1st 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
$460,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

One issue area, 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.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; tax legislation affecting the treatment of digital assets.

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

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

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