWARD INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PAYWARD INTERACTIVE, INC. D/B/A KRAKEN)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$465,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to Kraken's U.S. business operations including our centralized exchange and bank, among other products and services; crypto legislation and draft crypto legislation, including: S. 1582 Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS Act) of 2025, H.R. 3633-Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 or the CLARITY Act of 2025, S.394-Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS Act) of 2025, S.919 Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS Act) of 2025, H.R.2392 Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE Act) of 2025, and all provisions related to centralized exchange functions and market structure affecting the treatment of digital assets.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN JACHYM —
MICHAEL LUKSO —
PARKER NATE —
ANDRIANA VANDERGRIEND —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3633 (119th), S. 394 (119th), S. 919 (119th), S. 1582 (119th), H.R. 2392 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Kraken's U.S. business operations including our centralized exchange and bank, among other products and services; crypto legislation and draft crypto legislation, including: H.R.1-One Big Beautiful Bill Act, S.2207-Lummis Tax Package, and all provisions related to tax legislation affecting the treatment of digital assets.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN JACHYM —
MICHAEL LUKSO —
PARKER NATE —
ANDRIANA VANDERGRIEND —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th), S. 2207 (119th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.