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Kraken Parent Payward Posts $508 Million in Q2 Adjusted Revenue
Payward posted $508M in Q2 adjusted revenue as growth broadened.
- Payward posted $508M in Q2 adjusted revenue as growth broadened.
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Payward posted $508M in Q2 adjusted revenue as growth broadened.
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Payward posted $508M in Q2 adjusted revenue as growth broadened.
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24h breadthMixed · 51/100
Lower50 = flatHigher
Tracked assets were close to neutral overall.
Breadth starts at 50, adds three points for each 1% of average 24-hour movement across the tracked assets, and is capped between 0 and 100.BTC$63,487.00+0.50%
BTC was 0.50% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 04:58 UTC.ETH$1,901.33+1.00%
ETH was 1.00% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 04:58 UTC.SOL$75.50−0.10%
SOL was 0.10% lower than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 04:58 UTC.CoinGecko snapshot at 04:58 UTC. Prices and 24-hour moves refresh automatically without rerunning the newsroom.
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Mixed · breadth 51/100. A score of 50 means the tracked assets were flat on average.
24-hour price changeLatest · 04:58 UTC
BTC$63,487.00
+0.50%BTC was 0.50% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 04:58 UTC.ETH$1,901.33
+1.00%ETH was 1.00% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 04:58 UTC.SOL$75.50
−0.10%SOL was 0.10% lower than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 04:58 UTC.Exact percentages are printed beside every row; color is supplemental.
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