The Era of 9-to-5 Stock Trading Is OVER

Kraken/Payward co-CEO Dave Ripley and LSEG’s Darko Hajdukovic discuss their partnership to bring Kraken’s tokenized equities product xStocks to LSEG’s planned 24-hour market LSE24, in a conversation moderated by CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal at SALT London 2026. They cover the case for round-the-clock trading, how liquidity and price discovery could work across venues, and how AI-driven trading and payments are shaping both companies’ products. They also address security and trust after recent exchange hacks, with both saying real adoption by institutions and individual users will be the true measure of success.

1. Kraken and LSEG are partnering to bring Kraken’s tokenized equities product xStocks to LSEG’s planned 24-hour market LSE24.
2. The conversation covered the case for round-the-clock trading and how liquidity and price discovery could work across venues.
3. AI-driven trading and payments are shaping both companies’ products.
4. After recent exchange hacks, the speakers addressed security and trust and said real adoption by institutions and individual users will be the true measure of success.