On November 11, 2026, Foresight News reported that xStocks, the tokenized-stock framework of Payward (parent company of Kraken), had announced a first batch of tokens linked to UK- and EU-listed shares. The notice said the batch covered more than 200 actively traded listed companies in the UK and the EU, with further names to be added on a rolling basis.
What the company said would come next
According to that report, xStocks said hundreds of Hong Kong-listed stock tokens would go live in the following weeks, with later expansion into more international markets. Foresight News attributed the expansion to a partnership between Payward Services and fintech firm GTN, which was described as responsible for global execution and custody of the underlying traditional assets.
The new tokens were described as backed 1:1 by the underlying shares. After launch, they were said to be tradable on Kraken and on xStocks Alliance partner platforms, and already connected to DeFi activity on Solana, Ethereum, TON, Ink, X Layer, and other chains.
Those details are company statements as relayed by Foresight News on November 11, 2026. The notice does not include an independent custody audit, a list of the specific issuers, or any measured trading or liquidity figures.
Promise versus the status on the report date
The same article said Payward had earlier reached a tokenization arrangement with the London Stock Exchange. Subject to regulatory approval, the London Stock Exchange planned to launch xStocks in 2027 and to offer trading on LSE 24. At the time of the November 11, 2026 report, xStocks was still not open to UK investors.
That is the clearest gap between the stated product scope and what the notice actually documents. Tokens tied to UK-listed companies were being announced for Kraken and alliance platforms, while access for UK investors remained closed, and an LSE venue was still a 2027 plan that depended on approval rather than a completed listing.
Original report: Foresight News, November 11, 2026
