Kraken cryptocurrency exchange logo is seen in this illustration taken July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - Crypto exchange Kraken is planning to offer trading in U.S.-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Kraken will initially offer trading in the United States and the United Kingdom through a service built by a new division called Kraken Securities, and is targeting to launch the service in 2024, the report said. It already holds the required regulatory permits in the United Kingdom and has applied with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for a broker-dealer license in the United States, the report added. Several of them are trying to get approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

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Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jaiveer Singh, Maju Samuel Organizations: REUTERS, Bloomberg, Kraken Securities, Financial Industry, Authority, Reuters, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Thomson Locations: United States, United Kingdom, Bengaluru